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Sylvester | 
 enlarge | Director: Tim Hunter
Actors: Richard Farnsworth, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Schoeffling, Constance Towers, Peter Kowanko
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 10813
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: COLD03742D
ISBN: 1404950753
UPC: 043396037427
EAN: 9781404950757
ASIN: B0001BS3FW
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 1985
Release Date: April 6, 2004
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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
Product Description
Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a wild horse she names sylvester and turn him into an olympic jumping champion. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/25/2006 Starring: Melissa Gilbert Richard Farnsworth Run time: 103 minutes Rating: Pg
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Love this movie September 11, 2008
HunterJumperDressage (Tennessee)
This movie has quite a bit of language, brief nudity and violence, so it is not for your little horse-crazy girl. Having said that, it is a great movie for older teen, and adult, that still loves horses and longs to compete in the upper levels of English riding. It follows Charlie(Melissa Gilbert), a girl who trains a cow horse to go to the 3-day Event in Kentuky. Lots of great riding scenes, both western and english, a side love story between Charlie and Matt, played by the same actor as Jake Ryan in 16 candles, Michael Schoeffling. I have been watching this movie since I was about 17, and I still love it today.
 Ride on! July 4, 2008
Johannah Hupp-Clark (Boonies, Midwest USA)
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 for younger viewers but with the caveat that parents should watch with them and be prepared to answer questions.
One of the great horse movies! May 20, 2008
S. Pierroz (California)
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!
Great Family Movie February 5, 2008
First Citizens Bank (NC USA)
I 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.
Sylvester January 3, 2008
Leandra Paasch (Portland, OR USA)
I 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.
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