The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kay Panabaker | ... | Moondance Alexander | |
| Don Johnson | ... | Dante Longpre | |
| Lori Loughlin | ... | Gelsey Alexander | |
| James Best | ... | Buck McClancy | |
| Sasha Cohen | ... | Fiona Hughes | |
| Whitney Sloan | ... | Megan Montgomery | |
| Joe Norman Shaw | ... | Ben Wilson | |
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Aedan Tomney | ... | Josh Wilson |
| Greg Lawson | ... | Miles | |
| Tom Carey | ... | Tom Wyman | |
| Landon Liboiron | ... | Freddie | |
| Julia Maxwell | ... | Rachel | |
| Mimi Gianopulos | ... | Bella | |
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Kirk Heuser | ... | Announcer |
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Brian Gromoff | ... | Judge Tyler |
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The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers who has jumped out of his paddock. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential. Moondance manages to talk Dante into training her and Checkers for the Bow Valley Classic and despite the criticism of her peers; discovers that perseverance, loyalty and individuality can land you in the winner's circle. Written by anonymous
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19 October 2007 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$17,427, 21 October 2007, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Kay Panabaker and Lori Laughlin both previously co-starred on "Summerland". They were reunited for "Moondance Alexander". See more »Goofs
When Checkers gets up from colicing, Moondance doesn't have a lead rope on him, when it cuts back to her, a red lead rope is clipped onto Checkers' halter. See more »Contribute to This Page
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If you've already seen "Black Beauty," "National Velvet" or "My Friend Flicka," you might want to take a pass on "Moondance Alexander," a wan girl-and-her-horse saga that doesn't even have the energy or conviction to rise above its own clichés.
Moondance is a ninth-grade social outcast who finds meaning and purpose in life when she spends the summer taking care of and learning to ride a horse owned by a cantankerous but lovable Pygmalion played by Don Johnson (think of it as an equine version of "My Fair Lady," minus the songs and quality). The first credibility obstacle we have to overcome is accepting the spunky and attractive Moondance as a girl who can't find herself a single friend (well, the two-legged type anyway).
The paint-by-numbers screenplay comes replete with a miraculous horse healing, a bevy of Valley Girl elitists straight out of Central Casting, and a horse-jumping competition that has all the drama and suspense of a Tiddlywinks tournament in Oshkosh.
Ah well, at least the movie boasts, in the person of Kay Panabaker, a young actress with a great deal of charm and potential. And, besides, where else are you going to hear a line like, "Moondance, I want you to take Checkers over to the stables," if not in this film? Surely, that ought to count for something, don't you think?