A little girl's physical and emotional reawakening after an accident claims her father and her spirit.
Acting
Kelsey Mulrooney's heartbreaking turn as paralyzed Sunny.
Practical Effects
Real horse training creates authentic therapeutic bond scenes.
Director
James Fargo
Tom Amandes
Ben Taylor
Isabel Glasser
Kathleen Matthews
Kelsey Mulrooney
Sunny Matthews
Terry Moore
Dallas Judd
Stuart Whitman
Buddy
Madeline Zima
Melinda Judd
Charles Shaughnessy
Dr. Hugh Olson
Theodore Bikel
Dutch John Hathaway
Charles Napier
Craig Hardy
Allan Miller
Dr. Rasmussen
Grant Cramer
Dr. Dale Janssen
Lee Benton
Therapist Jesse
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director James Fargo also directed Clint Eastwood in 'The Enforcer'—quite the pivot to family horses.
This rode the late-90s wave of 'inspirational disability' films like 'Dolphin Tale,' though it notably used a real young actress rather than abled casting.
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