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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony EAN: 9781404950757 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 1404950753 Item Dimensions: Label: Sony Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures MPN: 03742 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: April 06, 2004 Running Time: 103 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 1985 Editorial Review: Product Description: A young girl's unwavering faith in a battered horse takes them both to the prestige and honor of national competition in this touching heroic drama. Melissa Gilbert makes a spirited film debut as Charlie Railsberg a 16-year-old wrangler who recognizes the noble spirit of a wild horse she christens "Sylvester." Oscar® nominee Richard Farnsworth portrays John Foster a hard-headed stockyard boss who takes Charlie and her two orphaned brothers into his home. Foster is convinced that Sylvester is worthless but is proven wrong when Sylvester and Charlie become the odds-on favorite at the National Equestrian Trails. Before it's all over Charlie falls in love and is faced with the opportunity-and decision-of a lifetime.System Requirements:Running Time: 103 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 043396037427 Manufacturer No: 03742 Amazon.com: Cinderella is a cowgirl in Sylvester, a hard-luck story with a happy ending if there ever was one. Melissa Gilbert is the tough-talking teenage orphan cowpoke whose natural talent and determination transform her into a prize-winning equestrian. Soapy subplots abound: She has a drunken reluctant mentor (Richard Farnsworth, in a fine turn), fights the court to raise her two younger brothers in a rundown trailer, and protests too much against a would-be sweetheart (Michael Schoeffling, the resident hunk of Sixteen Candles). Yet there is poetry in the scenes of Gilbert riding Sylvester through the hills and magical footage of Farnsworth secretly training the horse by moonlight. Even the trite dialogue ("Did you kill their dreams like you're killing mine?") fails to do in the modern fairy tale. It's a pretty darn imperfect world Gilbert and friends inhabit, which in its own plodding way makes it seem like real life, despite the unlikely journey from jeans to jodhpurs. --Valerie J. Nelson Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Ride on!This was an excellent horse movie in most respects, a rags-to-riches story in which a young Texas cowpoke turns a wild horse into a three-day eventing star. Along with the main story, there is family drama as Charlie (Melissa Gilbert) struggles to keep her family together and balance out her love-life. For the most part, this flick would be suitable for all audiences but there is a rather graphic attempted rape near the beginning and a fight later on in the movie. I would recommend this movie ... Read More Rating:  - One of the great horse movies!This movie was one of my favorite horse movies as a teen and it did not disappoint when I recently watched it again. An excellent movie of rags to riches. I would highly recommend it to any horse lover out there! Rating: - Great Family MovieI was looking for a family movie for all to watch. This one certainly did the job. We all enjoyed it. If your looking for a movie for the family to watch together or enjoy family movies yourself, this is a good choice. Rating: - SylvesterI bought the movie for a friend for Christmas because Sylvester is my all-time favorite horse movie, it's the best horse movie out there. My friend seems to enjoy it as much as me if not more. It is a fantastic movie about Three-Day Eventing, and it is the best horse movie I've ever seen. Rating: - Sylvester PleasesThis is a great horse movie for the in between ages of horse lovers. However, the dressage and cross country training are not realistic as it takes years to develop a 3 day event horse. Good use of our olympic riders for the actual eventing. I'm over 50, have trained and shown most of my life and this is still a favorite movie. |
