Prices have risen in Morgan Creek by 20 percent, to $55,000, just since January.

What Morgan Creek does is let other directors make stories they want to tell.

Morgan Creek will provide most of the capital in the films and will be managing partner for the venture.

That leaves Morgan Creek with the balance of $6 million in production costs.

Even with others sharing the high production costs, the risk is still greater for Morgan Creek.

Half a mile down to Morgan Creek, leaning heavy on the end of the week.

Then Morgan Creek spent $7 million on prints and advertising.

But Morgan Creek got a little money and something more important: credibility in the eyes of serious directors.

And why did Morgan Creek seek him out for a western?

The stream of Morgan Creek runs through this township.