The Long Shot (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Georg Stanford Brown

Writer (WGA):

David Alexander (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A woman moves with her husband and seven-year-old daughter from Colorado to California and then her husband abandons them. While trying to rebuild her life, she finds solace while working at a horse farm and decides to enter her beloved horse in a high-stakes riding competition.

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Colorado | Ranch | Divorce | Poverty

Cast

Julie Benz	...	Annie Garrett
Marsha Mason	...	Mary Lou O'Brian
Paul Le Mat	...	Guido Levits
Gage Golightly	...	Taylor Garrett
David Alexander	...	Monte Shelton
Christopher Cousins	...	John Oaks
John Livingston	...	Ross Garrett
Robert Pine	...	Douglas McCloud
Laura Johnson	...	Bonnie McCloud
Juliette Goglia	...	Colleen O'Brian
Cliff Bemis	...	Robert Tillman
Patrick Day	...	Motel Manager
Andrea Piedimonte	...	Police Officer
Jill Jaress	...	Lisa's Mother
Joshua Grenrock	...	Announcer

Also Known As:

Dear Mr. God (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min | Brazil:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Company:

Alpine Medien Productions

Trivia:

In a scene at the final horse show, the judge's table has a banner on it for an actual organization, the Liberty Horse Exerciser with their phone number of [phone].

Goofs:

Continuity: When Annie and Taylor arrive on the farm, they stay in one of Mary's guest rooms. Later in the film, Annie and Taylor renovate an old tack room to live in and there is no mention of the guest room.

Quotes:

Annie Garrett: I'm lookin' for a stable job. Muckin' stalls, I'll do anything.
Mary Lou O'Brian: You're in a hurry, huh?
Annie Garrett: Right now I need to be.
Mary Lou O'Brian: Bring your resume by next week and... I'll take a look at it.
Annie Garrett: How 'bout tomorrow?

A heart-warming story about overcoming impossible odds to achieve one's goals

Horse loves everywhere will love this pleasant film about a woman who's deadbeat husband abandons her, leaving her to find a job and a home for herself, her daughter and her horse. She finds all of the above at a stable; where relationships blossom and the future beings to look bright.

This movie has good acting, average filming, a good plot and the flashbacks to when the lady was younger/the dynamics with her mother add to the storyline. This story was also loosely based on a true story. 7 out of 10.