What I Did for Love

What I Did for Love

What I Did for Love

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What I Did for Love

"They're young. They're in love. They're going home for Christmas."

2006

1h 28m

6.1(15 votes)

Drama

Romance

TV Movie

Overview

Call him a city slicker. Call him a tenderfoot. But don't call him a member of the family--yet. Rising L.A. lawyer James White is going home for the holidays with his fiancée, Sadie Ryder, to finally meet her family in rural Pine Gap. After blundering through a bad first impression, James attempts to win over Sadie's lawyer-loathing father Karl by pretending to be a horse-riding, hay-baling, game-hunting, seasoned square dancer. But a pair of worn jeans and a ten-gallon hat don't make a cowboy, and it's going to take more than mere posturing to charm Mr. Ryder... in fact, it just might take a miracle.

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Production Companies

RHI Entertainment

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

Jeremy London

James White

Jeremy London

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Dorie Barton

Sadie Ryder

Dorie Barton

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James Gammon

Karl Ryder

James Gammon

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Steve Monroe

Jake Ryder

Steve Monroe

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Chase Hoyt

Zeb Ryder

Chase Hoyt

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Jonny Acker

Travis Ryder

Jonny Acker

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John Littlefield

Clint

John Littlefield

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Sally Struthers

Aunt Trudy

Sally Struthers

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James Lashly

Bill

James Lashly

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Bruce Nozick

Lawyer #1

Bruce Nozick

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James Edson

Larry - BLM Guy #1

James Edson

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Rhino Michaels

Hank

Rhino Michaels

Acting

Rod McCary

Tom

Rod McCary

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Damani Roberts

Danny

Damani Roberts

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Jeanette O'Connor

Lady #1

Jeanette O'Connor

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Bart McCarthy

Max

Bart McCarthy

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Judith Drake

Proprietor

Judith Drake

Acting

Kathy Rothenberg

Woman #1

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Paul Hayes

Don

Paul Hayes

Acting

Tracey McCall

Romeo Darling (uncredited)

Tracey McCall

Acting

Sean Andrews

Hot Cowboy in Bar (uncredited)

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Acting

Paul Grace

Rancher (uncredited)

Paul Grace

Acting

David Foy

Drummer (uncredited)

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