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The Huntress

Synopsis: After expert bounty hunter Ralph Thorson (played by Craig T. Nelson) is killed in a car explosion, his wife Dottie (Annette O'Toole) and tough-as-nails 18-year-old daughter Brandie (Aleksa Palladino) decide to take matters in their own hands. Dottie is hesitant to follow in her husband's footsteps at first, but her daughter convinces her to walk on the wild side when the bills start piling up. There's trouble in store for these industrious ladies, and theyabout | news | in production | work | contact | blog | homehard for the money, especially when they decide to track down Thorson's killer.

"Surprise, surprise: [this] telepic about | news | in production | work | contact | blog | homea mother-and-daughter bounty hunting team transcends its genre trappings and becomes a delightful, comic romp, packed with eccentric characters and smart dialogue straight out of Elmore Leonard. "— Variety

Production Notes:

An original movie produced for the USA Network, The Huntress first aired in March 2000. Its ratings and critical success led USA to develop the film into a regular series.

Credits:

• Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner  
• Teleplay written by: Bruno Heller
• Executive Producer: Alex Gibney
• Producer: Paul Marcus

STARRING

• Annette O'Toole
• Aleksa Palladino
• Vicki Lewis
• Luis Guzmán
• Craig T. Nelson

Original Music by Russell Sims  

Cinematography by Feliks Parnell    

Film Editing by David Rennie  

Casting by

• Jeff Johnson
• Catrine McGregor  
• Jory Weitz

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