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The Black Stallion Returns is a 1983 adventure film, an adaptation of the book of the same name by Walter Farley, and sequel to The Black Stallion. The only film directed by Robert Dalva , it was produced by Francis Ford Coppola for MGM/UA Entertainment Company .
The Black Stallion Returns: Directed by Robert Dalva. With Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode. A teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.
- (2.4K)
- Adventure, Family
- Robert Dalva
- 1983-03-25
Cast: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Teri Garr, Woody Storde, Allen Goorwitz, Ferdinand Mayne, Jodi Thelen. The story of a young boy and his horse continues in this remarkable adventure. Alec must follow the trail of mysterious strangers who have stolen his horse, “Black.”
- Kelly Reno, Who Played Alec, Accepted the Role Because He Wanted To Learn to Swim. Kelly Reno, who was 12 at the time of the film, accepted the role because he wanted to learn to swim.
- Reno Had No Problem Filming the Riding Scenes. Since Reno grew up on a ranch in southern California, he did many of the riding and action scenes himself in the movie.
- The Black Stallion Was Filmed All Over the World. To achieve the stunning scenes throughout the movie, several film locations were used worldwide. The locations used for shooting the movie include Toronto, Sardinia, and Rome.
- Four Horses Were Used for the Black Stallion. During the filming process, four main horses were used to portray the Black. Cass Ole and Fae Jur were The two horses used the most during filming.
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The story begins with several odd occurrences at the farm where the Black, Alec (Kelly Reno) and his mother (Teri Garr) live. A suspicious barn fire is followed by the theft of the horse. From the point of view of Ishak (Ferdy Mayne), the sheik who took him, this is property retrieval; the horse was originally his, and the Black's name is Shetan. A...
Kelly Reno as Alec RamseyVincent Spano as RajAllen Garfield as KurrWoody Strode as MeslarThe filming locations for "The Black Stallion Returns" took place in Djanet, Algeria, Abiquiu, New Mexico, Italy, Morocco, Santa Clarita & Los Angeles, California and New York. The role of the Black Stallion was played by Cass Ole (who starred in the first film) and El Mokhtar, who was used in the racing scenes of the film, but he passed away from ...
Box Office
"The Black Stallion Returns" debuted at #5 at the box office, grossing $2,923,297 during its opening weekend, coming in behind films High Road to China and Tootsie. Domestically, the film grossed $12,049,108.
Critical Reception
The film was given an audience score of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7,130 user ratings with an average rating of 3.5\5. Vincent Canby from the New York Times said it was "funny, unpretentious and fast-paced. It has a kind of comicbook appreciation for direct action and no time whatsoever for mysticism or for scenery for its own sake, though most of it was shot in Morocco and is fun to look at". The Boston Globe called it a "slow-paced, incompetently directed film with both eyes focused on...
The Black Stallion Returns is a 1983 film adaptation of the book of the same name by Walter Farley, and is a sequel to The Black Stallion. It is the only film directed by Robert Dalva. It was produced by Francis Ford Coppola for MGM/UA Entertainment Company. The film stars Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano and Teri Garr.
Wealthy Moroccan sheik Ishak (Ferdinand Mayne), believing himself to be the true owner, dispatches his henchmen to steal a champion Arabian stallion, the Black, from its young caretaker, Alec...
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- Kids & Family, Adventure
- PG
