Into the West (1992)

Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers:

Jim Sheridan, David Keating (additional writing),

Stars:

Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciarán Fitzgerald

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gabriel Byrne	...	Papa Reilly
Ellen Barkin	...	Kathleen
Ciarán Fitzgerald	...	Ossie
Rúaidhrí Conroy	...	Tito (as Ruaidhrí Conroy)
David Kelly	...	Grandfather
Johnny Murphy	...	Tracker
Colm Meaney	...	Barreller
John Kavanagh	...	Hartnett
Brendan Gleeson	...	Inspector Bolger
Jim Norton	...	Superintendant O'Mara
Anita Reeves	...	Mrs. Murphy
Ray McBride	...	Mr. Murphy
Dave Duffy	...	Morrissey
Stuart Dannell-Foran	...	Conor Murphy (as Stuart Dannell)
Becca Hollinshead	...	Birdy Murphy

Storyline

Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.

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Plot Keywords:

horse | boy | horse breeder | alcoholic | police | 

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Taglines:

Ein magisches Abenteuer beginnt ... (A magical Adventure begins ...)

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Genres:

Family | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Ireland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das weiße Zauberpferd

Box Office

Gross:

$4,790,801 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel Four Films, Little Bird, Majestic Films International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ellen Barkin and Gabriel Byrne were married to each other when the film was made.

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Goofs

In several shots of Tito and Ossie riding bareback while the horse is galloping, Ossie is represented by a very floppy dummy that's obviously tied and pinned to the stunt rider playing Tito (01:13:44 to 01:14:51).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Papa Reilly: [to his son] You're not gonna return there again. You have to pretend your name is Murphy. Do you understand that?

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Connections

References From Noon Till Three (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Someone To Talk To"
by The Devlins

User Reviews

Here's An Odd Irish Tale

I always remember this movie for the shock of seeing a horse trying to live an apartment. Now, there's an unusual sight! I revisited this film last week and for a second and an overdo "ride" with these mystical Irish gypsies and their strange. By the way, I hadn't realized how nicely filmed this was until I saw it on 1.85:1 widescreen DVD.

Also to my surprise was that it wasn't the happy, family film I had remembered. There are many moments of frustration, sadness, violence, injustice, ete. It's hardly a bunch of fun times. The language is such, too, that I wouldn't recommend this for little kids, unless perhaps in Ireland where everyone seems to use Jesus' name in vain frequently, even kids.

It's still a story, basically, about two kids trying to capture and then keep a white horse, which is taken away from them. The cops (some crooked, as filmmakers love to show), the crooks and family are all out over the countryside looking for the boys and the horse.

In between, their father slowly comes to grips with the death of his wife some seven years earlier, a tragedy he has never been able to deal with correctly.

The best character and the most fun to watch is little "Ossie," played by Ciaran Fitzgerald. He's the one most-attached to the horse and the wee one has some of the best lines in the film.