The Long Shot (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Georg Stanford Brown

Writer (WGA):

David Alexander (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A woman moves with her husband and seven-year-old daughter from Colorado to California and then her husband abandons them. While trying to rebuild her life, she finds solace while working at a horse farm and decides to enter her beloved horse in a high-stakes riding competition.

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Colorado | Ranch | Divorce | Poverty

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12	7:00 PM	HALMRK
Mon. July 20	9:00 PM	HALMRK

Cast

Julie Benz	...	Annie Garrett
Marsha Mason	...	Mary Lou O'Brian
Paul Le Mat	...	Guido Levits
Gage Golightly	...	Taylor Garrett
David Alexander	...	Monte Shelton
Christopher Cousins	...	John Oaks
John Livingston	...	Ross Garrett
Robert Pine	...	Douglas McCloud
Laura Johnson	...	Bonnie McCloud
Juliette Goglia	...	Colleen O'Brian
Cliff Bemis	...	Robert Tillman
Patrick Day	...	Motel Manager
Andrea Piedimonte	...	Police Officer
Jill Jaress	...	Lisa's Mother
Joshua Grenrock	...	Announcer

Also Known As:

Dear Mr. God (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min | Brazil:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Company:

Alpine Medien Productions

Trivia:

In a scene at the final horse show, the judge's table has a banner on it for an actual organization, the Liberty Horse Exerciser with their phone number of [phone].

Goofs:

Continuity: When Annie and Taylor arrive on the farm, they stay in one of Mary's guest rooms. Later in the film, Annie and Taylor renovate an old tack room to live in and there is no mention of the guest room.

Quotes:

Annie Garrett: And John, it's okay if friends kiss.

this is based on me

The Movie turned out pretty good. It was really fun to make. Hallmark brought me out as a consultant, being that my Dad wrote the screen play based on me. There is a lot of truth in it and a lot that was started on truth and then hollywoodized. The actors and actresses where great. A lot nicer then I would have guessed. Julie Benz is such a fun and caring person. She had to overcome her fear of horses before filming and she did just that. The horse used as Tolo in the movie really liked her and they started to form a bond during filming. Marsha Mason was wonderful too. When we filmed parts of the movie about tolo going blind, it was tough on me. It brought back a lot of sad memories. I often found myself crying. Marsha was always there with a tissue for me and comforted me. Thank you Marsha. Thank you Julie for becoming a good friend to know. I really did have a horse that went blind and I competed on after overcoming some medical problems of my own. Sad to say my horse Tolo has since passed on, so this is very special to me to have a movie made about him. I hope everyone enjoys it.

Amy