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Sylvester

  • 19851985
  • PGPG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
471
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Sylvester (1985)
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Play trailer1:35
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DramaFamily
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
471
YOUR RATING
    • Tim Hunter
    • Carol Sobieski
  • Stars
    • Richard Farnsworth
    • Melissa Gilbert
    • Michael Schoeffling
    • Tim Hunter
    • Carol Sobieski
  • Stars
    • Richard Farnsworth
    • Melissa Gilbert
    • Michael Schoeffling
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    • 10User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Sylvester
    Trailer 1:35
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    Melissa Gilbert in Sylvester (1985)
    Melissa Gilbert in Sylvester (1985)
    Melissa Gilbert and Michael Schoeffling in Sylvester (1985)
    Richard Farnsworth in Sylvester (1985)
    Melissa Gilbert, Michael Schoeffling, and Richard Farnsworth in Sylvester (1985)
    Melissa Gilbert in Sylvester (1985)
    Michael Schoeffling and Richard Farnsworth in Sylvester (1985)
    Sylvester (1985)
    Sylvester (1985)
    Sylvester (1985)
    Melissa Gilbert, Yankton Hatten, and Shane Serwin in Sylvester (1985)
    Richard Farnsworth in Sylvester (1985)

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    Richard Farnsworth
    Richard Farnsworth
    • Foster
    Melissa Gilbert
    Melissa Gilbert
    • Charlie
    Michael Schoeffling
    Michael Schoeffling
    • Matt
    Constance Towers
    Constance Towers
    • Muffy
    Yankton Hatten
    • Grant
    Shane Serwin
    • Seth
    Chris Pedersen
    Chris Pedersen
    • Red
    Ángel Salazar
    Ángel Salazar
    • Tommy John
    Arliss Howard
    Arliss Howard
    • Peter
    Shizuko Hoshi
    Shizuko Hoshi
    • Mrs. Daniels
    Richard Jamison
    • Capt. Marsh
    James Gammon
    James Gammon
    • Steve
    Ariane de Vogue
    • Ariane
    Norman Bennett
    Norman Bennett
    • Lenny
    Peter Kowanko
    • Harris
    • (as Pete Kowanko)
    Sam Laws
    Sam Laws
    • Sammy
    Victoria Gallegos
    Victoria Gallegos
    • Seamstress
    Nigel Casserley
    • Announcer
      • Tim Hunter
      • Carol Sobieski
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    • Trivia
      The horse which was the stand-in for Slyvester was The Gray Goose who competed several times at the Horse Park at the Advanced level.
    • Goofs
      When they are driving the horse onto the show grounds, the first scene shows a horse in the trailer with a shorter mane, typical of the type seen in eventing. They cut away to the cab of the truck, and when they return to the horse, it's clearly a different horse with a much longer mane. They cut away again, and when they return, the mane is short again.
    • Quotes

      Grant: I don't want to go to Oklahoma either. There's nothing but trash in Oklahoma. They don't even know how to play football...

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Aviator/Mask/Sylvester (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Just a Matter of Time
      Written by Carla Olson, George Callins, Tom Junior Morgan, Joe Read and Phil Seymour

      Performed by The Textones

      Lead Vocal - Phil Seymour

      Courtesy of Gold Mountain Records, Ltd.

    User reviews10

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    6/10
    Not for kids
    Parents, this movie is not for kids. I got this movie because my girls like horses and I wanted to see Melissa Gilbert in a different role. However, Melissa is no longer the innocent young girl from Little House on the Prairie; gratuitous profanity, sexual references, and frontal nudity during an attempted rape scene disqualify this as a family movie. It's unfortunate because the story line is actually good. Her hard work and dedication bring her to a decision point that will impact the rest of her life. As another review elsewhere wrote: while entirely predictable, and the story of a come-from-nowhere horse and rider may be cliché, the acting is believable and the riding shots are well-done.
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    • Mar 24, 2006

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1985 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Marfa, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Rastar Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
      • Dolby

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