The Dream Catcher (1999)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Ed Radtke
Writer : M.S. Nieson, Ed Radtke

Synopsis

An abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial difficulties including a pregnant girlfriend. In Ohio, he meets another homeless teen, who escorts him to his uncle. Finding his uncle equally broke, the duo head on to Oklahoma City to try to find the first teen's long-gone ex-con father. A confrontation between father and son send the duo on into exploits in the west including getting beaten up, busting into an Indian reservation church, and hitch-hiking with a beautiful nurse.

Actors

Maurice Compte
Maurice Compte
Freddy
Paddy Connor
Paddy Connor
Albert
Jeanne Heaton
Jeanne Heaton
Katherine
Patrick Shining Elk
Patrick Shining Elk
Caretaker
Larry John Meyers
Larry John Meyers
Freddy's Uncle
David Reece
David Reece
Deer Hunter
Joseph Arthur
Joseph Arthur
Freddy's Father

Crews

Ed Radtke
Ed Radtke
Director
M.S. Nieson
M.S. Nieson
Screenplay
Ed Radtke
Ed Radtke
Screenplay
Steven Bognar
Steven Bognar
Producer
Julia Reichert
Julia Reichert
Producer
Peter Wentworth
Peter Wentworth
Producer
Georgiana Gomez
Georgiana Gomez
Music
Terry Stacey
Terry Stacey
Director of Photography
Jim Klein
Jim Klein
Editor

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