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Mickey Rooney returns as veteran horse trainer Henry Daly, the role that earned him his fourth Academy Award nomination, from Carroll Ballard's critically praised 1979 screen adaptation of The Black Stallion . This story follows the further adventures of The Black from Walter Farley's books, as Henry and young jockey Alex Ramsey (Richard Ian Cox) enter him in France's biggest horse race, the Prix de Chantilly. 90 minutes.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is not the orignal Black Stallion movie, but the series called the Adventures of the Black Stallion that aired back on the Family Channel back in the early 90's. The show was unfortunatly cancelled when the Family Channel was purchased by another TV company. It stars Mickey Rooney reprising his role from the movie and Richard Cox playing Alec Ramsay. It's 90 minutes long and in it, The Black is entered in the French race Prix de Chantilly, and Alec's friend Nicole (Marianne Filali) returns home to see her sick mother, while Alec and Henry deal with crooked gamblers and bad businessmen who try to fix the race. If you loved the Adventures of the Black Stallion, this DVD is for you!
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I mistakenly purchased this DVD thinking it was the 1979 version by Frances Ford Coppola. I was very disappointed in this series of shorts of The Black Stallion produced for the Family Channel. This may good for children but for someone who was looking for the mystical and beautiful film that moved me in my childhood, it was an extremely poor imitation. What really irks me is the fact that nowhere does the product information explain that it is not the film of the same name done so well in 1979. I shoulda looked closer and I will next time. Just because its name is The Black Stallion based on the book by Walter Farley, starring Mickey Rooney does not make it the classic from 1979 produced by Frances Ford Coppola.
28 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I originally bought this DVD thinking that this was the movie starting with Alec Ramsay being saved by the Black. As I watched it I realized that it was a TV show and a poorly done one as well. The script is poorly written at best and it's almost a shame that Mickey Rooney accepted a contract. There are a total of about 4 episodes plus a bonus that seemed to be a bonus only because I couldn't determine where it fell in the timeline. Having read all of Walter Farley's books, I couldn't even tell which books the show was based off of. The Black was played by a Friesan Stallion, not even an Arabian, and was referred to as a Thoroughbred. Having been involved with horses almost all of my life, this was probably the most disturbing. The cinemetography was poor and I probably will not ever watch it again.
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Nice series
This was a nice series of shows, but when these came out I was hoping they would follow the books more. For instance, the series would start after the Black Stallion Returns. Read more
Published 16 months ago by L. J. Pellitteri
Nice family movie
I bought this thinking it was the first Black Stallion movie. We love the first one but this is not bad. Nice family movie
Published on January 8, 2010 by Happy Crafter
:(
I have yet to receive this item, but it may because the handler hasn't had a chance to ship it or, I simply missed the mail man/ UPS man. :( but I very much want to watch it. Read more
Published on July 17, 2009 by Rachel
misleading title
I was mislead by the title "Black Stallion" and the actor's name of Mickey Rooney who was in the movie. Read more
Published on November 23, 2008 by Anne W. Clark
Disappointed
I was sad to find out that when i got the third season The Black stallion to find the the 1st disc was covered in this movie. Thinking it was a new movie based off the T.V show. Read more
Published on June 20, 2008 by Leanne J. Duffy
A good show
First of all the horse that plays the Black in the tv show is Docs Keepin' Time (Justin). He played Black Beauty in the most recent version. Read more
Published on August 14, 2007 by Michele Mucciolo
The wrong TV series?
This does not seem to be the original Tv show I watched as a kid. It does have some of the same characters, but the most important character, The Black, is replaced with a... Read more
Published on May 17, 2007 by R. Hummel
CAUTION! This is NOT the movie, don't waste your money!
Like many others, I mistakenly thought I was ordering the sumptious 1979 Carroll Ballard adaptation of the famous Walter Farley book starring Kelly Reno, Terri Garr, and a younger... Read more
Published on May 12, 2007 by Cathy T,
Series
This was pretty good for a series and it is still horses that i enjoy watching.
Published on May 12, 2007 by Joan Cloutier
Not what I expected!
I must've read it wrong or something but this is not the movie I was expecting. :(
Published on January 31, 2007 by Heidi Delatorre
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