Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)

Director:

John Gatins

Writer (WGA):

John Gatins (written by)

Release Date:

21 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Sport

Plot:

Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.

Plot Keywords:

Kentucky | True Story | Horse | Horse Racing | Father Daughter Relationship

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Kurt Russell	...	Ben Crane
Dakota Fanning	...	Cale Crane
Kris Kristofferson	...	Pop Crane
Elisabeth Shue	...	Lily
David Morse	...	Palmer
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Manolin
Luis Guzmán	...	Balon
Oded Fehr	...	Prince Sadir
Ken Howard	...	Bill Ford
Holmes Osborne	...	Doc Fleming
Antonio Albadran	...	Prince Tariq
John Moyer	...	Security Officer
Kayren Butler	...	Teacher
Tommy Barnes	...	Short Steward
Frank Hoyt Taylor	...	Chairman

Also Known As:

Dreamer (Australia) (TV title)
Untitled Kurt Russell/Dakota Fanning Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild language.

Runtime:

106 min | Canada:98 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:MG6 | Argentina:Atp | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/6 | USA:PG (certificate #41758) | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Frankfort, Kentucky, USA

Company:

S.K.G. Productions LLC

Trivia:

The movie was loosely inspired by the story of the mare Mariah's Storm. She was a promising filly who was being pointed towards the Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies in 1993 but then broke her cannon bone. She recovered and later won some graded races. She started in the 1995 Breeder's Cup Distaff and finished ninth. She was owned by Thunderhead Farms and trained by Don Von Hemel. She's now known mostly for being the dam of Giant's Causeway.

Goofs:

Continuity: After acquiring the injured horse, Ben is going to take the horse back to his farm. When the truck is shown pulling up to the stable, there is obviously no trailer; however, in the next scenes, the red trailer is shown hooked up to the truck.

Quotes:

Ben Crane: I read your story.
Cale Crane: The stupid one about the king?
Ben Crane: Yeah, the one about the stupid king.
[pause]
Ben Crane: Look... I make mistakes sometimes, too, Cale.
Cale Crane: [pause] So you like the stupid king?
Ben Crane: Yeah. I like the stupid king.
Cale Crane: I LOVE the stupid king.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 'War of the Worlds': Characters - The Family Unit (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Dreamer

Go see this movie...and dream along.

An uplifting, heartwarming movie...inspires one to dream and dream big. It's a must see, especially for the lovers of horses. Rivals the Horse Whisperer as my favorite movie revolving around horses. Kurt Russell is great, as always. Dakota Fanning is a very special young actress, perhaps a greater talent at her age than Drew Barrymore. Kris Kristofferson play his usual gritty character. And last but not least, it's great to see Elisabeth Shue on the silver screen again. She is a natural beauty and a great actress. The movie is very timely in that it involves the Breeder's Cup, which, at the time of this writing, is coming up this weekend. It's a movie for all ages, and if it comes out on DVD before Christmas, it'll make a wonderful gift.