There Must Be a Pony
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{{Infobox television
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| genre = Drama
| creator =
| based_on = There Must Be a Pony
| writer = James Kirkwood Jr.
| screenplay = Mart Crowley
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| director = Joseph Sargent
| starring = Elizabeth Taylor
Robert Wagner
James Coco
William Windom
Edward Winter
Ken Olin
Dick O'Neill
Chad Lowe
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| composer = Billy Goldenberg
| country = United States
| language = English
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| executive_producer = Robert Wagner
| producer = Howard Jeffrey
| location =
| editor = Jack Harnish
| cinematography = Gayne Rescher
| runtime = 95 min.
| company = R.J. Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
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| network = ABC
| released = {{Start date|1986|10|05}}
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There Must Be a Pony is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Joseph Sargent. It is based on the novel of the same name by James Kirkwood Jr., and the title refers to a common anecdote about optimism in the midst of adversity.{{cite web|title=There Must Be a Pony Somehwere|date=December 13, 2013|work=Quote Investigator|url=https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/12/13/pony-somewhere/|access-date=2024-10-19}}
Premise
Marguerite Sydney is a celebrated Hollywood star attempting a comeback after a stay in a mental hospital, as well as trying to re-establish a relationship with her teenage son, and risking a romance with a mysterious new suitor.{{cite web |title=LIZ, LINDA EVANS SQUARE OFF IN FILMS |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-04-ca-4322-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=4 October 1986}}
Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor as Marguerite Sydney
- Robert Wagner as Ben Nichols
- James Coco as Mervin Trellis
- William Windom as Lee Hertzig
- Edward Winter as David Hollis
- Ken Olin as Jay Savage
- Dick O'Neill as Chief Investigator Roy Clymer
- Chad Lowe as Josh Sydney
Reception
"Miss Taylor and Mr. Lowe are worth the effort of watching but, in the end, the movie illustrates one of Marguerite's pearls of wisdom: 'Talk about grinding it out. TV brings new meaning to the words chopped liver," said The New York Times.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/03/arts/there-must-be-a-pony-with-elizabeth-taylor.html |first=John J. |last=O'Connor |title='There Must Be a Pony' with Elizabeth Taylor |newspaper=The New York Times |date= October 3, 1986 |access-date=April 1, 2020 }} People advised, "Think of this as a one-woman show, Elizabeth Taylor’s show, and you’ll be in for some moments to remember... If you own a VCR, tape this show, then speed through it, stopping only to savor Liz’s scenes. Then erase the tape."{{cite magazine|url=http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-there-must-be-a-pony-vol-26-no-14/ |first=Jeff |last=Jarvis |title=Picks and Pans Review: There Must Be a Pony |magazine=People |date= October 6, 1986 |accessdate=April 29, 2017}}
Awards
The film was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie in 1987.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1987/outstanding-art-direction-for-a-miniseries-or-movie |title=Nominees/Winners | Television Academy |publisher=Emmys.com |date= |access-date=April 29, 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title | id= 0092081 | title= There Must Be a Pony }}
{{Joseph Sargent}}
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Category:1986 television films
Category:Films directed by Joseph Sargent
Category:Films scored by Billy Goldenberg
Category:American drama television films