Buffalo Dreams

Buffalo Dreams
Promotional poster
Written by	Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen
Directed by	David S. Jackson
Starring	Reiley McClendon Simon R. Baker
Theme music composer	Ramin Djawadi
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Linda Berman John Cosgrove Terry Dunn Meurer
Cinematography	Denis Maloney
Running time	90 minutes
Distributor	Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Budget	$5 million
Release
Original network	Disney Channel
Original release	March 11, 2005 (2005-03-11)

Buffalo Dreams is a 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by David S. Jackson.

Plot

Set against the backdrop of New Mexico, the film follows a boy, Josh Townsend, who moves because of his father's job and becomes involved with a group of teens attempting to preserve the buffalo and Navajo traditions. Along the way he makes friends and learns important lessons about life. The movie teaches about a few Navajo traditions. Josh eventually enters a race against his rival and proves to be the better of the two, however, he quits the race after seeing the buffalo herd stampeding. Josh quickly gathers his friends to save the town and while his rival refuses to help, his disgusted friends do. Together, they herd the buffalo away from the town and back onto their preserve. During the process, Josh's friend Thomas Blackhorse falls in front of a buffalo, but is saved by his sister who finally speaks for the first time in years to help calm the buffalo. Josh and his friends are hailed as heroes by the town and in recognition of his bravery, Josh is made an honorary member of the Navajo tribe with the name Rides With the Wind. He and Thomas, who he had trouble getting along with before, make a pact to keep the buffalo safe together.

Production

The film was shot in 2004 on location in Nevada.

Cast

Reiley McClendon as Josh Townsend
Simon R. Baker as Thomas Blackhorse
Graham Greene as John Blackhorse
Tessa Vonn as Scout Blackhorse
Max Van Ville as Moon
Chris Hunter as Kyle
Adrienne Bailon as Domino
Geraldine Keams as Abuela Rose
Christopher Robin Miller as Virgil
George Newbern as Dr. Nick Townsend
Seth Packard as Wylie
Jane Sibbett as Blaine Townsend
Justin Stern as Luke
Chris White as JG

Awards

In 2006 the film was nominated for two awards The Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for David S. Jackson and Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actress for Tessa Vonn.

References

External links

Buffalo Dreams at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by David Jackson

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special (1991)
Voices that Care (1991)
Death Train (1993)
The Best of Taxi (1994)
Night Watch (1995)
Voice from the Grave (1996)
Code Name: Wolverine (1996)
Home Invasion (1997)
The Lake (1998)
The Wrong Girl (1999)
Atomic Train (1999)
The Jesse Ventura Story (1999)
The Spring (2000)
Do or Die (2003)
Buffalo Dreams (2005)
Return to Halloweentown (2006)
Street Warrior (2008)
The Wishing Well (2009)
Promo Life (2013)

Disney Channel Original Movies

1990s	Northern Lights (1997) Under Wraps (1997) You Lucky Dog (1998) Brink! (1998) Halloweentown (1998) Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999) Can of Worms (1999) The Thirteenth Year (1999) Smart House (1999) Johnny Tsunami (1999) Genius (1999) Don't Look Under the Bed (1999) Horse Sense (1999)

2000s	Up, Up and Away (2000) The Color of Friendship (2000) Alley Cats Strike (2000) Rip Girls (2000) Miracle in Lane 2 (2000) Stepsister from Planet Weird (2000) Ready to Run (2000) Quints (2000) The Other Me (2000) Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000) Phantom of the Megaplex (2000) The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000) Zenon: The Zequel (2001) Motocrossed (2001) The Luck of the Irish (2001) Hounded (2001) Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001) The Jennie Project (2001) Jumping Ship (2001) The Poof Point (2001) Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001) 'Twas the Night (2001) Double Teamed (2002) Cadet Kelly (2002) Tru Confessions (2002) Get a Clue (2002) Gotta Kick It Up! (2002) A Ring of Endless Light (2002) The Scream Team (2002) You Wish! (2003) Right on Track (2003) The Even Stevens Movie (2003) Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off (2003) The Cheetah Girls (2003) Full-Court Miracle (2003) Pixel Perfect (2004) Going to the Mat (2004) Zenon: Z3 (2004) Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) Tiger Cruise (2004) Halloweentown High (2004) Now You See It... (2005) Buffalo Dreams (2005) Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005) Go Figure (2005) Life Is Ruff (2005) The Proud Family Movie (2005) Twitches (2005) High School Musical (2006) Cow Belles (2006) Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) Read It and Weep (2006) The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006) Return to Halloweentown (2006) Jump In! (2007) Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007) High School Musical 2 (2007) Twitches Too (2007) Minutemen (2008) Camp Rock (2008) The Cheetah Girls: One World (2008) Dadnapped (2009) Hatching Pete (2009) Princess Protection Program (2009) Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)

2010s	Starstruck (2010) Den Brother (2010) Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010) Avalon High (2010) The Suite Life Movie (2011) Lemonade Mouth (2011) Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011) Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011) Geek Charming (2011) Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (2011) Frenemies (2012) Radio Rebel (2012) Let It Shine (2012) Girl vs. Monster (2012) Teen Beach Movie (2013) Cloud 9 (2014) Zapped (2014) How to Build a Better Boy (2014) Bad Hair Day (2015) Teen Beach 2 (2015) Descendants (2015) Invisible Sister (2015)

Upcoming	Adventures in Babysitting (2016) Life-Size 2 (2016) Throw Like Mo (2016) Descendants 2 (2017)

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