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{{Infobox film
| name           = '''Doonby'''
| image          = Doonby.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = Peter Mackenzie
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
*Peter Mackenzie
*Mike Mackenzie
*Tommy G. Warren
*Dawn Krantz
*[[Mark Joseph (producer)|Mark Joseph]]
}}
| story          =
| screenplay     = Peter Mackenzie
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
*[[John Schneider (screen actor)|John Schneider]]
*[[Ernie Hudson]]
*[[Jennifer O'Neill]]
*Will Wallace
*[[Robert Davi]]
*[[Joe Estevez]]
}}
| music          = Claude Foisy
| cinematography = Peter Field
| editing        = Drake Silliman
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
*[[Spiderwood Studios]]
*Riverhorse Entertainment
*The Nobody Film Company
}}
| released       = {{Film date|2013|11|01}}
| runtime        = 104 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $2 million<ref name="THR"/>
}}
'''''Doonby''''' is a 2013 [[independent film]] written and directed by Peter Mackenzie. It stars [[John Schneider (screen actor)|John Schneider]], [[Jenn Gotzon]], [[Ernie Hudson]], [[Jennifer O'Neill]], Will Wallace, [[Robert Davi]] and [[Joe Estevez]].
==Plot summary==
Sam Doonby (John Schneider) is a mysterious drifter who gets off a bus one afternoon in a small Texas town to change and improve the lives of all he comes in contact with. It is a story of greed and envy, played out against the backdrop of the classic country and blues music that is performed in Leroy’s Bar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://doonbythemovie.com/http___www.doonbythemovie.com/The_Movie.html |accessdate=August 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715144253/http://www.doonbythemovie.com/http___www.doonbythemovie.com/The_Movie.html |archivedate=July 15, 2010 |title=The Movie }}</ref> The film has been described by the producers as ''[[Crazy Heart]]''-meets-''[[It's A Wonderful Life]]'', while Schneider described it as "''It's A Wonderful Life'' without the Wonderful."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/john-schneider/checking-in-from-the-set_b_567152.html |title=John Schneider: Checking In From The Set Of My New Movie Doonby |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2010-05-08 |accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
==Cast==
*[[John Schneider (screen actor)|John Schneider]] as Sam Doonby
*[[Jenn Gotzon]] as Laura Reaper
*[[Ernie Hudson]] as Leroy
*[[Robert Davi]] as Sheriff Woodley
*[[Jennifer O'Neill]] as Barbara Ann
*Will Wallace as Tony
*[[Joe Estevez]] as Cyrus
==Production==
The film was shot on location in [[Smithville, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McGinness |first=Denis |publisher=The Smithville Times |title=Doonby wraps, producer talks|url=http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/07/27/doonby-wraps-producer-talks/ |accessdate=May 2, 2019 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717135451/http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/07/27/doonby-wraps-producer-talks/ |archivedate=July 17, 2011 }}</ref>
==Release==
''Doonby'' was previewed during the 64th annual [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/do-you-know-who-woman-184824/ |title=Do You Know Who This Woman Is? |author=Bond, Paul |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2011-05-05 |accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
It received a limited release in February 2012 to be followed by wider release in the United States during the spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9197190.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908014651/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9197190.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |title=Doonby, Set to Release in Theaters |publisher=Prweb.com |date=2012-02-16 |accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref> The film was given wide release on February 17, 2012 by [[Freestyle Releasing]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freestylereleasing.com/doonby/|title=Doonby|date=17 February 2012|work=freestylereleasing.com|accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref> In 2014 distribution company [[CMD Distribution]] obtained DVD distribution rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daywind.com/movies/inspirational/doonby/|title=Doonby - CMD Distribution (Inspirational) - daywind.com|work=daywind.com|accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref>
==Reception==
''Doonby'' resonated with many [[anti-abortion]] organizations due to its anti-abortion theme. Activist [[Norma McCorvey]] (1947-2017), known as the plaintiff Jane Roe of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] landmark decision ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' which legalized abortion in the United States in 1973, appeared in a cameo in the film.<ref name="THR"/> It has also been endorsed by the [[Holy See|Vatican]] and has premiered at the [[Landmark Theatres|Landmark E Street Cinema]] during the 2013 [[March for Life (Washington, D.C.)|March for Life]], an annual [[anti-abortion]] march protesting abortion in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mancari|first1=Jim|title=NET and 'Doonby' March for Life|url=http://thetablet.org/net-and-doonby-march-for-life/|accessdate=24 January 2015|publisher=The Tablet|date=30 January 2013}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1645054|Doonby}}
* {{youTube|_0svFXwHs7k|Theatrical trailer}}
[[Category:2013 independent films]]
[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
[[Category:Films about abortion]]
[[Category:Films shot in Texas]]
[[Category:Films set in Texas]]
[[Category:2010s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films produced by Mark Joseph (producer)]]
[[Category:2010s American films]]
[[Category:English-language independent films]]