Bluegrass (TV 1988)

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers:

Mart Crowley, Borden Deal (novel)

Stars:

Cheryl Ladd, Wayne Rogers, Diane Ladd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cheryl Ladd	...	Maude Sage Breen
Wayne Rogers	...	Lowell Shipleigh
Diane Ladd	...	Verna Howland
Mickey Rooney	...	John Paul Jones
Brian Kerwin	...	Dancy Cutler
Shawnee Smith	...	Alice Gibbs
Judith-Marie Bergan	...	Irene Shipleigh
Anthony Andrews	...	Michael Fitzgerald
Arthur Rosenberg	...	Murray Steiner
Kieran Mulroney	...	Merlin Honeycutt
Jerry Hardin	...	Brock Walters
Will Cascio	...	Whitey Dahl
Charles David Cooper	...	Wilson
Othello Pumphry	...	Bulldog Lewis
Thomas Caldwell	...	Auctioneer (as Thomas Milton Caldwell)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bluegrass | horse race | horse | horse ranch | horse auction | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fuldblods

Filming Locations:

Churchill Downs - 700 Central Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Landsburg Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min 240 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cameo: Producer Arthur Fellows is seen in two shots as the horses head though a tunnel on the way to the track for the Derby. He's the balding man with glasses holding a program on the right of both the long shot and medium shots in that scene.

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Soundtracks

"Star of the County Down"
Traditional (P.D.)
Performed by The Raggedy Robin String Band
in party scene

User Reviews

Delightful!

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.