| Director | Stephen Bridgewater David S. Cass Sr. |
|---|---|
| Producer | H. Daniel Gross Michael Moran |
| Writer | Steven H. Berman |
| Starring | Kevin Sorbo Lance Henriksen Dominique Swain |
| Music | Joe Kraemer |
| Cinematography | Al López |
| Editing | Jennifer Jean Cacavas |
| Studio | Grand Army Entertainment Larry Levinson Productions |
| Distributor | Blockbuster |
| Released | March 29, 2008 |
| Runtime | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Prairie Fever is a 2008 American Western direct-to-video film directed by Stephen Bridgewater. It stars Kevin Sorbo, Lance Henriksen and Dominique Swain.[1]
Plot
Preston Biggs, former sheriff of Clearwater, escorts three women suffering from prairie fever to Carson City: Lettie tried to kill her husband; Abigale, too fragile for prairie life; and Bible-quoting Blue just snapped on her farm. They are joined by a gambler named Olivia. A gang of outlaws is chasing them.[2]
Cast
- Kevin Sorbo as Sheriff Preston Biggs
- Lance Henriksen as Monte James
- Dominique Swain as Abigail
- Jamie Anne Allman as Olivia Thibodeaux
- Jillian Armenante as Lettie
- Felicia Day as "Blue"
- Lucy Lee Flippin as Faith
- Robert Norsworthy as The Bartender
- Blake Gibbons as Charlie
- Don Swayze as James
- Richard Clarke Larsen as Carson City Hotel Clerk
- Silas Weir Mitchell as Frank
- Ken Magee as Homer
- Chris McKenna as Sheriff Logan
- E.E. Bell as Luke
Production
The film is Sorbo's first Western.[3] The film has been described as a "medium-budget Western".[4]
Reception
Radio Times reviewed the film: "In this clichéd western, [Sorbo] plays a drunken ex-lawman who's asked to escort three troubled mail-order brides across harsh terrain. These so-called 'prairie fever'-afflicted women (among them a showy Dominique Swain) give an unusual slant to an otherwise archetypal mix of characters and events, but frustratingly the plotline only deals superficially with the roots of their anguish."[5] The Video Source book gave the film two stars out of 5 [6] The film has been called a "period Western with the traditional good guys and varmints."[7] A brief review at Dove, although rating the film negatively, found it unusual and appropriate for family-audiences.[8]
References
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2013-01-04). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed.. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.
- ^ Allrovi.com Archived July 18, 2012 at archive.today
- ^ Silva, George Batista Da (2015-04-28). Catálogo Do Cinema Faroeste - Vol. 2 (in pt-PT). Clube de Autores.
- ^ Silva, George Batista Da (2016-12-15). 100 Anos De Faroeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube de Autores.
- ^ Radio Times guide to films 2013. London : BBC Worldwide. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9567523-2-1.
- ^ The video source book : a guide to programs currently available on video in the areas of : movies/entertainment, general information/education, sports/recreation, fine arts, health/science, business/industry, children/juvenile, how-to/instruction. Detroit : Gale/Cengage Learning. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4144-3510-7.
- ^ Marill, Alvin H. (2010-10-11). Movies Made for Television: 2005-2009. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7659-0.
- ^ "Prairie Fever". Dove.org. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
External links
- Prairie Fever at IMDb