Alanna Fox is a singer named Lorelai, in the middle of one of her biggest shows yet when she gets an urgent call from her mother.Her father has suffered a heart attack. And he’s still unconscious.
Lorelai rushes to the hospital to learn that her father is on a new VR form of life support. He’s locked in the Old West world he was dreaming about.
His only chance: For Lorelai to enter that VR world and lead him to a goldmine where doctors can reboot his brain and bring him out of the coma.
Lorelai steps into the VR world and into a chauvinistic Old West where the saloon girl persona she’s been given just will not do.
Fortunately, she has a remote control in hand. If something goes wrong, she can hit rewind and play the scene again.
But the remote control comes with a warning: Hit it too many times, and her father might be lost for good.
Before long, Lorelai exchanges the saloon girl gown for new duds and a six-shooter, hops aboard a horse named Blackberry and sets off in search of the goldmine.
She finds it. Getting her father there might prove a more difficult challenge.
Because a gunslinger named Evil Eric seems hellbent on keeping her from completing her mission. And he has a boss somewhere who’s calling the shots.
Alanna Fox as Lorelai, ready to kick some chauvinistic cowboy butt in Goldmine (2026)
Taylor Nichols as Nate, offering Lorelai a bit of advice and fatherly wisdom in Goldmine (2026)
Review:
An absolutely delightful surprise of a film. The comedy will rope you in; the low-budget sci-fi effects might scare you off.
Don’t let them. Because this transforms into a touching film about the relationship between a father and a daughter.
And about the daughter’s unwillingness to let go.
Alanna Fox acts her bustle off in the lead role. Her performance is an absolute key to making the film work.
But Taylor Nichols also does a heck of a job as the father. And Matthew Marder provides a fine script.
Joe Coffey as Evil Eric, up to his evil ways harassing an immigrant in Goldmine (2026)
Luke Fattorusso as Tennessee Time, Evil Eric’s right-hand man in evil doing in Goldmine (2026)
Directed by:
Adam Chase Cohen
Matthew Marder
Cast:
Alanna Fox … Lorelai
Taylor Nichols … Nate
Terry Walters … Jessica
Alan Polonsky … Dr. Ambrazia
Joe Coffey … Evil Eric
Luke Fattorusso … Tennessee Tim / Matt
Raymond Ma … Ming
Dan Leahy … Jervis
Jesse Robinson … Hank Henderson
Carolyn Vasko … Maria
Charles Bisset … Rocky
Rodney Conners … Slimey
Matt Seely … Lenny
Sofia Yepes … Natalia
Abigail Spear … Bar girl
Ekeobong … Trish
James Quattrochi … Sheriff Hardly
Obi Nwankwo … Ziggy
Runtime: 83 min.
Songs: “I’m in Control” and “Still Got Love for You”
Music by David Vandervelde / Vocals by Anna Fox
Alan Polonsky as Dr. Ambrazia, chastizing Lorelai for using the VR equipment when he wasn’t around in Goldmine (2026)
Terry Walters as Lorelai’s mother Jessica, in the hospital room in Goldmine (2026)
Memorable lines:
Lorelai, learning Evil Eric wants an encore from her: “Who’s Evil Eric?”
A saloon tough turns her way. “Me.”
Lorelai: “Hello, Evil Eric. Are you evil?”
Lorelai: “Sheriff, the pigs and horses in this town are much more civilized than the people. Can we do something about the bank robbers and the people whipping that woman?”
The sheriff declines, and suggests Lorelai take matters into her own hands.
Lorelai, to Evil Eric: “Can you stop calling me girlie?”
Evil Eric: “No. Cause that’s what bad dudes like us call little girlies like you. Especially little girlies with bad haircuts.”
Nate: “Don’t hit rewind.”
Dan Leahy as Jervis, Lorelai’s manager in the Old West world she visits in Goldmine (2026)
Alanna Fox as Lorelai, about to slip into the VR headgear in Goldmine (2026)
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