Wo der rote Farn wächst (2003)
Billy, der mit seiner Familie in den Wäldern der Ozark Mountains lebt, hat nur einen Wunsch: Er möchte unbedingt ein Paar eigene Jagdhunde haben! Doch die Familie ist arm und auch die finanzielle Unterstützung des Großvaters reicht nicht, dem Jungen seinen Wunsch zu erfüllen. Und so arbeitet und spart Billy eisern, bis er sich zwei Welpen leisten kann, die er dann unermüdlich für die so prestigeträchtige Waschbärenjagd ausbildet. Schnell haben seine Tiere den Ruf, die besten Jagdhunde der Gegend zu sein. Diese Erfolge machen die drei von nun an unzertrennlich, und neben vielen Abenteuern, die Billy mit seinen Hunden zu meistern hat, lernt er auch wichtige Lektionen über Freundschaft und Loyalität.
Die Regisseur: Lyman Dayton, Sam Pillsbury.
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Joseph Ashton as Billy Coleman |
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Dave Matthews as Will Coleman |
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Renee Faia as Jenny Coleman |
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Mac Davis as Bellington |
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Kris Kristofferson as Older Billy Coleman |
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Ned Beatty as Sheriff Abe McConnell |
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Dabney Coleman as Grandpa |
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Gary Anson as Bully Wendell |
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Orvel Baldridge as Mr. Pritchard |
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Andrew Dickison as Rainie Pritchard |
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Stuart Dickison as Rubin Pritchard |
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Lindsey Labadie as Delores |
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Eric Starkey as Ben Kyle |
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Dave Lowry as Farmer |
| Production | David Alexanian | Producer |
| Production | Howard Baldwin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Beugg | Line Producer |
| Production | George Dayton | Producer |
| Production | Philippe Denham | Producer |
| Production | Mark Dziak | Line Producer |
| Production | William J. Immerman | Producer |
| Production | Ryan R. Johnson | Producer |
| Production | Jim McCullough Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Shelley Monson | Producer |
| Production | Wayne Mooneyhan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jay Newman | Producer |
| Production | Katy Wallin | Producer |
| Production | Kurt Woolner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bob Yari | Producer |
| Sound | Jeff Cardoni | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | James Jansen | Cinematography |
| Editing | Paul Trejo | Editor |
| Production | Katy Wallin | Casting |
| Art | Stephanie Golden-Falcon | Production Design |
| Art | Ken Levin | Production Design |
| Art | Chris Wright | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moksha McPherrin | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Soo-Jin Yoon | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Philippe Denham | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Lyman Dayton | Director |
| Directing | Sam Pillsbury | Director |
| Writing | Lyman Dayton | Writer |
| Writing | Eleanor Lamb | Writer |
| Writing | Wilson Rawls | Novel |
| Writing | Douglas C. Stewart | Writer |
| Production | Brian Avery | Executive Producer |
| Production | Karen Elise Baldwin | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Sam Pillsbury | Author |