Lightning, the White Stallion

19861986
PGPG
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

4.4/10

140

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Drama Family

Gambler Barney Ingram's prize white stallion, Cloverdale III, is abducted by creditor Emmett Fallon, but his pick up breaks down on a school-bus route, and the horse runs off. Schoolkids Luc... Read allGambler Barney Ingram's prize white stallion, Cloverdale III, is abducted by creditor Emmett Fallon, but his pick up breaks down on a school-bus route, and the horse runs off. Schoolkids Lucas Mitchell and Stephanie Ward believe it is Emmett's" horse, find it and make a deal. Ste... Read allGambler Barney Ingram's prize white stallion, Cloverdale III, is abducted by creditor Emmett Fallon, but his pick up breaks down on a school-bus route, and the horse runs off. Schoolkids Lucas Mitchell and Stephanie Ward believe it is Emmett's" horse, find it and make a deal. Steph stables it with rich Madame Rene, as "Lightning." Steph dreams of a riding career and t... Read all

IMDb RATING

4.4/10

140

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4/10

looks like a pump, works like a sneaker!

I give this movie a 4 of ten and I'm being pretty generous. This was done to capitalize on the success of the Black Stallion movies and series with Mickey Rooney. Unfortunately its just not very good. Isabel Lorca is gorgeous girl but she couldn't act her way out of a paper sack! Rooney is OK, but he plot is really poorly thought out. Very little of this movie feels real, it feels like play someone was staging on Saturday afternoon. The most believable moments are between Stephanie (Lorca) and her boyfriend on the bus! Even the climax feels contrived and manipulative. If your'e looking for a decent family flick for a rainy afternoon, you could do worse, but not by much.

Oddly rated "pg" for some profanity and adult situations that seem rather at odds with the rest of the film.

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windypoplar
Oct 6, 2005

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