Sylvester (1985)

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.

Director:

Tim Hunter

Writer:

Carol Sobieski

Stars:

Richard Farnsworth, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Schoeffling

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Farnsworth	...	Foster
Melissa Gilbert	...	Charlie
Michael Schoeffling	...	Matt
Constance Towers	...	Muffy
Yankton Hatten	...	Grant
Shane Serwin	...	Seth
Chris Pedersen	...	Red
Ángel Salazar	...	Tommy John
Arliss Howard	...	Peter
Shizuko Hoshi	...	Mrs. Daniels
Richard Jamison	...	Capt. Marsh
James Gammon	...	Steve
Ariane de Vogue	...	Ariane
Norman Bennett	...	Lenny
Peter Kowanko	...	Harris (as Pete Kowanko)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

equestrienne | fired from a job | horseback riding | horse movie | eventing | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kon, zwany Sylwestrem

Filming Locations:

Fort Davis, Texas, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$172,814, 17 March 1985, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$385,687

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation,Rastar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kim Walnes and her horse "The Gray Goose" had placed third at the 1984 Olympic Selection Trials and were chosen as the reserve combination for the Los Angeles Olympics.

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Goofs

When Charlie is being raped, she pulls out of character by obviously scratching what must be an itchy nose.

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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...

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Soundtracks

BREAK AWAY
Written by Gary Nicholson and Wayland Holyfield
Performed by Gail Davies
Courtesy of RCA Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Probably the best horse movie out there

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.