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Incident at Crestridge (1981)
Incident at Crestridge is a little-known gem of a TV movie from the early 1980s with a moving story and an inspiring protagonist, a caring woman who stands up to the bad actors in the town.
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Sara Davis (Eileen Brennan) moves to the small town of Crestridge in Wyoming as her husband Robert (Sandy McPeak) lands a new job there as the local hospital’s administrator. Witnessing the corruption within the local law enforcement, Sara decides to run for the sheriff’s office to make a difference. As she becomes the police chief, the gangs operating in the area and the black sheep within the local government team up to thwart her efforts at reforming law enforcement.
Written by Jim Byrnes and directed by Jud Taylor, Incident at Crestridge offers viewers healthy doses of both inspiration and motivation. Sara’s character as a senior woman standing up for the town and its people against crime and corruption remains as relevant today as it was more than four decades ago when the movie aired on TV. Her arrival in the new town and instant feeling of belongingness makes a case for making the place we move to our home on day one and having the courage to work toward making it better.
The movie’s choice of protagonist is also uplifting for senior citizens, particularly senior women who may not necessarily need to work for a living but whose passion for making a difference keeps them on their feet, serving their community. The ending of the movie is also heartwarming but let’s not give it away in case you haven’t seen the movie yet. (Spoiler blocked before it could spoil it!)
Fun fact: Though set in the fictional town of Crestridge in Wyoming, Incident at Crestridge was actually shot around Salt Lake City and Park City in UT. However, there actually is a neighborhood named Crest Ridge in Cheyenne, WY.
IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082556/
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