INSP's October Cowboy Western Movie Stunts

For all of you Western Movie Fans, here's a closer look at what is airing this October on INSP...

Network Movie Premieres:
(Note: These movies are not new, but they are new to INSP. I have not previewed all of these films.)

Gunless, starring Paul Gross, Sienna Guillory, Graham Greene: A tough American gunslinger is repeatedly denied in his attempts to mount a showdown in a friendly frontier town. Can the gunfighter lay down his weapon and embrace the charms of the girl who has caught his attention?

The Glory Guys, starring James Caan, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger, Tom Tryon: At a dusty frontier outpost in the Wild West, two cavalry officers fight with the hostile native tribes while battling each other for the affections of the same woman.

Mail Order Bride, starring Daphne Zuniga, Greg Evigan, Cameron Bancroft: A sly con artist avoids being caught by quickly leaving town. She takes the place of her dying friend, who was to become a man’s mail-order bride on the rugged Western frontier. Can she fool the cowboy to think she is the girl he was expecting?

Frenchie, starring Joel McCrea, Shelley Winters: To find the men who killed her father, a New Orleans woman sells her business and heads West. She knows the identity of one of the murderers and is determined to find the other. This feisty woman demands justice and may be heading for a showdown.

Run for Cover, starring James Cagney, Ernest Borgnine, Viveca Lindfors: A determined posse is in hot pursuit of two cowboys who they think are train robbers. Can the two suspects clear their name before they are caught and punished for crimes they did not commit?

Please note: I have seen the movie "Mail Order Bride," which premiered on the Hallmark Channel in 2009. At the time I shared this review: "Mail Order Bride is more of a Steamy Romance Western... Not at all - Love Comes Softly."

If you like, you can see my full review of this movie - *here*. It is possible that INSP may edit out some content.

The movie Gunless is also rated PG-13.

Happy Trails,

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Mail Order Bride

MOVIE REVIEWS

Mail Order Bride:

Hallmark Channel Movie starring Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place), Greg Evigan (My Two Dads), and Cameron Bancroft (Little House on the Prairie Mini-Series).


CAST:

Daphne Zuniga ... Diana McQueen
Greg Evigan .... Tom Rourke
Cameron Bancroft ... Beau Canfield
Vincent Gale ... Ghost
Patrick Currie ... Father Kelly
Tom Heaton ... Willy

PLOT:

from Hallmark-

Diana McQueen (Daphne Zuniga) has been working, against her will, for Boston conman Tom Rourke (Greg Evigan) since she was 12 years old, running scams, stealing and lying.

Diana's friend Jen, ill with tuberculosis, has been corresponding with Beau Canfield (Cameron Bancroft), a Wyoming Rancher she's never met, but plans to marry. When Jen dies, Diana seizes the opportunity to start her life over by stealing Rourke's money. Pretending to be Jen, she moves out west to marry Beau.

As Beau battles against the local Cattleman's Association, Diana falls back on her old ways, and jumps at the chance to get enough cash to run away again. Just when Beau figures out who Diana really is, Rourke discovers where she is hiding, and the ensuing showdown turns the whole town upside-down and changes the future for all of them.

Movie Review:

Welcome to... The Wild West!

Though I liked all of the main characters in this movie as actors... I must admit I was extremely disappointed in this script. I had such high hopes for it because I love Pioneer Style Movies like the Love Comes Softly Series, but this did not share the same trueness to the era.

Much of the dialogue did not seem true to the pioneer time of this story. Diana McQueen's low cut dresses did not seem appropriate, either. I was also taken aback by the suggestive talk between Diana and Beau. They were a bit too friendly and were later in bed together - though he was not well, they seemed to be inappropriately (as they were not married) sharing affection there.

Also, there is language and gun violence, much like other western movies.

Unlike most Hallmark Movies, this is Not a Family Film.

See or Skip:

If you are expecting Little House on the Prairie, then you should skip this one.

It is filled with cursing, gambling, gun-fighting, and sexual innuedos. 

However, it is a Hallmark Channel Movie, so it is definitely Not Rated "R", but perhaps - PG-13.

It's more of a Steamy Romance Western... Not at all - Love Comes Softly.

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Hallmark Channel Original TV Movies

I have lots of Pictures and Information for all the upcoming Hallmark Original TV Movies on my web-site from August 2008 to Spring 2009: (Just click on the title below for more information!)

Dear Prudence
For the Love of Grace
Ladies of the House
Generation Gap
Mail Order Bride
Accidental Friendship
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
Moonlight & Mistletoe
The Christmas Choir
Expecting a Miracle
Nanny Express
Bound by a Secret
Relative Stranger


I am really looking forward to Hallmark's Holiday Movie line-up for Christmas! They always have the best movies at Christmas-time!

Enjoy...