Buffalo Dreams

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Buffalo Dreams
Directed by	David S. Jackson
Produced by	Linda Berman John Cosgrove Terry Dunn Meurer
Written by	Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen
Starring	Reiley McClendon Simon Baker
Music by	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography	Denis Maloney
Editing by	Louis F. Cioffi
Distributed by	The Disney Channel
Release date(s)	March 11, 2005
Running time	90 mins
Country
Language	English
Budget	$5,000,000.00 (estimated)
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Buffalo Dreams is a 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Reiley McClendon and Directed by David Jackson. Like many Disney movies it focuses on themes of friendship and triumph over adversity.

Set against the backdrop of New Mexico the film follow a boy who moves because of his fathers 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.

Despite being set in New Mexico the filming was all done in Utah

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Reiley McClendon	Josh Townsend
Simon Baker	Thomas Blackhorse
Graham Greene	John Blackhorse
Chris Hunter	Kyle
Adrienne Bailon	Domino
Geraldine Keams	Abuela Rose
Christopher Robin Miller	Virgil
George Newbern	Dr. Nick Townsend
Seth Packard	Wylie
Jane Sibbett	Blaine Townsend
Justin Stern	Luke
Max Van Ville	Moon
Tessa Vonn	Scout Blackhorse
Chris White	JG
Tatiana Galindo	Navajo Girl
Ried E. Mackay	Ice Cream Boy

[edit] 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 Jackson and Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actress for Tessa Vonn.

Preceded by Now You See It...

Disney Channel Original Movies

Succeeded by Kim Possible: So the Drama