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The Stray

The Stray

One dog can change everything.

20176.11h 32m

Overview

A young father takes his nine year old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightning.

Directed by Mitch Davis
Written by Parker Davis, Sean Sullivan, Mitch Davis
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Top Cast

Sarah Lancaster

Sarah Lancaster

Michelle Davis

Michael Cassidy

Michael Cassidy

Mitch Davis

Scott Christopher

Scott Christopher

Dave Smith

Connor Corum

Connor Corum

Christian Davis

Jacque Gray

Jacque Gray

Misty Davis

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Angella Joy

Creative Executive

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Eliza de Azevedo Brown

Rachel Davis

E

Enoch Ellis

Clark LaCouture

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Parker Davis

Pizza Guy Judd

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Cory Dangerfield

Rod

About The Stray

The Stray is a drama, family film released in 2017. Directed by Mitch Davis, it stars Sarah Lancaster, Michael Cassidy, Scott Christopher. A young father takes his nine year old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightning.

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