Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)

7.4 ? May 24, 1991 1h 28m

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Overview

A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.

Overview

Genres

Drama Family

Release Date

May 24, 1991

Rating

7.4 /10

Runtime

1h 28m

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Gabrielle Anwar

Sonora Webster

Cliff Robertson

Dr. W.F. Carver

Michael Schoeffling

Al Carver

Dylan Kussman

Clifford Henderson

Kathleen York

Marie

Frank Renzulli

Mr. Slater

Nancy Moore Atchison

Arnette Webster

Lisa Norman

Aunt Helen

Lorianne Collins

Clarabelle

Elizabeth Hayes

Miss Simpson

Laura Lee Norton

Mrs. Ellis

Michael J. Matusiak

Photographer

Jeff Woodward

Reporter #1

David Massry

Reporter #2

Cheri Brown

Attractive Girl

David Dwyer

Stagehand

Haley Aull

Little Girl

Ed Grady

Preacher

Katy Matson

Kid #1

Wendy Ball

Kid #2

r96sk

9.0/10

Sep 22, 2020

Fantastic stuff! I rather loved watching <em>'Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken'</em>. That's despite a few uneasy things about it, one being the love story (under/age gap?) and the other being that it involves diving horses; which I had no knowledge of before now... what an insanely messed up thing that was! The film is, though, based on true events so it's difficult to judge it on those parts. I'm just saying, it did make me feel iffy watching at times. Away from that, the film has a lot of great things going in its favour. Starting with the cast. Gabrielle Anwar is outstanding in the lead role as Sonora, particularly across the third act. A top, top performance from her. Michael Schoeffling (Al) and Cliff Robertson (Doc) are very good, also. Those three work very nicely together - impressive casting. I really rate how the film's made, the score in particular is awesome; as is the editing. The premise is extremely watchable, I was locked in throughout the 88 minutes. It has humour and heart. Another hidden gem in Disney's live-action collection. Watch it if you can.

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