Sylvester (film)
{{Short description|1985 film by Tim Hunter}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sylvester
| image = Sylvester_(film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
| director = Tim Hunter
| producer = Martin Jurow
| writer = Carol Sobieski
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = Lee Holdridge, the Textones
| cinematography = Hiro Narita
| editing = David Garfield
Suzanne Pettit
Howard E. Smith
| studio = Rastar
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1985|03|15}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $385,687
}}
Sylvester is a 1985 American family drama film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Richard Farnsworth and Melissa Gilbert.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/sylvester-v48231|title = Sylvester (1985) - Tim Hunter | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie}} The film was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1986.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090112/awards|title = Sylvester - IMDb}}
Plot
A young woman called Charlie cares for a horse brought to a livestock auction yard and helps turn him into a champion jumper.
Cast
- Richard Farnsworth as Foster
- Melissa Gilbert as Charlie
- Michael Schoeffling as Matt
- Constance Towers as Muffy
- Peter Kowanko as Harris
- Arliss Howard as Peter
- James Gammon as Steve
- Travis Elliston as Kid
Production
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
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
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0090112}}
- {{Mojo title|sylvester|Sylvester}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|sylvester|Sylvester}}
- [http://www.flixster.com/movie/sylvester/ Flixster - Sylvester 1985]
- [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/15/movies/melissa-gilbert-in-sylvester.html New York Times, Melissa Gilbert in 'Sylvester', March 15, 1985]
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Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Tim Hunter
Category:Films scored by Lee Holdridge
Category:Films shot in Kentucky
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:Films with screenplays by Carol Sobieski
Category:English-language drama films
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