Child bride of short creek is a dramatization of the lives of the people of colorado city, arizona, and hildale, utah, united states, collectively known as short creek, a community made up of members of the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints, a mormon separatist group practicing child marriage and polygamy. Diane lanehelen hunt child bride of short creek 1981. Child bride of short creek made for tv movie wiki fandom. Portrait of american actor christopher atkins during production of the madefortelevision movie the child bride of short creek, 1981. Child bride of short creek 1981 the movie database. Watch child bride of short creek 1 full movie free online. Child bride of short creek 1981 the movie soundtrack. Child bride of short creek tv movie 1981 release info. Watch child bride of short creek now on your favorite device.
Photo of diane lane, christopher atkins, and conrad bain in a black and white promotional picture from the tv movie child bride of short creek. The producers, director, and production designer hub braden scouted the southern st. Child bride of short creek 1981 1h 36min drama tv movie 7 december 1981. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies. The movie stars a very young diane lane and helen hunt i. When the rock went hollywood and movie stars still ruled. Diane lane is rumoured to have hooked up with richie sambora 1985 and emilio estevez 1982 1983 about. Child bride of short creek produced by paul monash and laurence schiller, directed by robert michael lewis, aired on nbc tv as a movie of the week on december 7, 1981.
Miscellaneous notes and facts about child bride of short creek, 1981, directed by robert michael lewis, with jim miller, conrad bain, joan shawlee. Aug 29, 2012 child bride of short creek 1981 diane lane and christopher atkins. Staring diane lane, helen hunt, babetta dick and heidi bohay. When it came it was a different cover to the movie so i was a little disappointed about that. Also known as aka original title child bride of short creek. Child bride of short creek tv movie 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Diane lane stars as a teenager who becomes the center of a bitter conflict between a father conrad bain and his son christopher atkins when both want to marry her, in child bride of short creek, a factbased world premiere drama about an arizona community where polygamy was. Touched by love 1980, ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains 1981, cattle annie and little britches 1981, child bride of short creek 1981, national lampoons movie madness 1982, six pack 1982, miss allamerican beauty 1982, the outsiders 1983, rumble fish 1983, streets of fire 1984, the cotton club 1984, lady beware. George, utah area in the late spring of 1981, looking specifically at an abandoned small. Find films and movies featuring heidi bohay on allmovie. Dramatization of the lives of the people of colorado city, arizona, and hildale, utah, collectively known as short creek, a community made up of members of the fundamentalist church of latter day saints, a mormon separatist group practicing child marriage and polygamy. Child bride of short creek 1981a young korean war veteran returns to his community where polygamy is allowed, to find that his father intends to marry again, this time to a 15yearold. Child bride of short creek 1981 cast and crew a korean war veteran christopher atkins in arizona tries to keep his girlfriend diane lane away from his polygamist father conrad bain.
One interesting thing, is i now teach out near that community and teach some of the kids. Child bride of short creek vhs tape 1981 christopher atkins. Partially based on the true events surrounding a rural religious cult in the american. Child bride of short creek 1981 1207 1981 us 1h 35m user score. Christopher atkins active 1980 2019 born feb 21, 1961 genres drama, thriller, horror, western overview v. Child bride of short creek is a 1981 american madefortelevision drama film written by joyce eliason, starring diane lane, helen hunt, christopher atkins, c. A family in crisis 1985, vital signs 1990, escape from polygamy 20, the last passport 2009. Released 1981, child bride of short creek stars christopher atkins, diane lane, conrad bain, kiel martin the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. A young korean war veteran returns to his community where polygamy is allowed, to find that his father. Child bride of short creek 1981 lost movies archive.
The film also stars amy adams, diane lane, kevin costner, michael s. A clip from the 1981 tv movie child bride of short creek. Its a fictionalized story based on a reallife raid of short creek, an flds community, in 1953. There are no english trailers added to child bride of short creek. After a string of guest appearances in the early 80s and making such tv films as angel dusted 1981, i think im having a baby 1981, the best little girl in the world 1981, the miracle of kathy miller 1981, child bride of short creek 1981, desperate lives 1982 and bill. Though her transition into adult roles was a bit difficult, she built a solid career appearing primarily in films, with occasional appearances in television movies and miniseries. With christopher atkins, diane lane, conrad bain, kiel martin. American actress diane lane has been acting since she was a small child and was a star by the time she hit her early teens. American actress diane lane is best known for her role as connie summer in the movie unfaithful 2002, for which she was awarded best actress in a motion picture drama at the national society of film critics and new york film critics circle awards. Lizzie eaton movie 1981 the miracle of kathy miller. Partially based on the true events surrounding a rural religious cult in the american midwest, and how the members children suffered for their parents fanaticism.
Diane lane biography life, family, children, parents, name. I grew up in utah as a nonmormon, but i went with my best friend to all kinds of. Released 1981, child bride of short creek stars christopheratkins, dianelane, conradbain, kielmartin the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Originally made for television and based on a true story from the 50s, this film concerns a rural arizona town that deals in polygamy. Child bride of short creek tv movie 1981 child bride. Based on an actual event that occurred in the 1950s.
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Child bride of short creek on dvd 029502579999 from music video distributors. Helen was a talented child actress and carried that success into a. Starring christopher atkins, diane lane, conrad bain, helen hunt, kiel martin, warren vanders, joan shawlee, dee wallacestone, alan nash, heidi bohay, babetta dick and robert e. Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. Based on the lives of members of a fanatical cult of mormon separatists, children suffer damage from the practices of child marriage and polygamy. Partially based on the true events surrounding a rural. A korean war veteran christopher atkins in arizona tries to keep his girlfriend diane lane away from his polygamist father conrad bain. Best movies like child bride of short creek bestsimilar. He is survived by his exwife and friend patricia ruja. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Christopher atkins for the child bride of short creek. This is a dramatization of a historic raid on a polygamist community. Child bride of short creek is a 1981 american madefortelevision drama film written by joyce eliason, starring christopher atkins, diane lane, conrad bain, helen hunt and dee wallace. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
The actual short creek was located south of hurricane approximately 40 miles. He rebels against his own father who has plans to add another wife to his household a 15 year old girl who the vet loves dearly. Short creek is a polygamist community in arizona where 400 mormon loyalists, 263 of those children, live their own, unique, secular lifestyle. The plot was full of melodrama about a polygamist cult and a young man falling for a young woman betroth to his father. Overview of child bride of short creek, 1981, directed by robert michael lewis, with rick millikan, melinda almquist, julianne slocum, at turner classic movies. Child bride of short creek 1981 cast and crew moviefone. Child bride of short creek tv movie 1981 trivia imdb. Diane lanes father was an acting coach who despised the method, and her mother was a nightclub singer and playboy centerfold. Producers laurence schiller and paul monash with the art director hub braden scouted the ghost. Child bride of short creek 1981 cultbusters galactica. Portrait of american actress diane lane during production of the madefortelevision movie the child bride of short creek, 1981.
On his own 1983, as well as playing a regular role in the. Release dates 1 also known as aka 2 release dates usa 7 december 1981. Producers laurence schiller and paul monash with the art director hub braden scouted the ghost town location in the spring of 1981, deciding to film the nbctv mow in utah. Child bride of short creek is a 1981 nbc network television movie which aired on december 7, 1981.
Child bride of short creek 1981 the movie database tmdb. Christopher atkins movies and filmography allmovie. A korean war veteran christopher atkins in arizona. By signing up for an account on tmdb, you can post directly to twitter and facebook. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to recreate what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. When a korean war veteran returns, his experiences outside make living in latter day saints lds lifestyle unbearable. Starring christopher atkins, diane lane, conrad bain, helen hunt, kiel martin, warren vanders, joan shawlee, dee wallacestone, alan. Born diane colleen lane on 22nd january, 1965 in new york city, new york, usa, she is famous for pearl kantrowitz on a walk on the moon in a career that spans 1971present. Diane lane child bride of short creek 1981 youtube. Child bride of short creek tv movie 1981 full cast. Partially based on the true events surrounding a rural religious cult in the american midwest, and how the members children suffered for their. Child bride of short creek 1981 a korean war veteran christopher atkins in arizona tries to keep his girlfriend diane lane away from his polygamist father conrad bain. Child bride of short creek is a 1981 american madefortelevision drama film written by joyce eliason, starring christopher atkins, diane lane, conrad bain.
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