Moondance Alexander
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Plot
Moondance (Kay Panabaker) is faced with the difficulties of her father's passing and her overprotective mother (Lori Loughlin). When she finds a lost pinto horse and discovers his jumping abilities, she convinces his owner Dante Longpre (Don Johnson) to train them to compete in a jumping show. There Moondance faces her enemy Fiona Hughes (Sasha Cohen) and her fancy horse Monte Carlo. When they do a surprisingly good job at the show, Dante isn't questioned anymore about his ability to train riders and horses. Everybody is shocked when Moondance ties Fiona, the reigning Bow River Classic champion.
Cast
- Kay Panabaker as Moondance Alexander
- Don Johnson as Dante Longpre
- Lori Loughlin as Gelsey Alexander
- James Best as Mr. McClancy
- Sasha Cohen as Fiona Hughes
- Whitney Sloan as Megan Montgomery
- Joe Norman Shaw as Ben Wilson
- Aedan Tomney as Josh Wilson
- Mimi Gianopulos as Bella
- Landon Liboiron as Freddie
Behind the scenes
Moondance Alexander was not well received by HorseChannel.com for storyline believability reasons.[2] However, the story is closely based upon Janeen Damian's childhood experience of befriending a horse that she had found, receiving help from a trainer, and entering the horse in the Memphis Classic.[3]
Moondance Alexander is a true family film, written by Janeen Damian and husband Michael Damian (born Michael Damian Weir), Damian, a Daytime Emmy Award winner, was also the producer of the film.[4] Much of the music was written by Damian's brother, music producer and New Music Weekly editor, Larry Weir.[5] Emmy Award winning Tom Weir was the mixing engineer at Studio City Sound.
Checkers the horse was played by three horses, a horse for tricks, a horse for jumping and a horse for Kay Panabaker to ride. Michael Damian recalled two of the horses names as Picasso and Trigger.[3] The third horse's name is Spook.[6]
Moondance Alexander received a U.S. General Audiences rating and was filmed in Alberta, Canada.[2]
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| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Picture | Dixie Film Festival [7] | Won |
| 2007 | Best Actress (Kay Panabaker) | Dixie Film Festival [7] | Won |
Soundtrack
The Moondance Alexander Original Soundtrack was the second soundtrack released under the Caption Records label.
Featured vocalists
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- Mimi Gianopulos
- Lea Herman
- Tessa Ludwick
- Buck McCoy
- Monét Monico
- Sara Niemietz
- Ian Walsh
- Laura Wight
- Heather Youmans
Moondance Alexander Original Soundtrack (by various artists)
- Released: 09 October 2007
- Format: LP/CD
- Label: Caption Records / Studio City Sound / INgrooves
- Writer: Larry Weir, Bernie Barlow, Dave Darling, Lea Herman, Ian Walsh
- Producer: Michael Damian, Larry Weir, Tom Weir, Bernie Barlow
- Singles: "I Choose You"
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Musicians
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- Bernie Barlow, Vocals
- Paul Bushnel, Bass
- Michael Chaves, Guitar
- Jorge Costa, Vocals (Background)
- Michael Damian, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
- Milo Decruz Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer
- Burleigh Drummond, Percussion
- Blake Ewing, Vocals (Background)
- Josh Freese, Drums
- Joshua Grange, Guitar
- Lea Herman, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
- Matt Laug, Drums
- Lance Morrison, Bass
- Ginger Murphy, Cello
- Leah Nelson, Viola
- Michael Parnell, Keyboards
- Tim Pierce, Guitar
- Cam Tyler, Drums
- Ian Walsh, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals (Background)
- Kevin Walsh, Guitar
- Larry Weir, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Personnel
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- Jorge Costa, Audio Engineer, Engineer
- James Gaynor, Audio Engineer
- Josh Mosser, Audio Engineer
- Luke Tozour, Audio Engineer, Engineer
- Tom Weir, Audio Engineer, Engineer
See also
References
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External links
- Moondance Alexander on Facebook
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- 2007 films
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- American comedy-drama films
- Films about horses
- Films set in Colorado
- American films based on actual events
- Films directed by Michael Damian
- Albums produced by Larry Weir
- Sara Niemietz songs
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language comedy-drama films