Sylvester

Mar 15, 1985

1h 44m

★ 4.8

Her greatest victory waits at the edge of the most dangerous moment of her life.

Overview

Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a wild horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an Olympic jumping champion.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Rastar Productions

Sylvester Trailers

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Cast

John Foster

Richard Farnsworth

Charlene "Charlie" Railsberg

Melissa Gilbert

Matt

Michael Schoeffling

Mrs. Whitney "Muffy" Hyde

Constance Towers

Harris Pell (as Pete Kowanko)

Peter Kowanko

Peter

Arliss Howard

Grant Railsberg

Yankton Hatten

Seth Railsberg

Shane Serwin

Steve

James Gammon

Tommy John

Ángel Salazar

Mrs. Daniels

Shizuko Hoshi

Red

Chris Pedersen

Hello there! What are you doing for Christmas? Do you know what Fantorangen is doing? He's going to be in the barn with Eddie and all the animals. It's going to be a wonderful Christmas! The goat will get to taste doughnuts, the horse will sing Christmas carols with Fantorangen, and the hen will learn to walk around the Christmas tree. Well, almost, anyway. The cow will get a Christmas tree in her stall, and Fantorangen and Eddie will make porridge for the barn elf. And on New Year's Eve, they will pop popcorn for all the animals. In addition, Fantorangen will unwrap gifts with music videos and other fun clips. There's so much to look forward to!

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