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Based on a true story, Second Chances is the uplifting tale of a little girl’s physical and emotional reawakening after a car crash claims her father – and her spirit. The accident leaves 10-year-old Sunny Matthews (played by award-winning child actress Kelsey Mulrooney) unable to walk without crutches. However, the damage to Sunny’s leg pales in comparison to her emotional wounds, which cause her to withdraw from life and everyone around her. Miraculously, things begin to change when Sunny and her mother Kathleen (Isabella Glasser) move next door to a horse ranch run by one-time rodeo star Ben Taylor (tom Amandes). Sunny’s recovery begins as she develops an affinity for Ben and a love for a mean-spirited, crippled horse named Ginger. This inspirational family film also stars Academy Award-winning actor Stuart Whitman, Academy Award-nominess, Theodore Bikel and Terry Moore, plus Charles Shaughnessy and Madeline Zima from television’s “The Nanny.”
Original Release
09/01/1998
US Release
09/01/1998
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Amandes | Ben Taylor |
Isabel Glasser | Kathleen Matthews |
Kelsey Mulrooney | Sunny Matthews |
Terry Moore | Dallas Judd |
Stuart Whitman | Buddy |
Madeline Zima | Melinda Judd |
Charles Shaughnessy | Dr. Hugh Olson |
Erica Hess | Susan |
Theodore Bikel | Dutch John Hathaway |
Hans Howes | Johnny Dobson |
Directors
Writers
Daniel A. Adams, Arthur Martin Jr.
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Amandes | Ben Taylor |
Isabel Glasser | Kathleen Matthews |
Kelsey Mulrooney | Sunny Matthews |
Terry Moore | Dallas Judd |
Stuart Whitman | Buddy |
Madeline Zima | Melinda Judd |
Charles Shaughnessy | Dr. Hugh Olson |
Erica Hess | Susan |
Theodore Bikel | Dutch John Hathaway |
Hans Howes | Johnny Dobson |
Charles Napier | Craig Hardy |
Allan Miller | Dr. Rasmussen |
Grant Cramer | Dr. Dale Janssen |
Lee Benton | Therapist Jesse |
Jesse L. Upchurch | Dr. Upchurch |
Jerry Rivers | Sergeant |
Gwendolyn Upchurch | Little Girl at Stable |
Bryan Peele | Young Emergency Doctor |
Robert Howard | Young Officer |
Alexandra Cramer | Bridget |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jesse L. Upchurch | Executive Producer |
Terry Moore | Producer |
Jerry Rivers | Producer |
Vince Garcia | Producer |
Alan J. Mintz | Producer |
Norman Wallerstein | Producer |