The Horse Whisperer

19981998
PG-13PG-13
2h 49min

The Horse Whisperer (1998)

After six decades in show business, Robert Redford announced that 2018's 'The Old Man & the Gun' will be his last performance. The role is a familiar one for the screen legend: a con with conviction. Let's travel "Through the Lens" to explore how Redford developed this character and how this on-screen persona perfectly culminates in his cinematic swan song.

Robert Redford: The Con With Conviction & the End of a Legendary Screen Persona

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The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

Director
- Robert Redford
Writers
- Nick Evans(novel)
- Eric Roth(screenplay)
- Richard LaGravenese(screenplay)
Stars

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 19 nominations total

Videos3

Robert Redford: The Con With Conviction & the End of a Legendary Screen Persona

Robert Redford: The Con With Conviction & the End of a Legendary Screen Persona

The Horse Whisperer: 15th Anniversary Edition

The Horse Whisperer: 15th Anniversary Edition

The Horse Whisperer: 15th Anniversary Edition

The Horse Whisperer: 15th Anniversary Edition

Robert Redford and Scarlett Johansson in The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Kristin Scott Thomas and Robert Redford in The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Kristin Scott Thomas and Robert Redford in The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Robert Redford in The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Kristin Scott Thomas in The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Robert Redford and Buck Brannaman in The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Kristin Scott Thomas and Robert Redford in The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Robert Redford in The Horse Whisperer (1998)

The Horse Whisperer (1998)

The Horse Whisperer (1998)

The Horse Whisperer (1998)

The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Director
- Robert Redford
Writers
- Nick Evans(novel)
- Eric Roth(screenplay)
- Richard LaGravenese(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Teenager Grace MacLean (Scarlett Johansson) is riding her horse and is hit by a truck. To help heal her troubled and injured daughter, and horse, the mother, Annie MacLean (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas), takes them to Montana to recuperate at the ranch of Tom Booker (Robert Redford), a "horse whisperer", a horse healer of mystical talents. Annie proceeds to fall in love with him, as well. —Dan <fpdj@intergate.bc.ca>

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Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for a disturbing accident scene
Parents guide

Trivia
This was the first movie directed by Robert Redford in which he appeared on-screen. However, he previously served as the narrator of A River Runs Through It (1992).

Goofs
Robert arrives at the ranch in a rental car, but needs a ride back to the airport.

Quotes
Tom Booker: There was a boy from the Blackfeet reservation, he used to do some work around here for a while. Sixteen, strong kid, good kid. He and I were really, really good friends. One day he went swimming and dove headfirst into the lake... and right into a rock. And it snapped his neck, paralyzed him. And after the accident I'd look in on him from time to time. But he wasn't there. It was like his mind, his spirit, whatever you want to call it, just disappeared. The only thing left was just anger. Just sort of as if the... the boy I once knew just went somewhere else.
Grace: I know where he goes.
Tom Booker: I know you do. Don't you disappear. You do whatever you have to do to hold on.

Alternate versions
The film formats the early scenes at a 1.85: 1 aspect ratio, and the Montana scenes at a wider 2.35: 1 aspect ratio. The Blu-ray release keeps everything at a 2.35: 1 aspect ratio, because if one tried to reproduce both aspect ratios on a Blu-ray, the picture would get smaller during the Montana scenes instead of wider. The screen on an HDTV cannot expand.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Godzilla/Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas/Bulworth/The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Soundtracks
Chopsticks
Written by Liz Phair

Top review

9/10

Some of the most beautiful cinematography you will find

It is one of Robert Redford's best - the quiet rancher - meets the pushy high powered NYC editor who is determined to help her daughter after a traumatic riding accident.

As others have mentioned the experience not only changes the horse but most of the "supporting" characters.

The cinematography was powerful - while I am not a student of the discipline I could see that the angles chosen for the subject, the landscape scenes of the beautiful Montana ranges and sunsets - one could watch and understand the movie without the dialog.

I believe Ansel Adams - if he were alive - would love some of these scenes.

I vote this as a "must see" for everyone. It not only has a powerful plot but beautiful cinematography...

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Release date
- May 15, 1998 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Заклинач коней
Filming locations
- Livingston, Montana, USA
Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures
- Wildwood Enterprises
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Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $75,383,563
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,685,488
- May 17, 1998
Gross worldwide
- $186,883,563

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Runtime
- 2h 49min
Color
- Color
Sound mix

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