Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a rogue horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an eventing champion.
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| Richard Farnsworth | ... | Foster | |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Charlie | |
| Michael Schoeffling | ... | Matt | |
| Constance Towers | ... | Muffy | |
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Working in a Texas stockyard, breaking horses, Charlie's doing the best she can to support herself and her two brothers. But when she loses her job, she gets the idea to take her best bronco, Sylvester, and turn him into a lucrative profit by training him for three-day eventing. But since she knows little of dressage and show-jumping, it's going to take the help of her old boss, an ex-cavalryman, to get ready for competition. Written by Kathy Li
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equestrienne | fired from a job | horseback riding | horse movie | fight over girl |Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
15 March 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$172,814, 17 March 1985Gross USA:
$385,687Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$385,687Company Credits
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Written by Steven Hufsteter
Performed by Cruzados
Courtesy of EMI America Records
A division of Capitol Records, Inc.
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The horse was named after Sylvester Stallone. Stallone gave them permission to use his name in conjunction with the animal but no more than 7 times. See more »Goofs
When Charlie is being raped, she pulls out of character by obviously scratching what must be an itchy nose. See more »Quotes
Foster: A horse has got less IQ than a hog, he's less efficient than a bicycle and a lot more expensive than a floozy. Me, I love a mule.See more »
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BIG TIME LOSERWritten by Steven Hufsteter
Performed by Cruzados
Courtesy of EMI America Records
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I watched this movie all the time as a kid, back when I didn't have a horse and I didn't have any way to be around a horse. Now that I do have a horse I still watch this movie, and I'm still grabbed by it. I can sympathize with Charlie, thrill as she competes and be totally hooked by the ending. I can even hear the theme music when I ride! Every time I see this movie, I want to go out and ride and compete - it really motivates me! And I must have seen it a hundred times, possibly more. I highly recommend this movie, it is one of the best horse movies out there and probably the best eventing/jumping movie I've ever seen.