{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Italic title}} {{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 }} | story = | screenplay = Peter Mackenzie | starring = {{Plainlist| *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">{{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> }} '''''Doonby''''' is a 2013 independent film written and directed by Peter Mackenzie. It stars John Schneider, Jenn Gotzon, Ernie Hudson, Jennifer O'Neill, Will Wallace, Robert Davi, and Joe Estevez.
==Plot summary== Sam Doonby is a mysterious drifter who gets off a bus one afternoon in a small Texas town to change and improve the lives of all with whom he comes in contact. 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 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'' received a limited release in early February 2012, followed by a wider release in the United States<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> 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, 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 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 Vatican and has premiered at the Landmark E Street Cinema during the 2013 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:Anti-abortion movement in the United States Category:Films about abortion in the United States Category:Films shot in Texas Category:Films set in Texas Category:2013 English-language films Category:Films produced by Mark Joseph (producer) Category:2013 American films Category:English-language independent films