Bluegrass (TV 1988)Director:Simon Wincer |
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Bluegrass (TV 1988)Director:Simon Wincer |
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| Cheryl Ladd | ... |
Maude Sage Breen
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| Wayne Rogers | ... |
Lowell Shipleigh
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| Diane Ladd | ... |
Verna Howland
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| Mickey Rooney | ... |
John Paul Jones
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| Brian Kerwin | ... |
Dancy Cutler
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| Shawnee Smith | ... |
Alice Gibbs
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Judith-Marie Bergan | ... |
Irene Shipleigh
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| Anthony Andrews | ... |
Michael Fitzgerald
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Arthur Rosenberg | ... |
Murray Steiner
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| Kieran Mulroney | ... |
Merlin Honeycutt
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| Jerry Hardin | ... |
Brock Walters
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Will Cascio | ... |
Whitey Dahl
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Charles David Cooper | ... |
Wilson
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Othello Pumphry | ... |
Bulldog Lewis
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Thomas Caldwell | ... |
Auctioneer
(as Thomas Milton Caldwell)
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This is a movie I stumbled across during an afternoon of channel-surfing and immediately came to love. Though the premise initially seems to be a bit of an 80's cliche, the endearing nature of the characters draws you in (especially Brian Kerwin's superb Dancy Cutler - his performance alone makes watching the movie worthwhile). The picture painted of the Thoroughbred industry is also very true-to-life and, most importantly, so are the horses themselves. This only serves to make the relationships between the human characters more credible. (My personal favorite part is the expression on Maude's face when Dancy tells her he can get "anything" in foal.) I sum this up as a movie with something for everyone - great characters, romance, struggle, triumph, and great scenery.