Twelve Mile Road
Encyclopedia
Twelve Mile Road is a 2003 drama film based on the book Mystery Ride by Robert Boswell
. It was directed and written for teleplay by Richard Friedenberg. The story is set in Idaho
, but is filmed in Calgary
, Canada
) lives a normal life with his girlfriend Leah (Anna Gunn
) and her daughter, Roxanne (Tegan Moss
) until his daughter Dulcie (Maggie Grace
) comes for a summer visit after having a fight with her mother (Wendy Crewson
).
During the summer Dulcie starts to heal her problems with her parents and they get together again.
Robert Boswell
-Life:Robert Boswell is the author of eleven books. His stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Best American Short Stories, O. Henry Prize Stories, Pushcart Prize Stories, Best Stories from the South, Esquire, Ploughshares, Harvard Review, Colorado Review.He has been faculty at the Bread Loaf...
. It was directed and written for teleplay by Richard Friedenberg. The story is set in Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, but is filmed in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Canada
Plot
Divorced farmer Stephen Landis (Tom SelleckTom Selleck
Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B....
) lives a normal life with his girlfriend Leah (Anna Gunn
Anna Gunn
Anna Gunn is an American actress, best known for her roles as Assistant District Attorney Jean Ward on The Practice, Martha Bullock on Deadwood, and, currently, Skyler White on Breaking Bad. She appeared on Seinfeld in the episode "The Glasses" and on the first season of Murder One...
) and her daughter, Roxanne (Tegan Moss
Tegan Moss
Tegan Moss is a Young Artist Award-nominated Canadian actress appearing in film and television.Moss was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has two brothers, Rory Moss, and actor Jesse Moss. Her given name is of Welsh origin, meaning "fair one" and pronounced TEG-ann...
) until his daughter Dulcie (Maggie Grace
Maggie Grace
Margaret Grace Denig , best known as Maggie Grace, is an American actress. Originally from Worthington, Ohio, she dropped out of high school to move to Los Angeles with her mother after her parents' divorce. While struggling financially, she landed her first role as the title character in the...
) comes for a summer visit after having a fight with her mother (Wendy Crewson
Wendy Crewson
-Life and career:Crewson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the daughter of June Doreen and Robert Binnie Crewson. She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where she won the prestigious Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theater. She then studied at the Webber Douglas Academy...
).
During the summer Dulcie starts to heal her problems with her parents and they get together again.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Tom Selleck Tom Selleck Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B.... |
Stephen Landis |
Wendy Crewson Wendy Crewson -Life and career:Crewson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the daughter of June Doreen and Robert Binnie Crewson. She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where she won the prestigious Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theater. She then studied at the Webber Douglas Academy... |
Angela Landis |
Maggie Grace Maggie Grace Margaret Grace Denig , best known as Maggie Grace, is an American actress. Originally from Worthington, Ohio, she dropped out of high school to move to Los Angeles with her mother after her parents' divorce. While struggling financially, she landed her first role as the title character in the... |
Dulcie Landis |
Anna Gunn Anna Gunn Anna Gunn is an American actress, best known for her roles as Assistant District Attorney Jean Ward on The Practice, Martha Bullock on Deadwood, and, currently, Skyler White on Breaking Bad. She appeared on Seinfeld in the episode "The Glasses" and on the first season of Murder One... |
Leah |
Tegan Moss Tegan Moss Tegan Moss is a Young Artist Award-nominated Canadian actress appearing in film and television.Moss was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has two brothers, Rory Moss, and actor Jesse Moss. Her given name is of Welsh origin, meaning "fair one" and pronounced TEG-ann... |
Roxanne |
Patrick Flueger Patrick Flueger Patrick John Flueger is an American actor, known for his lead role in the television series The 4400.-Life and career:... |
Will Coffey |
Awards and Nomiations
Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient |
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2004 | Nominated | Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
Best Young Adult Performer in a Teenage Role - Patrick Flueger Patrick Flueger Patrick John Flueger is an American actor, known for his lead role in the television series The 4400.-Life and career:... |
2004 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award Golden Reel Award Golden Reel Award may refer to:* Golden Reel Award , presented by the Genie Awards to high-grossing Canadian films... |
Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Dialogue & ADR |