What I Did for Love
They're young. They're in love. They're going home for Christmas.
Genres
Overview
Call him a city slicker. Call him a tenderfoot. But don't call him a member of the family--yet. Rising L.A. lawyer James White is going home for the holidays with his fiancée, Sadie Ryder, to finally meet her family in rural Pine Gap. After blundering through a bad first impression, James attempts to win over Sadie's lawyer-loathing father Karl by pretending to be a horse-riding, hay-baling, game-hunting, seasoned square dancer. But a pair of worn jeans and a ten-gallon hat don't make a cowboy, and it's going to take more than mere posturing to charm Mr. Ryder... in fact, it just might take a miracle.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
88 min
Release Date
2006-12-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
15
Vote Average
6.1
Jeremy London
James White
Dorie Barton
Sadie Ryder
James Gammon
Karl Ryder
Steve Monroe
Jake Ryder
Chase Hoyt
Zeb Ryder
Jonny Acker
Travis Ryder
John Littlefield
Clint
Sally Struthers
Aunt Trudy
James Lashly
Bill
Bruce Nozick
Lawyer #1
James Edson
Larry - BLM Guy #1
Rhino Michaels
Hank
Rod McCary
Tom
Damani Roberts
Danny
Jeanette O'Connor
Lady #1
Bart McCarthy
Max
Judith Drake
Proprietor
Kathy Rothenberg
Woman #1
Paul Hayes
Don
Tracey McCall
Romeo Darling (uncredited)
Sean Andrews
Hot Cowboy in Bar (uncredited)
Paul Grace
Rancher (uncredited)
David Foy
Drummer (uncredited)
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