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When her widowed mother decides to move the family from New England to California during the Gold Rush, teenager California Morning Whipple is furious. She misses her New England home, even though her mother and younger siblings are happy in their new home and life. Not wanting anything to do with California, she renames herself Lucy. But over time "Lucy" begins to think of California as her home.

Keywords:

Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(2000) (3 Star)

Cast:

Glenn Close	.... Arvella Whipple
Jena Malone	.... Lucy Whipple
Bruce McGill	.... Jonas Scatter
Meat Loaf	.... Amos 'Rattlesnake Jake' Frogge
Chloe Webb	.... Sophie
Olivia Burnette	.... Annie Flagg

Supporting Cast:

Dennis Christopher	.... Joshua Beale
Judy Gold	.... Buck McPhee
Michael Welch	.... Butte Whipple
Andy Garrison	.... Jimmy Whiskers
Wilford Brimley	.... Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Robert Pastorelli	.... Claymore

Directors:

Jeremy Paul Kagan

Writers:

Karen Cushman
Christopher Lofton