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The Greening of Whitney Brown

The Greening of Whitney Brown

20116.01h 27m

Overview

Whitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse, and undertakes a misguided journey back to her old life, only to discover that her family is her home.

Directed by Peter Skillman Odiorne
Written by Gail Gilchriest
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Top Cast

Sammi Hanratty

Sammi Hanratty

Whitney Brown

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Joan Brown

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Henry Brown

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Dusty Brown

Natalia Dyer

Natalia Dyer

Lily

Slade Pearce

Slade Pearce

Ben

Anna Colwell

Anna Colwell

Alicia

Keith David

Keith David

Clerk

Morgan Saylor

Morgan Saylor

Annie

C

Cody Sullivan

Student (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

dancecomputerparent child relationshiphorsehousecity country contrastrural areaschooltire swinglaptop

About The Greening of Whitney Brown

The Greening of Whitney Brown is a adventure, drama, family film released in 2011 exploring themes of dance, computer, parent child relationship, horse, house, city country contrast. Directed by Peter Skillman Odiorne, it stars Sammi Hanratty, Brooke Shields, Aidan Quinn. Whitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse, and undertakes a misguided journey back to her old life, only to discover that her family is her home.

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