3/29/2023 0 Comments Stray movie![]() ![]() When you think about it, our story could have turned out much differently.” “It also has a little bit of magic in it animal magic and heavenly magic. “Our story is a happily ever after tale, which makes it appealing,” Davis says. In a time of devastating hurricanes, and the recent massacre in Las Vegas that take a toll on us as they unfold on the evening news, The Stray is a chance to see a relatable family drama with a happy ending. He looms large in the pantheon of Davis family pets.” He showed up when and where we needed him and did what we needed him to do for us. We see Pluto as an animal angel for the Davis family. When asked what saved Mitch and the boys on the trip - an accident or divine intervention – Davis says “it didn’t feel like an accident. More Life Lessons from Mitch Davis and The Stray So, we like to say that the women in the family are much more pragmatic than the men.” ![]() Our two daughters married practical guys and our three sons went into the movie business. “I am proud that they are pursuing their dreams. “As parents we always want our children to have it easier than we did,” he says. While Davis is not thrilled about his sons being in show business, he is supportive of their work. I believe he captured the essence of the characters and the story very well. His father said from these interviews his son got “a pretty good sense of the dynamics of the situation. Parker Davis began his journey into screenwriting by interviewing everyone in his family, as well as the two other boys who went on the backpacking trip in 1990 with Christian and Mitch, and were in the tent the night the group was struck by lightning. Their mom, Michelle, was an associate producer, and Davis’ brother, Mike, acted in the movie. His son, Christian, a main character in The Stray who is depicted as a young boy, wrote the film’s score, and Davis’ brother, Marshal, edited the movie. In fact, The Stray ended up being a family affair from every aspect. I re-wrote it a couple times, so we share the writing credit.” “This was my son’s first attempt at screenwriting, and it was a very solid script. “I realized this was a pretty amazing story with the potential to make a positive impact on the world,” Davis says. His parents discouraged him from pursuing the project, but he persisted. ![]() Parker was not born at the time of these events. I affectionately call it ‘ The Blind Side’ with basketball.”įast forward to the present, and Mitch Davis’ son, Parker, decides to follow in his father’s footsteps and write his first screenplay about the stories of Pluto the Wonder Dog (from The Stray), and the lightning bolt, the same stories that he grew up hearing about. This is a true story of a boy born in Dalton, Georgia, with a deformed face, who became a basketball star and a national champion. His next film, is an inspirational sports movie called Coach Tony. What all of Davis’ movies have in common is a great deal of emotion and heart. As the family goes, so goes society and culture.” “Families are by far the most important aspect of our lives,” he says, “because they are the people who are nearest and dearest to us and they keep society together. ![]() He explains that there is a myriad of different kinds of families, but what we need to remember is to hold everyone close and not take anyone for granted. He also wrote and co-directed the movie The Windrunner for the Disney Channel, which led to his 2001 Disney-distributed movie, The Other Side of Heaven, which marks Anne Hathaway’s first role as a film actress.īoth The Other Side of Heaven and The Stray focus on the themes of faith and family, which are paramount to Davis. He worked on such noteworthy, and family-friendly movies, as Dead Poet’s Society (1989), The Rocketeer (1991) and Newsies (1992). Mitch Davis was hired by Disney when he was fresh out of film school at the University of Southern California. My interview with Mitch Davis, The Stray - Family-Friendly Filmmaker About Mitch Davis Now we go deeper into the making of The Stray with Debra’s interview with filmmaker, Mitch Davis. Earlier today we shared with you Debra’s review of The Stray in this article, Family-Friendly Movie ‘The Stray’ Tells a Well-Needed Heart-Felt Tale. ![]()
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