Last of the Mustangs
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The Wild Stallion is a film released straight to DVD in late 2009. Miranda Cosgrove
, Danielle Chuchran
, Robert Wagner
, Paul Sorvino
, Connie Sellecca
and Fred Ward
. It was distributed by Myriad Pictures
. In December 2010 the popular Horse Book Club PONY included "The Wild Stallion" in their package.
named Hanna Mills (Miranda Cosgrove
), who decides to photograph wild horses for a project and to try and help save them. Her mom died three years ago of cancer when she was nine. After visiting a ranch during summer vacation and befriending another 11 year old girl named CJ (Danielle Chuchran
), the girl learns about illegal activities that might jeopardize the mustang
s. Along the way she learns so much about the horses and makes a new friend CJ. She finds the black stallion a horse legend. She takes photographs of the horse but has to keep it a secret. CJ's mother, Maddie, helps protect the horses but now she can't do it alone.
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...
, Danielle Chuchran
Danielle Chuchran
Danielle Ryan Chuchran is an American teen actress, having appeared in films since 2001. Currently she is best known for playing the role of Mary Ingalls in the newest screening of Little House on the Prairie...
, Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner
Robert John Wagner is an American actor of stage, screen, and television.A veteran of many films in the 1950s and 1960s, Wagner gained prominence in three American television series that spanned three decades: It Takes a Thief , Switch , and Hart to Hart...
, Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino
Paul Anthony Sorvino is an American actor. He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law, and is possibly best known for his roles as Paulie Cicero, a portrayal of Paul Vario in the film Goodfellas and Sgt. Phil Cerreta on the police procedural and legal drama television series Law...
, Connie Sellecca
Connie Sellecca
Connie Sellecca is an American actress and former model, primarily known for her roles on television.- Early life :She was born Concetta Sellecchia in The Bronx, New York, New York to Italian parents. At age twelve, she moved to Pomona, New York and attended Pomona Junior High School...
and Fred Ward
Fred Ward
Freddie Joe "Fred" Ward is an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. He is best known for his starring roles in the motion pictures Remo Williams, Tremors, Henry & June, Short Cuts, The Right Stuff and Exit Speed...
. It was distributed by Myriad Pictures
Myriad Pictures
Based in Santa Monica, California, Myriad Pictures is a leading independent entertainment company specializing in production, financing and worldwide distribution of feature films and television programming. President and CEO Kirk D’Amico opened the company in 1999 and has built a diverse library...
. In December 2010 the popular Horse Book Club PONY included "The Wild Stallion" in their package.
Plot
The Wild Stallion is about an 11 year old girl from Cleveland, OhioCleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
named Hanna Mills (Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...
), who decides to photograph wild horses for a project and to try and help save them. Her mom died three years ago of cancer when she was nine. After visiting a ranch during summer vacation and befriending another 11 year old girl named CJ (Danielle Chuchran
Danielle Chuchran
Danielle Ryan Chuchran is an American teen actress, having appeared in films since 2001. Currently she is best known for playing the role of Mary Ingalls in the newest screening of Little House on the Prairie...
), the girl learns about illegal activities that might jeopardize the mustang
Mustang (horse)
A Mustang is a free-roaming horse of the North American west that first descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but there is intense debate over terminology...
s. Along the way she learns so much about the horses and makes a new friend CJ. She finds the black stallion a horse legend. She takes photographs of the horse but has to keep it a secret. CJ's mother, Maddie, helps protect the horses but now she can't do it alone.
Cast
- Miranda CosgroveMiranda CosgroveMiranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...
(as Hanna Mills) - Danielle ChuchranDanielle ChuchranDanielle Ryan Chuchran is an American teen actress, having appeared in films since 2001. Currently she is best known for playing the role of Mary Ingalls in the newest screening of Little House on the Prairie...
(as C.J.) - Fred WardFred WardFreddie Joe "Fred" Ward is an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. He is best known for his starring roles in the motion pictures Remo Williams, Tremors, Henry & June, Short Cuts, The Right Stuff and Exit Speed...
(as Frank Mills) - Connie SelleccaConnie SelleccaConnie Sellecca is an American actress and former model, primarily known for her roles on television.- Early life :She was born Concetta Sellecchia in The Bronx, New York, New York to Italian parents. At age twelve, she moved to Pomona, New York and attended Pomona Junior High School...
(as Maddie) - Robert WagnerRobert WagnerRobert John Wagner is an American actor of stage, screen, and television.A veteran of many films in the 1950s and 1960s, Wagner gained prominence in three American television series that spanned three decades: It Takes a Thief , Switch , and Hart to Hart...
(as Novak - The wild horse buyer) - Paul SorvinoPaul SorvinoPaul Anthony Sorvino is an American actor. He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law, and is possibly best known for his roles as Paulie Cicero, a portrayal of Paul Vario in the film Goodfellas and Sgt. Phil Cerreta on the police procedural and legal drama television series Law...
(as Sheriff Buck) - Corbin AllredCorbin AllredCorbin Michael Allred is an American actor, most notably as starring in the 2003 award-winning motion picture Saints and Soldiers, and the 1997–1998 television series Teen Angel....
(as Depute Morg Haynes) - K.C. Clyde (as Dallas Brody)
- Gib Gerard (as Ty Brody)
- Carlisle Studer (as Lilly)
- RaeAnn Christensen (as Ellie Reynolds)
- Scotty Meek (as Murdock)
- Bob Lanoue (as Virgil)
- Michael Lawson (as Alvin Niedermeyer - the cook)
- Dustin Hunter Evans (as Kyle)
Trivia
- The Wild Stallion is the film debut of Connie SelleccaConnie SelleccaConnie Sellecca is an American actress and former model, primarily known for her roles on television.- Early life :She was born Concetta Sellecchia in The Bronx, New York, New York to Italian parents. At age twelve, she moved to Pomona, New York and attended Pomona Junior High School...
's and Gil GerardGil GerardGilbert C. "Gil" Gerard is an American actor. He is most famous for his role as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979-1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.-Early life:...
's son Gib Gerard - Original working title was Last of the Mustangs.
- The film should have been released in 2006 in theaters by Myriad PicturesMyriad PicturesBased in Santa Monica, California, Myriad Pictures is a leading independent entertainment company specializing in production, financing and worldwide distribution of feature films and television programming. President and CEO Kirk D’Amico opened the company in 1999 and has built a diverse library...
but it was delayed until October 6, 2009.