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The Horse Whisperer (1998)
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Robert Redford
directed himself for the first time in this romantic drama adapted from the 1995 best-seller by Nicholas Evans. Fourteen-year-old Grace MacLean (
Scarlett Johansson
of Manny & Lo) and her friend Judith go horseback riding in upstate New York on a winter morning, but their horses lose their footing on ice and slide onto a road, where Judith and her horse are killed by a jackknifing truck. Grace and her horse are also seriously injured -- doctors must amputate Grace's right leg -- and the frightening incident leaves a lasting trauma not only on Grace but also on her horse, Pilgrim. Grace's mother -- magazine editor Annie MacLean (
Kristin Scott Thomas
) -- seeking Grace's recovery, feels there's a link between her crippled, embittered daughter and Pilgrim's behavior. Learning about a horse trainer with a special gift, she takes Grace and Pilgrim to Montana where horse whisperer Tom Booker (
Robert Redford
) lives on a ranch with his younger brother Frank (
Chris Cooper
), Frank's wife Diane (
Dianne Wiest
) and their children. Tom's work with the horse also has a rejuvenating effect on the guilt-ridden Grace. Annie loses her magazine job, and the low-key romantic involvement between Annie and Tom develops during the summer, stifled by the unexpected arrival of Annie's husband, Robert MacLean (
Sam Neill
). Screenplay by Eric Roth and
Richard LaGravenese
(who adapted
The Bridges of Madison County
). Filmed in Montana and Saratoga Springs, New York. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Cast
Chris Cooper
Frank Booker
Cherry Jones
Liz Hammond
Sam Neill
Robert McLean
Jeanette Nolan
Ellen Booker
Kristin Scott Thomas
Annie MacLean
Dianne Wiest
Diane Booker
Don Edwards
Smokey
Robert Redford
Tom Booker
Jessalyn Gilsig
Lucy
Scarlett Johansson
Grace MacLean
Catherine Bosworth
Judith
Steve Frye
Hank
Ty Hillman
Joe Booker
Austin Schwarz
Twin #1
Dustin Schwarz
Twin #2
Production Crew
Raymond Kluga
Art Director
Karen Tenkhoff
Associate Producer
Nicholas Evans
Book Author
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Gretchen Rennell Court
Casting
Robert Richardson
Cinematographer
Joseph P. Reidy
Co-producer
Thomas Newman
Composer (Music Score)
Bernie Pollack
Costume Designer
Judy Ruskin
Costume Designer
Robert Redford
Director
Freeman Davies, Jr.
Editor
Hank Corwin
Editor
Tom Rolf
Editor
Rachel Pfeffer
Executive Producer
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Patrick Markey
Producer
Robert Redford
Producer
Jon Hutman
Production Designer
Eric Roth
Screenwriter
Richard LaGravenese
Screenwriter
Terry J. Leonard
Screenwriter
Mickey Gilbert
Second Unit Director
Paul Ryan
Second Unit Director
Philip Pfeiffer
Second Unit Director
Paul Ryan
Second Unit Director Of Photography
Philip Pfeiffer
Second Unit Director Of Photography
Debra Schutt
Set Decorator
Clare Scarpulla
Set Designer
Gretchen Rau
Set Designer
Hilton Rosemarin
Set Designer
Allison Moorer
Songwriter
Gary Rydstrom
Sound/Sound Designer
Steve Boeddeker
Sound/Sound Designer
Tod A. Maitland
Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Crosman
Special Effects Supervisor
Peter Donen
Special Effects Supervisor
W. Steven Graham
Supervising Art Director
Year: 1998
Runtime: 168
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for a disturbing accident scene
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Sound
Dolby Digital/SDDS/DTS
Produced by
Touchstone Pictures
Wildwood
Release
by Buena Vista
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