Nico the Unicorn (1998)

As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.

Director:

Graeme Campbell

Writers:

Frank Sacks (novel), Frank Sacks (screenplay)

Stars:

Kevin Zegers, Neige, Pierre Chagnon

Cast

Credited cast:
Kevin Zegers	...	Billy Hastings
Neige	...	The Pony (Nico's Mother)
Pierre Chagnon	...	Ben Willett
Martin Neufeld	...	Dobbs
Michel Perron	...	Joe
Johnny Morina	...	Bruce
Michael Yarmush	...	Mark
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Carolyn Price
Michael Ontkean	...	Tom Gentry
Anne Archer	...	Julie Hastings
Augusto	...	Nico
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maggie Castle	...	Susie
Larry Day	...	Deputy Pete
Charles S. Doucet	...	Pony Buyer
Mickey Fry	...	Pitcher

Storyline

Based on the popular novel for young adults by Frank Sacks, this heart-warming drama concerns Billy Hastings, an 11-year-old boy whose life is shattered after his leg is permanently damaged by a drunk driver. Billy and his mother Julie move to a new town in hopes of escaping the bad memories of the accident. Not long after they arrive, they visit a threadbare circus, where they discover a neglected horse. Feeling sorry for the animal, they arrange to take it home, only to discover that the horse is pregnant. That's the least of their surprises, though; the horse shortly gives birth to a unicorn, which appears to have magical powers.

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Plot Keywords:

unicorn | hope | disability | animal | magic | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das kleine Einhorn

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinetel Films, Fries Film Group, Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film was originally set to be distributed by Cinetel Films but the distribution rights were later sold to Moonstone Entertainment.

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Goofs

The shout from Billy isn't timed properly with his lip movement seconds later as Nico runs toward the edge of the cliff and proceeds to jump over to the other side.

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Quotes

Ben Willett: The mountain lion and the unicorn are natural enemies. This explains it!
Julie Hastings: Or it would if we had a unicorn.
Ben Willett: Nico's a unicorn mom.

User Reviews

A pony gives birth to a Unicorn

This movie teaches us a little bit about love, life, AND EACH OTHER. The kid in the movie is supposed to be crippled, except he can walk and run fine. He has a cheesy limp which is barely noticeable, but for some reason all the kids at school pick on him. The best is when he hits a home run while playing baseball and trips on second base because of his gimp leg. Idiot.

The best part of this movie is the fact that a PONY gives birth to a full-size UNICORN. Like, the only thing more imaginary than a Unicorn is a pony giving birth to anything, because it is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. It would be like a 3 year old girl giving birth to a Centuar.

The cool thing about this movie was the magical things I learned about Unicorns. I thought unicorns were just rad to look at - I didn't know they had useless powers! These powers include: (1) Flowers grow wherever unicorns walk (2) Their horn grows 4 inches every day at some random point, usually marked by a wind chime noise and glittery graphics (3) Thats it