Rocky Mountain Christmas (HMC 2017, Lindy Booth, Kristoffer Polaha)

In Rocky Mountain Christmas evil stepmothers don’t only lurk in castles, tormenting helpless children. Sometimes, they’re on ranches, tormenting adults. A year after her father died in a fire at their Oregon ranch — a fire accidentally caused by her stepmother, Mae — Sarah has finally found her footing, turning the family homestead into a successful dude ranch. Still, Mae is pushing to take it over, seeing it as a potential goldmine. Meanwhile, Graham, a Hollywood superstar, wants to use the ranch as the location of his next movie. Sarah isn’t inclined to allow it.

During a long horseback ride through the moonlit mountains, Graham explains why this project is so dear to him. That and a soulful kiss make Sarah relent. But all does not run smoothly once the movie starts. Graham and his costar, Simone, had been involved; Sarah has fallen hard for the handsome star. Still, she won’t allow jealousy to cloud her professionalism. When Simone’s horse runs wild, Sarah saves her. And when Sarah’s evil stepmother, Mae, also runs wild — suing Sarah — Simone, in turn, saves Sarah.

production details
USA | Hallmark Movie Channel | 84 minutes | Broadcast Saturday 16 December 2017

Director: Tibor Takács
Script: Gregg Rossen, Brian Sawyer, Elena Zaretsky,

cast
Lindy Booth as Sarah
Kristoffer Polaha as Graham
Treat Williams as Roy
Chris McNally as Cody
Jason Schombing as Peter
Paige McCulloch as Nicole
Marci T. House as Delia
Rhonda Dent as Paige
Duncan Minett as Radio DJ
Kelly Konno as Jenny
Chris Shields as Jacobs
Jessica Heafey as Josephine

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