Take Me Home: The John Denver Story

Product Description

You know his music, now discover the story behind the legendary singer/songwriter of the hits Take Me Home: Country Roads and Annies Song. Chad Lowe (ER, Supergirl) stars as the folk singer who, in defiance of his Air Force pilot father, Dutch (Gerald McRaney, This is Us) drops out of college at age 21 and moves to Los Angeles to pursue his musical dreams. When he meets Annie (Kristen Davis, Sex and the City) at a college concert, he pursues her until she agrees to marry him. But, as his career takes off, the pressures of life in the spotlight causes his family relationships to suffer. Experience the life and career of John Denver with this touching and tragic tribute. Dove Family Approved Ages 12+. Closed Captioned. English subtitles available.

Review

… A tribute that’s as tender as one of his ballads. –The Minneapolis Star

About the Actor

Chad Lowe – Chad is an American actor, director, and producer. Chad first appeared opposite Rob in the movie Oxford Blues (1984), in which he played a computer hacker. He quickly followed this up with a starring role in Silence of the Heart (1984) opposite childhood friend and fellow actor Charlie Sheen. The film also features then up-and-coming actors Sherilyn Fenn and Casey Siemaszko. There Must Be a Pony (1986), a drama shot for TV, saw Chad starring alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Wagner. He then co-starred with Donald Sutherland and Mia Sara in the occult horror film Apprentice to Murder (1988). Chad saw the eighties out with the thriller True Blood (1989) with Jeff Fahey, James Tolkan, and Sherilyn Fenn. Next, he and Tommy Lee Jones headlined the long-running Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) anthology, in the TV Movie segment April Morning (1987). The movie is based upon the novel by the late Howard Fast and is set during the American Revolution or American War of Independence (1775-1783). He worked steadily throughout the nineties, acting in both TV and film. In 1990 he starred with David Soul and Edward Herrmann in the TV drama So Proudly We Hail (1990). The witty drama An Inconvenient Woman (1991) followed the next year. Chad then played Charlie Sykes in the oddball fantasy-comedy-horror road movie Highway to Hell (1991). But his role as AIDS victim Jesse McKenna in Life Goes On (1989) (1991-1993) is perhaps his most well-known. He starred with Bill Smitrovich and Patti LuPone. His performance won him an Emmy Award. In 2000 Chad played country and western legend John Denver in Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000). Chad then starred with Richard Gere and Diane Lane in the ambitious thriller, Unfaithful (2002). He has since clocked up over sixty film and TV roles including recurring roles in ER (1994), 24 (2001) with Kiefer Sutherland, and starring in the hit TV series Pretty Little Liars (2010). Kristin Davis – In 1995, Kristin got her big break when she landed the role of Brooke Armstrong Campbell on Melrose Place (1992). She left the show after one year when producers found that audience members hated her bitchy character. In 1998, Kristin was cast as Charlotte York in Sex and the City (1998), of which she remained an integral cast member until the series ended in 2004. Kristin Davis resides in Los Angeles. Gerald McRaney – McRaney holds the distinction of being the last guest star to meet Matt Dillon in a gunfight on Gunsmoke (1955) – in the episode, Gunsmoke: Hard Labor (1975), first broadcast on February 24, 1975 (he lost). In fact, in the early portion of Gerald McRaneys career he almost always played the villain; but, since his first series, Simon & Simon (1981), hit it big, he has played mostly good guys. The character of passionate but irresponsible Rick Simon gave McRaney the opportunity to play a dramatic role with a comedic edge. A second hit series, Major Dad (1989), showcased his talent for comedy. McRaney met and fell in love with fellow southerner Delta Burke when she guest-starred on Simon & Simon (1981). He later appeared on