Product Details

• Actors: Rebecca De Mornay, Keith Carradine, Ellen Burstyn, Thora Birch, Lynne Thigpen
• Directors: Glenn Jordan
• Writers: Barbara Esstman, Darrah Cloud, Ronald Parker
• Producers: Glenn Jordan, Brent Shields, Richard Welsh
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Hallmark
• VHS Release Date: April 20, 1999
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000ICCI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,774 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Keith Carradine, Rebecca De Mornay, Ellen Burstyn. A family reexamines the tragedy that threatened to tear them apart.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Realistic Story, August 8, 2002

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Midwest Viewer (Midwest) - See all my reviews

I found this film to be a very realistic example of lifes issues that a family sometimes experiences.A husband and wife drifting apart,teenage children growing up.All of a sudden a tradgedy happens and the blaming and anger and other emotions start to pile up and the pressures of people who don't really know each other as good as they thought they did starts to surface.Can they keep it together and pull through?Well I'll just say I recommend people watch it,because in our present daily lives maybe everyone can be inspired by this great film!Go ahead and see for yourself--the whole cast was great,especially Ms.DeMornay!

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great story about a family devastated by tragedy., June 12, 2000

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"nick555555" (Mexico) - See all my reviews

Well, this movie starts off with the Mahler family, Nora(Rebbeca DeMornay), the mother, Neal(Keith Carradine), the father, Clea(Thora Birch), the daughter and Simon, the son, all living in a ranch ran by Nora herself, where she shares her love of horses (which are raised by her too)with Clea and especially Simon,but Neal has never really liked living there,which makes him live after her wife's wishes, and which is tearing them both apart little by little. Then tragedy strikes the whole family, when an accident happens(which I will not reveal), leaving all the family, especially Nora heartbroken and devastated, her devastation and heartbroke blinds her of everything, she doesn't realize that the other family members are suffering too, and are devastated too, when her mother Maggie(Ellen Burstyn) arrives to the "rescue" the family from tearing apart more than they already are after hearing the terrible news,she makes Nora realize she's not the only sad person and that she should pay more attention to what's going on with the family after the accident, especially Clea(Thora Birch), which is hiding a terrible feeling which is destroying her little by little.

After hearing all this you probably wonder why the movie is called NIGHT RIDE HOME, well, it is called NIGHT RIDE HOME because of a line Maggie(Burstyn)mentions to Nora while talking to her about her ride to the ranch after hearing the devastating news and realizing that Nora has never needed her help because she always only listened to her(Maggie's)mother.

Well, I liked this movie(and recommend it) because it really gives you a look on how something terribly innocent can turn into a tragedy with you not even knowing it is happening and because it shows how families should react and deal with problems and try to solve them and that not everything in your life has to be for yourself, you have to be giving and appreciate everything and realize you are not alone in this world and have to care of others, especially your closest.

I gave the movie 4 stars because although I loved it,for me it was missing a little bit more action and I really thought the actor who played Clea's boyfriend was completely inappropiate for her, he looked awfully young for Thora Birch, and he just didn't fit into the character completely.

In addition of being a great story, this film contains the talent of Ellen Burstyn and the talent and beauty of American Beauty's Thora Birch.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly inspirational, July 15, 2001

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jim lantz jr. (phoenix, arizona United States) - See all my reviews

I was really touched by this movie and think it's one of the best movies I've ever seen! The range of emotions and realistic family problems was so real to me.But it goes to show how tradegy can be overcome when people don't give up on each other! I thought Ms.DeMornay and the rest of the cast were great but especially Ms. DeMornay but I think all her characters and movies are great! I very highly recommend this movie for the whole family! Jim.