Nico the Unicorn (1998)

Director:

Graeme Campbell

Writers:

Frank Sacks (novel)
Frank Sacks (screenplay)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.

Plot Keywords:

Unicorn | Animal | Hope | Disability | Magic

Cast

Anne Archer	...	Julie Hastings
Augusto	...	Nico
Maggie Castle	...	Susie
Pierre Chagnon	...	Ben Willett
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Carolyn Price
Larry Day	...	Deputy Pete
Charles S. Doucet	...	Pony Buyer
Mickey Fry	...	Pitcher
Bill Haughland	...	National Newscaster
Don McGowan	...	Local Newscaster (as Don Megowan)
Johnny Morina	...	Bruce
Neige	...	The Pony (Nico's Mother)
Martin Neufeld	...	Dobbs
Joanna Noyes	...	Teacher
Michael Ontkean	...	Tom Gentry
Leni Parker	...	Librarian
Michel Perron	...	Joe
Michael Yarmush	...	Mark
Kevin Zegers	...	Billy Hastings
Erik Gosselin	...	Twin Farmer (uncredited)

Directed by
Graeme Campbell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Frank Sacks		novel
Frank Sacks		screenplay

Produced by
Julie Allan	....	producer
Hélène Boulay	....	producer
John Buchanan	....	producer
Pieter Kroonenburg	....	producer
Frank Sacks	....	producer
Steve Tisch	....	producer

Original Music by
Alex De Rafols
Alan Reeves

Cinematography by
Walter Bal

Film Editing by
Jean Beaudoin

Casting by
Cathy Henderson
Nadia Rona
Dori Zuckerman

Production Design by
Michael Devine

Costume Design by
Andrée Morin

Makeup Department
Dario Lapointe	....	hair stylist
Penny Lee	....	makeup artist
Cynthia Patton	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Daniel Bouthillette	....	assistant unit manager
Gary Evans	....	post-production supervisor
François Grenon	....	second unit manager
Alain Labrosse	....	unit manager
Dominic St. Jean	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne Alloucherie	....	assistant director
Ron Mezey	....	assistant director
Pete White	....	second unit director

Art Department
Robert Côté	....	assistant props
Martin Handfield	....	property master
Daniel Svatek	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Sylvain Arseneault	....	sound recordist
Pierre Bouchard	....	boom operator
Scott Donald	....	dialog editor
Michael Gurman	....	dialogue editor
Michael Gurman	....	sound editor
Steven Gurman	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Jacques Godbout	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Patrice-Alain Barrette	....	digital effects artist: Hybride
Louise Bertrand	....	digital effects production manager: Hybride
Marc Bourbonnais	....	computer graphics artist: Hybride
Luc Desmarais	....	computer system support: Hybride
Alexandre Joset	....	computer graphics artist: Hybride
Joseph Kasparian	....	digital textures: Hybride
Joseph Kasparian	....	lighting artist: Hybride
François Lambert	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Daniel Leduc	....	digital effects supervisor: Hybride
Patrick Legault	....	computer system support: Hybride
Charles Marchand	....	digital effects artist: Hybride
Sébastien Moreau	....	digital effects artist: Hybride
Pierre Raymond	....	digital effects producer: Hybride
Philippe Theroux	....	computer graphics artist: Hybride
Yanick Wilisky	....	computer graphics artist: Hybride

Stunts
David Rigby	....	stunts
Pete White	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Amyot	....	gaffer
Jocelyn Bertrand	....	grip
Mikey Bertrand	....	key grip
Alain Bisson Doyal	....	grip
Jerome Bouchard	....	electrician
Sandrine Béchade	....	clapper loader
Daniel Guy	....	focus puller
Carlos Hidalgo	....	trainee camera
Maxime Imbeau	....	grip
Maarten Kroonenburg	....	camera operator
Kenneth MacKenzie	....	best boy grip
Pantazidis Panagiotis	....	still photographer
Pierre Rancourt	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Robyn Owen	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Graham	....	assistant dresser
Daniele Leger	....	dresser

Editorial Department
Christian Gravel	....	assistant editor
Thomas Metzger	....	colorist

Transportation Department
Gilles Emond	....	driver
James Sanchez	....	driver
Joe Sanchez	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Marco Antonucci	....	craft service
Pierre Cartier	....	location manager
Marc Chartier	....	production assistant
Suzanne Chiasson	....	continuity
Stéphane Dalpé	....	production assistant
Bram Eisenthal	....	unit publicist
Francis Marleau	....	production assistant
Charles Obrul	....	laboratory liaison
Simon Pacquin	....	production assistant
Stéphane St-Germain	....	caterer
Gerry Therrien	....	animal trainer
Pete White	....	animal wrangler

Production Companies

• Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures

Distributors

• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Hybride Technologies (visual effects)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:6 | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario)

Company:

Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures

Quotes:

Ben Willett:The mountain lion and the unicorn are natural enemies. This explains it!
Julie Hastings:Or it would if we had a unicorn.
Ben Willett:Nico's a unicorn mom.

Great movie!

I stumbled across this Canadian movie by chance on cable TV. I'd never heard of it, or of Kevin Zegers, but have since became a huge fan of both. It's a simple story of a young boy (Billy Hastings) who moves to a country property with his mother, and acquires a pony, who turns out to have magical abilities. Features fine performances by Kevin Zegers, Ann Archer (as Billy's mother), and Elisha Cuthbert (as Billy's classmate Carolyn). The screenplay is by Frank Sacks, who based it on his children's book of the same name. I was so happy when I found this movie on DVD, and would recommend it to anyone who loves kids/family movies, and of course to any fan of Kevin Zegers.