Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302037982
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 6302037980
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Running Time: 94
Studio: Warner Home Video

Customer Rating:
Summary: BEWARE!
Comment: There are many bootlegs of this title around. This rare movie is worth $50. If you see it for under $40, you should read the description carefully and email the seller to specifically ask whether it is a copy or an original BEFORE you buy! Click on 'customer images' to see how to identify a cheap illegal copy so you won't get ripped off like I was. The bootleg is pictured on top with an authentic tape pictured below it for comparison.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Pleasant family movie for horse lovers
Comment: This is a nice, very G-rated family movie, particularly for those who enjoy a western setting and lots of horses. Loosely based on Mel Tillis' teen novel, "The Wild Horse Killers", it tells the story of Hank (a late teens Linda Blair, in one of her better roles), an college girl home for the summer at her father's ranch. When she sees wild mustangs being rounded up for the purpose of being killed and turned into dog food, she decides to singlehandedly herd the mustangs 150 miles away to a protected federal park.

The film changes the pivotal character of a friendly old prospector, who helps Hank achieve her goals, to a young and handsome cowboy, Charlie (Michael Wincott, unrecognizable as a baby-faced teenager) to add a note of romance to the story. In a nicely done feminist turn, Charlie admires Hank more than lusts for her, and follows her exploits with the goal of helping her achieve her goals and thereby win her respect. (It would be nice if a few adult films ever pursued such a thoughtful potential romantic subpot.)

There is plenty of nice scenery and Ms. Blair is an accomplished horsewoman, who looks extremely comfortable and natural in this part. I don't think anyone would call her a great actress, but this role fits her in a down-to-earth way that I don't think any of her other parts over the years have. The late Richard Crenna has a small role as her supportive dad.

This film is long out-of-print -- it's over 25 years old -- and I think that's a shame. There are not a lot of really good family films of the non-animated, non-slapstick comedy kind...and not a great deal of good horse/western type of films in the first place. I think this compares very favorably to "Return of the Black Stallion", with the added plus of a strong and competent female heroine.

If you get a chance to rent or view this with your family, go for it. I think it would be especially appreciated by horse-loving adolescent girls.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: running free
Comment: This is a movie that not just the family, but the whole town can enjoy. A must see and own movie. I wish they msde more like thid one..

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Int'l. Falls, MN -Viewer
Comment: I loved this movie. I think that it's a show based on the courage and strength of one girl who never gave up on her beliefs. Shows the strength of one girl that was not giving up when others did. And, she conquers. It's a must see. The tear jerking, emotional rollercoaster is astonishing. Awesome show!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: I fell in love with this movie when i first saw it years ago
Comment: It's a must see movie for all horse lovers and those that feel the need to cry. About a young brave girl taking on all odds even her fathers to rescue wild horses and setting them free on federal land.

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