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]
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Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
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| Directed by | Tim Hunter |
| Written by | Carol Sobieski |
| Produced by | Martin Jurow |
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| Cinematography | Hiro Narita |
| Edited by | David Garfield Suzanne Pettit Howard E. Smith |
| Music by | Lee Holdridge, the Textones |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 104 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $385,687 |
A young woman called Charlie cares for a horse brought to a livestock auction yard and helps turn him into a champion jumper.
The film was filmed on location in Marfa and Alpine, Texas, and at the Kentucky Horse ParkinLexington, 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.
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".
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