Bluegrass (1988)

A woman tries to be successful in the male-dominated horse racing business. Intrigue, greed, power games and love trying to put stones in her way.

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers:

Mart Crowley, Borden Deal (novel)

Stars:

Cheryl Ladd, Wayne Rogers, Diane Ladd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cheryl Ladd	...	Maude Sage Breen
Wayne Rogers	...	Lowell Shipleigh
Diane Ladd	...	Verna Howland
Mickey Rooney	...	John Paul Jones
Brian Kerwin	...	Dancy Cutler
Shawnee Smith	...	Alice Gibbs
Judith-Marie Bergan	...	Irene Shipleigh
Anthony Andrews	...	Michael Fitzgerald
Arthur Rosenberg	...	Murray Steiner
Kieran Mulroney	...	Merlin Honeycutt
Jerry Hardin	...	Brock Walters
Will Cascio	...	Whitey Dahl
Charles David Cooper	...	Wilson
Othello Pumphry	...	Bulldog Lewis
Thomas Caldwell	...	Auctioneer (as Thomas Milton Caldwell)

Storyline

Maude Sage has a secret wish when she returns to the place of her childhood. Her dream is to breed thoroughbreds of world class but it does not go so easily fulfilled. The snobbish society of bluegrass and her unscrupulous neighbor Lowell Shipleigh spares no meanness in order to destroy her. Against the vicious intrigues only the useful farm managers Dancy Cutler stands beside her, whose love she misconceived first. The revenge is bitterly when she falls for the persuasiveness of the equally rich as mysterious Irishman Michael Fitzgerald.

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Plot Keywords:

love | thoroughbred | bluegrass | horse | revenge | 

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Taglines:

She lost her home, her father and her husband. Now it was time to win.

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Larry Pizer: When Maude and Dancy are first out shopping for horses, right after he tells her that he wants her to know that he can be trusted, there is a shot of an older man standing next to a horse and it's handler and gesturing. That's Larry Pizer, the D.P.

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Soundtracks

Whiskey Before Breakfast
Traditional (P.D.)
Performed by The Raggedy Robin String Band (Carmel Bowman, Mike Norris, Conrad Shiba, Eleanor Wilson, Cari Norris)
in party scene

User Reviews

Wow

I just want to say that this is one of the most memorable made for TV movies i have ever seen. I remember watching it and wish so much that i could find it on DVD or video. my family has a copy of it that they recorded while it was on TV. so the commercials are all there and i would just love to see it fully without fast forwarding. i love Cheryl Ladd and all the other characters in this movie. being the daughter of two thoroughbred trainers this movie hits close to my heart. in the very beginning of this movie there is a scene where they are in the bidding circle. the very dark skinned male sitting with his hand close to his face, he is wearing a horseshoe ring, he is my father :) another reason i live this movie. he had very small parts throughout the movie. that first scene and many scenes where he is actually riding the horses. :) i love this movie and if anyone knows where i can find it please let me know :)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Ranch der Pferde

Filming Locations:

Churchill Downs - 700 Central Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Landsburg Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1