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5.7/10   137 votes
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Director:
Tim Hunter
Writer:
Carol Sobieski (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 March 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Family more
Plot:
Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a wild horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an Olympic jumping champion. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
A horse movie for everybody more (9 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Farnsworth ... Foster

Melissa Gilbert ... Charlie
Michael Schoeffling ... Matt
Constance Towers ... Muffy
Peter Kowanko ... Harris (as Pete Kowanko)
Yankton Hatten ... Grant
Shane Serwin ... Seth
Chris Pedersen ... Red
Ángel Salazar ... Tommy John

Arliss Howard ... Peter
Shizuko Hoshi ... Mrs. Daniels
Richard Jamison ... Capt. Marsh

James Gammon ... Steve
Ariane de Vogue ... Ariane
Norman Bennett ... Lenny
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp
Filming Locations:
Alpine, Texas, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The horse which was the stand-in for Slyvester was The Gray Goose who competed several times at the Horse Park at the Advanced level. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Charlie is being raped, she pulls out of character by obviously scratching what must be an itchy nose. more
Soundtrack:
TIMELESS LOVE more

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User Comments

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A horse movie for everybody, 11 May 2005
7/10
Author: lightninboy from South Dakota

If you're a subscriber to Western Horseman, this movie is for you. And if you're not, it's still watchable. Melissa Gilbert plays an orphan girl Charlie (livestock auction market pusher from Marfa, Texas) who learns dressage. Richard Farnsworth plays Foster, her boss, who helps her enter a cowhorse named Sylvester Stallone in the Rolex at Lexington, Kentucky. The movie shows that Gilbert must have picked up some horsemanship somewhere along the way. Actually, Farnsworth's character prefers mules. If you've never seen the Rolex, watching this movie is a good way to get hooked on it. It is quite challenging and dangerous. Also in this story are Charlie's two younger brothers and a love interest.

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