The Horse Whisperer

Plot

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

Release Year: 1998

Rating: 6.4/10 (19,136 voted)

Critic's Score: 65/100

Director:
Robert Redford

Stars: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill

Storyline
A teenage girl riding a horse is hit by a truck. To help heal her troubled/injured daughter, and horse, the mother takes them to Montana to recuperate at the ranch of a 'horse whisperer', a horse healer of mystical talents. The mother proceeds to fall in love with him, as well.

Writers: Nick Evans, Eric Roth

Cast:

Robert Redford
–

Tom Booker

Kristin Scott Thomas
–

Annie MacLean

Sam Neill
–

Robert MacLean

Dianne Wiest
–

Diane Booker

Scarlett Johansson
–

Grace MacLean

Chris Cooper
–

Frank Booker

Cherry Jones
–

Liz Hammond

Ty Hillman
–

Joe Booker

Kate Bosworth
–

Judith

(as Catherine Bosworth)

Austin Schwarz
–

Twin #1

Dustin Schwarz
–

Twin #2

Jeanette Nolan
–

Ellen Booker

Steve Frye
–

Hank

Don Edwards
–

Smokey

Jessalyn Gilsig
–

Lucy, Annie's Assistant

Release Date: 15 May 1998

Filming Locations: Baker, California, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $60,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $13,685,488
(USA)
(17 May 1998)
(2039 Screens)

Gross: $75,370,763
(USA)
(11 October 1998)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Emma Thompson was originally tipped for the female lead.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible:
As Pilgrim rears up when Liz the vet approaches him in the tunnel, a whip is briefly seen in the lower right hand corner.

Quotes:

[first lines]

Judith:
[waves]
Hello!

Grace:
[waves]
Hello!

User Review

Excellent

Rating: 10/10


More so than "Horse Whisperer", the movie deals with life altering
changes for the four characters (the mother, the father, the daughter,
the horse whisperer) and the horse of course. Even the affair is
positive. It helps Tom Booker get over his wife when he puts that
record back in it's sleeve, and it helps Annie get off her so called
"high horse attitude." It's a movie of changes for the better all
around. Enjoyable, real, well done.The scenes interacting with the
horse are wonderful. Sitting in that field waiting for the horse to
feel comfortable enough to deal with Mr. Booker was an enormous hurdle.
The best scene is after two and a half hours when Tom brings the horse
down to Grace's level, so that they both rise together. That scene,is
to joyfully cry for, and laugh yes.