The Black Stallion Returns
by Robert Dalva
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Actor: Allen Garfield, Ferdy Mayne, Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Woody StrodeDirector: Robert Dalva
Brand: Sony
Producer: Christine Berardo
Producer: Doug Claybourne
Producer: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Fred Roos
Writer: Jerome Kass
Writer: Richard Kletter
Writer: Walter Farley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Black Stallion Returns
Movie Review: Alec Ramsey's epic journey
Summary: 5 Stars
Caveat: although the opening titles set this movie in 1947, the year after its predecessor The Black Stallion, I prefer to think that it should occur in 1951: first because it was filmed four years after the original, and young star Kelly Reno is clearly a young teenager; second because the great Bedouin tribal gathering and horse-race that serves as its capstone traditionally occurs every five years, and the prequel Young Black Stallion, which also turns upon one of these events, is straightforwardly set after the close of World War II; and third because of the absence of Mickey Rooney (who played trainer Henry Dailey), into whose Victorian Gothic cottage Alec (Reno) and his mother (Teri Garr) appear to have moved. Alec and his horse have only deepened the bond they formed while shipwrecked, and when the stallion is spirited away by thieves, Alec follows--only to learn that the "thieves" (Ferdinand Mayne, Jodi Thelen) are themselves victims: the Black was originally theirs and was stolen from them after the previous race. But Alec isn't letting that stop him: he stows away on a transatlantic flying boat to Morocco and begins a perilous journey across the North African desert in search of the missing Black. Along the way he befriends a young chief (Vincent Spano) and learns that Kurr (Allen Goorwitz), the head of a tribe that has long been enemies to the Black's owners, is out to either acquire or kill the horse himself. There are perils enough to please the most discerning adventure fan, with several swashbuckling duels and desert privations equal (on a more intimate scale) to those of Lawrence of Arabia (Single Disc Edition), plus, of course, the thrilling climactic race. The Bedouins are genuine people, some good, some bad, just like Americans, and viewers will learn some important things about their culture. The ending is unfortunately ambiguous, but by that very token you can imagine almost anything you think would fit following it.
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