''Cowgirls and Angels: Dakota's Summer'' is a 2014 independently produced family drama, written and directed by Timothy Armstrong, and starring

Haley Ramm Haley Michelle Ramm (born March 26, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jen Long in the police procedural series ''Without a Trace'' (2007–2008), Brenna Carver in the Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family drama ''Chasing Li ...

and

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor. In film he is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's ''Nashville'', E. J. Bellocq in Louis Malle's ''Pretty Baby'', and Mickey in Alan Rudolph's '' Choose Me.'' ...

. It is a sequel to the 2012 film ''

Cowgirls 'n Angels ''Cowgirls 'n Angels'' is a 2012 American family film starring Bailee Madison, James Cromwell, and Jackson Rathbone. The film was directed by Timothy Armstrong from a script by Armstrong and Stephen Blinn. Plot 12-year-old Ida Clayton (Bailee Ma ...

''. The film premiered at the 2014

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Plot

Dakota Rose (

) dreams of following in her famous family's footsteps and becoming a champion trick rider. However the shocking news that she was in fact adopted at birth leads her to question both herself and her place in her family's legacy.

Cast

as Dakota Rose *

as Austin Rose * Haley Pullos as Marybeth Mitchell * Jade Pettyjohn as Summer Jennings *

Emily Bett Rickards Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse), Felicity Smoak on The CW series ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', her first television credit. She reprised the role in the Ar ...

as Kristin Rose *

Marin Hinkle Marin Hinkle (born March 23, 1966) is an American actress. Among many television and movie roles, she is best known for playing Judy Brooks in the ABC television drama ''Once and Again'' (1999–2002), Judith Harper-Melnick in the CBS sitcom ''Tw ...

as Clara *

Julie Ann Emery Julie Ann Emery is an American television and film actress. She has had roles in the television series ''Better Call Saul'', ''Preacher (TV series), Preacher'', ''Five Days at Memorial (miniseries), Five Days at Memorial,'' and ''Star Wars: Skele ...

as Annie Cayne *

Bryan Dechart Bryan Patrick Dechart (born March 17, 1987) is an American actor and Twitch streamer. He is best known for his role as Connor in the video game '' Detroit: Become Human''. He also played Eli Chandler on the television series '' Jane by Design'' ...

as Taylor Chase *

Spencer Boldman Spencer Boldman (born July 28, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Adam Davenport on Disney XD's '' Lab Rats'', and for playing Gio in the film '' Cruise''. Early and personal life Spencer Boldman was born in Dallas, Texas, a ...

as Bryce *

Leslie-Anne Huff Leslie-Anne Huff is an American actress. Life and education Huff was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She was born to an American father and a Filipino mother. She attended the University of California, Berkeley. She was highly inv ...

as Madison De La Cruz *

Glynn Turman Glynn Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of ''A Raisin in the Sun'', Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera '' ...

as Isaac Benson * Kimberly Whalen as Dawn Morton

Production

Casting

In July 2013, it was announced that

would be starring in the movie, opposite

Filming

The film was originally planned to be filmed in

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but producer Ben Feingold took the decision to relocate the production to

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

just weeks before shooting was due to begin because of tax credit incentives offered by the state. Much of the filming took place in the town of Keachi. Ramm had previous experience horse-riding but was only permitted to perform limited 'horse-tricks', due to concerns that the actress may get hurt. The majority of the horse-riding stunts featured in the film were performed by Texas-based all-female trick-riding group 'The Dynamite Dames'.

Soundtrack

Country artist Amber Hayes recorded a cover version of "

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" for the film, produced by

Charles Kelley Charles Burgess Kelley (born September 11, 1981) is an American musician who is the co-lead vocalist and founding member of the country music trio Lady A, which was formed in 2006 and are signed to Big Machine Records. Early life and career Ke ...

. The singer appears in a cameo role in the film, performing the track. Her original track "Home" also features on the film's soundtrack.

Release

The film premiered at the 2014

. The film was released digitally on April 1, 2014, and on DVD on April 25, 2014.

References

External links

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