The Cokeville Miracle

Synopsis: On May 16, 1986, in the small, ranching community of Cokeville, Wy, David and Doris Young took an elementary school hostage for several hours before detonating a bomb inside a single classroom that held every teacher and student in the school. In the wake of the madness, Ron Hartley, whose children were inside the classroom, must fight his skepticism and unbelief as he hears eye witness accounts from the students of miraculous, heavenly intervention during the crisis. When tragedy strikes... what do you see?
Genre: Drama, Family, History
Director(s): T.C. Christensen
Production: Excel Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.1
PG-13
Year:
2015
94 min
Website
161 Views


[rooster crows]

[indistinct radio chatter]

[sirens wailing]

[woman sobbing]

[indistinct chatter, woman screaming]

[indistinct radio charter]

[Siren wailing]

- You all right'!

Ron.

Arc you okay'!

- [Sighs]

How could somebody

do something like this'?

- Some gruesome stuff.

- Yeah.

And just one mwn away.

Makes you wonder...

What's next'?

- Yeah.

[indistinct chatter]

- What is this'!

At least tell how it's gonna work.

- [Sighs]

All you need to know-

is the air will burn.

- The air will burn'!

[electric humming]

- Trial number four,

absolute perfection.

Yes!

Perfection!

[laughing]

Absolute perfection.

[dog barking in the distance]

- [screaming]

- Pm gonna get you!

[laughter and screaming]

'Nd!

- Ron, do you have to get the kids

all riled up right at bedtime?

- No, I don't have to.

I just wmlt w!

[all gagglv]

- Let's go, Family prayer.

Cindy, Jason, come on.

- [Sighs]

- Ron.

All right, Run, your turn.

- I think we should have

Cindy say it tonight.

- You never say it anymore.

- I will another time.

- Dear God, thank You

for everything in the world.

Phase 'amp us safe.

Please bless our blessings.

We ask that You

can watch over us,

that we can bc a good Family.

- Did you got what you nccdcd'?

- What did I tell you

about you and your questions?

[engine turning over]

All:

With liberty and justice

for all.

- Very good, Rachel.

All right, who can tell me what number

President Thomas J effersun was'?

- Oh, me.

- I know!

- Jason'?

-18'?

- No, Thomas Jefferson

was number thwe'

- Oh, yeah,

that was my next guess.

[laughter]

[fire alarm ringing]

- All right, children,

show me you know what I0 do.

Put the crayon down.

Come on'

If it was an emergency,

you'd stay low and crawl.

- Hey, Max, this one for real'?

- Oh, it just went off again.

Stupid thing.

' W Darin'.!

Where's Penny'!

- Out being a teenager!

- Como look at this.

- What'!

I'll get it in the morning-

- I ask you w do one thing.

You kccp this place running

while I take care

of the important stuffl

One thing!

[clamor]

[engine turning over]

[sighs]

[dial tone, number pad beeping]

Cunningham, ifs David.

Yeah, I gm your chock.

Your investments about to pay off.

Get Parker,

be in Cokeville on the 15th.

I-Icrc comes the biggie.

- I-Icy, what's up'?

- I got t0 figure this Out.

I can't sit in there having everybody

tell me they got all the answers,

when every piece of scum just

keeps giving me more questions.

That body in the motel

last week...

Where are the answers

for that guy'?

- Lovc you, Dad.

- That's just too much of a coincidence

to just be a coincidence,

Muse 1 love you too.

Love yo u, Cinderella.

[engine turning over, car beeping]

- Penny, we're not leaving Forever.

- Yeah, well, however long it is,

it's gonna seem like forever.

- It's gonna be an adventure.

- Does it bother you

that I'm going to help him'?

- No, he's your brother.

Yeah, I know.

You should g0 help him,

Maybe it could give you some time

r0 think things through'

- Look, Claudia, I-

I'm sorry.

I want us to be a close family.

- Well, maybe you could start

by saying family prayers

with us again'

It's all the cop stuff

you see, isn't it'?

- I just have a haul time

saying those praying things

when the world

I live in is filled with'

- Mum!

- In a minute, honey!

- Ifs already been

about a million minutes.

- We'll talk when I get back.

- I hope so.

- Lovc you, Dad.

- That's just too much

of a coincidence'

[car door opens, closes]

[engine turning over]

- I forgot how prctty I: is hero.

- This'll be where we make our mark.

- It smells like somebody

already made their mark.

[cow moos]

[birds chirping]

The dump'!

Rcally'!

We pull into town, and the first place

we hit is the dump'?

- Cut him some slack, Penny.

You know he's brilliant.

Hc just nccds us to support him.

- Oh, look, he found us

an empty bottle,

Yeah, he is brilliant.

- Don't you think it's kind of Weird

that he hasn't told us the deal?

[indistinct chatter]

- They're here.

- David.

- Hey, David!

- Good to see you.

- How you doing'?

- You got here okay?

- Oh, yeah.

We're, uh, just excited

to get going,

- Yeah.

Not long till you

see what you bought into.

- They gave you money'!

[buttons clacking]

- Come on, David,

We're like kids at Christmas here.

- I'll tell you what I am ready

to let you in on.

[sighs]

I did it.

I've proven mathematically

how I can die and some back to life.

- Than is just fanmstic.

Ho's been working on that for hows.

- Yeah, thafis really great, David.

But, anyways,

what's your big idea'?

- Now, you're going w have

10 wait till tomorrow

for the full business plan,

but for today, herds just a taste.

- We've good with mac.

- You ready, Dorsie?

- Yep.

- [exhales sharply]

You ready to see this, boys'?

- Uh-huh.

- Let's see it.

- Ready'!

Now!

- Whoa! Whoa.

- [screams]

- The air will burn.

- Whoa!

- Now, just imagine

that tines a billion, huh'!

- So what, are we going

in the firework business?

- That's a good way

of looking at it, boys.

Fireworks is gonna take us

into the brave new world,

- I told you.

He's one of the smartest guys

I've ever known,

- Did you see that'!

We've going into the fireworks business.

- All the way w the cop.

- That cart thing part of the biggie'?

- David, I got to tell you,

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T.C. Christensen

T.C. Christensen is an American cinematographer, film director, and writer best known for his work on Latter-day Saint church history films including Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration to Gordon B. Hinckley: A Giant Among Men, 17 Miracles, and Ephraim's Rescue. more…

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