''Shiloh Season'' is a 1999 film directed by

Sandy Tung Sandy Tung is an American independent film director, writer and producer. He was born on Staten Island, New York. He received an MFA in filmmaking from New York University. His feature films include ''A Marriage'' (1983), ''Across the Tracks'' ...

and starring

Zachary Browne Zachary Browne (born March 28, 1985) is an American former television and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in ...

. It serves as a film sequel to the 1997 film '' Shiloh'', which was adapted from the book by the same name by

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (born January 4, 1933) is an American writer best known for children's and young adult fiction. Naylor is best known for her children's-novel quartet '' Shiloh'' (a 1992 Newbery Medal winner) and for her "Alice" book ser ...

Plot

Judd is upset that Shiloh (his former hunting dog) now belongs to Marty. In the first film, Marty did hard labor to get Shiloh from Judd. Judd starts drinking more heavily and almost runs Marty and Shiloh off the road with his truck. Marty encounters Judd several times, including one key moment when Marty and his friend David Howard spy on Judd from behind a tree in front of his house. Later, Judd crashes his truck into the creek while driving drunk. Shiloh's loud barking gets Marty's attention, and he finds Judd. Judd is taken to the hospital and returns home sometime later. Marty wants to be nice with Judd and makes donations of bread and meat. Marty then starts writing Judd letters, telling him stories about Shiloh. Judd reads them and starts to bond with Marty. In the end, Marty decides he wants to take Shiloh with him to visit Judd. Marty and Judd start to become friends. Judd starts to gets close with his dogs and he lets them come inside when it starts to rain.

Cast

Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series ''Holocaust'' ...

as Raymond "Ray" Preston * Scott Wilson as Judd Travers *

as Martin "Marty" Preston *

Ann Dowd Ann Dowd (born January 30, 1956) is an American actress. She has played supporting roles in numerous films, including ''Green Card'' (1990), ''Lorenzo's Oil'' (1992), ''Philadelphia'' (1993), '' Garden State'' (2004), '' The Manchurian Candidate' ...

as Louise "Lou" Preston *

Caitlin Wachs Caitlin Elizabeth Wachs (pronounced ''wax''; born March 15, 1989) is an American production coordinator and actress. She appeared alongside Ally Walker and Robert Davi on the NBC television series '' Profiler'' in the role of Chloe Waters and ...

as Dara Lynn Preston * Rachel David as Rebecca "Becky" Preston * Rod Steiger as Doc Wallace *

Bonnie Bartlett Bonnie Bartlett (born June 20, 1929) is an American actress. Her career spans seven decades, with her first major role being on a 1950s daytime drama, ''Love of Life''. Bartlett is known for her role as Grace Snider Edwards on the Michael Land ...

as Mrs. Wallace * Marissa Leigh as Samantha "Sam" Wallace *

Joe Pichler Joseph David Wolfgang Pichler (February 14, 1987 – disappeared January 5, 2006) was/is an American former child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in '' Varsity Blues'' (1999), '' Beethoven's 3rd'' (2000) and '' Beethoven's 4th'' ...

as David Howard * Frannie as Shiloh * John Short as Mr. Howard

Reception

The film holds a rating of 70% on

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, based on 20 reviews with an average score of 6.6/10.

References

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* {{Sandy Tung 1999 films 1999 drama films American children's drama films American sequel films Films scored by Joel Goldsmith Films about dogs Films based on children's books Films about pets Warner Bros. films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films