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:

"Watch your step - I'm a lot stronger now"

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Genres:

Drama

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cameo: Producer Arthur Fellows is seen in two shots as the horses head though a tunnel on the way to the track for the Derby. He's the balding man with glasses holding a program on the right of both the long shot and medium shots in that scene.

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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

Excellent movie. One I could watch everyday.

The movie Bluegrass was just excellent. I would love to own the movie Bluegrass but can't find it anywhere. I have checked everywhere to no avail. If anyone has a clue please email me. Thank you. I have even e mailed Cheryl Ladd's web site and asked for any help in finding this movie!