LAST COWBOY, THE

An estranged father and daughter, reunited following the death of a family member, are forced to come to terms with the past.

For eighty-four years, rancher Charlie Bankston prided himself on doing what he loved best. That’s what being a cowboy was all about. To hear Amos Russell (M.C. Gainey, The Country Bears), the free-spirited foreman of Bankston’s Dry Creek Ranch, tell it, eulogizing Bankston is not so much a matter of mourning the local legend’s passing, but celebrating a life that gave many people great joy. To Will Cooper (Golden Globe nominee Lance Henriksen, Aliens), Amos’ lifelong friend and Bankston’s son-in-law, his passing marks something else-a reminder of his own wife’s untimely death, and the loss of his daughter, Jake (Jennie Garth, Beverly Hills, 90210), who blamed him for it. Now Jake has returned with her son Billy to their small Texas town to pay her respects and accept what her grandfather has bequeathed her: the very ranch that her father calls home.

Built in the shadow of Liberty Hill where all the Bankston kin are buried, Dry Creek Ranch represents more than property. The land is family. It’s a history that’s about to be shaken by the tenuous reunion of a father and daughter, and by a harsh financial reality. There’s only one way the impossibly high inheritance tax can be paid off, and that’s by selling Dry Creek. The love of the land, and a fight to keep it safe from a big-business takeover is one thing Will and Jake have in common. The other is a shared past that needs to be faced, and two broken hearts that need to be mended. It’s up to Will and Jake to come together one more time to keep a family tradition alive.

With, The Last Cowboy, Alpine Entertainment proudly delivers an inspiring celebration of friendship, loyalty, and family tradition.