The Cokeville Miracle Page #6

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
162 Views


- [clears throat]

- And Doris.

Back up, guys,

Give me some room'

Back up.

Give me some room.

Can you give me some help?

Okay.

- M1. Robbins,

what happens if somebody

goes inside the magic square'!

- Then, uh...

They're out of the gamc.

[tape scraping]

Okay, let's get a desk

for fvir. Young to sit on.

[sivcn Wailing]

- Oh, yeah, everyone will know...

Have you guys been on TV before'!

You will now.

. My, lady'!

Is this your first time

kidnapping helpless, little children?

- Yeah, it's my first.

But David...

Oh."

he has lots of' great ideas.

- Even better ones than this'?

- Yeah'!

- But why are you doing this?

- Well, my brother

is really sick in a hospital,

so we're gonna send them money

so they'll keep

taking care of him

so he can get better,

so he cm

' F our v. SQHS

- Du um kw m emu five sebum.

Stay back.

The police will be hcrc shortly.

Stay back.

It will only hum your children

to push past barricades

and g0 into the school.

- Teacher, arc we going m dic'!

- We can! die.

We've just ma:
kids.

- I'll be right back, loves.

MY- Young?

Mr. Young, I have

a proposition for you.

You can kccp mo.

You can shoot me

to make your point.

Fm fine with that.

But would you please

let the children g0'?

I'll do whatever it takes

t0 keep them safe, N11". Young.

MY- Young?

- The best thing you can do

for these kids, lady,

is six down and shut up.

How can a genius think around hcrc'!

What do you wam?

Back off, little man!

- Come on, Jason.

- Oh, you're all sweaty.

- Help mc gm this off.

[boy sneezes, woman gasps]

- The commissioner's hcrc.

- Nadene.

- Hey.

- Now, I understand

this guy Wants money.

Fm ready to write him out a chock.

How much does he rant?!

- $200 million.

' 53)' again'!

- $200 million.

- For those kids,

P11 sell my entire ranch

if 1 have to, but...

I don't have-

- I know.

I know.

The wholc town couldn't.

- Hey, Billy, watch this.

[both chuckle]

Magic foot in the magic square.

' [giggles]

- Do you think this is funny'!

Do you think this is a game'!

Go ahead and try it again.

We'll see who wins the game.

T'? 'Wig man'.!

Tr)' in!

- Hey, hey, he d0esn't understand.

He's just a little kid.

- Shh, kccp it down.

- Hey.

- Shh.

- It's all right, sweetheart.

- I.'.

I got to got out of hcrc for a minute.

- Oh.

- I'm gonna put this on you.

You can only move your hand

about this far.

. Okay-

- Don't oven scratch your nosc.

When I come back,

this is all gonna end.

- Mrs. Young, do you have children'?

A child kind of opens up

your ability LO care for others,

don't you think'!

- Oh, it sure did for me.

- Would you want your child subjected

w this kind of tenor?

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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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