Prairie Fever
2008 American film
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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]
David S. Cass Sr.
Michael Moran
| Prairie Fever | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Bridgewater David S. Cass Sr. |
| Written by | Steven H. Berman |
| Produced by | H. Daniel Gross Michael Moran |
| Starring | Kevin Sorbo Lance Henriksen Dominique Swain |
| Cinematography | Al López |
| Edited by | Jennifer Jean Cacavas |
| Music by | Joe Kraemer |
Production companies | Grand Army Entertainment Larry Levinson Productions |
| Distributed by | Blockbuster |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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
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]