Sylvester is a 1985 American family drama film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Richard Farnsworth and Melissa Gilbert.[1] The film was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1986.[2]

Sylvester
Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
Directed byTim Hunter
Written byCarol Sobieski
Produced byMartin Jurow
Starring
CinematographyHiro Narita
Edited byDavid Garfield
Suzanne Pettit
Howard E. Smith
Music byLee Holdridge, the Textones
Production
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 15, 1985 (1985-03-15)
Running time
104 mins.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$385,687

Plot

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A young woman called Charlie cares for a horse brought to a livestock auction yard and helps turn him into a champion jumper.

Cast

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Production

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The film was filmed on location in Marfa and Alpine, Texas, and at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky in the summer of 1984.

One of the horses to play Sylvester was The Gray Goose. His handler Kim Walnes doubled for Gilbert in the action shots at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Soundtrack

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Three songs by the Textones (Carla Olson, Phil Seymour, George Callins, Joe Read and Tom Jr Morgan) are heard in the film: "Number One Is to Survive", "It's a Matter of Time" and "It's Okay".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sylvester (1985) - Tim Hunter | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  2. ^ "Sylvester - IMDb".
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