The Pennsylvania Miners' Story

The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
	Film Poster
Directed by	David Frankel
Written by	Elwood Reid
Produced by	Jack Clements
Starring	Graham Beckel; Dylan Bruno; Marisa Ryan; JD Souther; Michael Bowen;
Cinematography	Tony Cutrono; Igor Meglic; John Thomas
Edited by	William Marrinson; Christopher Rouse
Music by	Mason Daring
Production; companies	Sanitsky Company; Touchstone Television
Distributed by	ABC (USA) (TV) (Original Airing); Buena Vista Home Video; Buena Vista Television; Disney-ABC Domestic Television; Touchstone Television; Walt Disney Home Video
Release date	November 24, 2002; (USA)
Running time	100 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8,500,000 (Estimated)

The Pennsylvania Miners' Story is a 2002 television film. It was written by Elwood Reid and directed by David Frankel. The film is based on the real events occurred at the Quecreek Mine. It was mostly filmed on location at Somerset County, Pennsylvania and some scenes were shot on the actual Quecreek Mine. "The Pennsylvania Miners' Story" was first aired at ABC on November 24, 2002.

Plot[]

The film tells the real story of nine miners trapped underground and the attempts to rescue them. Based on the events occurred on the Quecreek Mine between July 24 to 28, 2002.

Production[]

Disney reportedly paid "$1.35 million ($150,000 to each miner) for the television and book rights."^[2]

Cast[]

Graham Beckel as Randy Fogle
Dylan Bruno as Blaine Mayhugh
Marisa Ryan as Leslie Mayhugh
JD Souther as Dennis 'Harpo' Hall
Michael Bowen as Robert 'Boogie' Pugh

Reception[]

"The Pennsylvania Miners' Story" was nominated for two Golden Reel Awards, in the categories of "Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Sound Effects & Foley" and "Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Dialogue & ADR".^[3]

Anita Gates from The New York Times wrote: "The film captures the elation of the rescue and of renewed hope along the way but doesn't begin to convey the drama of the actual events in Quecreek, Pa. And this was a story in which the news coverage could make a person cry."^[2]

Walter Chaw of Film Freak Central wrote: "Tweaking emotions is a fragile pastime, and there's a thin line between "tribute" and "mawkish.""^[4]

References[]

^ "Budget". IMDB. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b Gates, Anita (23 November 2002). "TELEVISION REVIEW; When the Mines Yielded A Genuine Human Drama". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ "Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ Walter Chaw (August 7, 2003). "JOHNSTOWN FLOOD & THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS' STORY - DVDs". Film Freak Central. Archived from the original on 2003-08-23.

External links[]

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[1] "Budget". IMDB. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[NYT_Review-2] Gates, Anita (23 November 2002). "TELEVISION REVIEW; When the Mines Yielded A Genuine Human Drama". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

[3] "Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[4] Walter Chaw (August 7, 2003). "JOHNSTOWN FLOOD & THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS' STORY - DVDs". Film Freak Central. Archived from the original on 2003-08-23.

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