Sylvester (film)

For the 1924 film, see New Year's Eve (1924 film).

Sylvester is a 1985 American family drama film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Richard Farnsworth and Melissa Gilbert. The film was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1986.

Sylvester
Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
Directed by	Tim Hunter
Written by	Carol Sobieski
Produced by	Martin Jurow
Starring	Richard Farnsworth Melissa Gilbert Michael Schoeffling
Cinematography	Hiro Narita
Edited by	David Garfield Suzanne Pettit Howard E. Smith
Music by	Lee Holdridge, the Textones
Production company	Rastar
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 15, 1985 (1985-03-15)
Running time	104 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$385,687

Plot

A young woman called Charlie cares for a horse brought to a livestock auction yard and helps turn him into a champion jumper.

Cast

• Richard Farnsworth as Foster
• Melissa Gilbert as Charlie
• Michael Schoeffling as Matt
• Constance Towers as Muffy
• Peter Kowanko as Harris
• Arliss Howard as Peter
• James Gammon as Steve

Production

The film was filmed on location in Marfa and Alpine, Texas, and at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky in the summer of 1984.

One of the horses to play Sylvester was The Gray Goose. His handler Kim Walnes doubled for Gilbert in the action shots at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Soundtrack

Three songs by the Textones (Carla Olson, Phil Seymour, George Callins, Joe Read and Tom Jr Morgan) are heard in the film: "Number One Is to Survive", "It's a Matter of Time" and "It's Okay".

See also

• List of films about horse racing

External links

• Sylvester at IMDb
• Sylvester at Box Office Mojo
• Sylvester at Rotten Tomatoes
• Flixster - Sylvester 1985
• New York Times, Melissa Gilbert in 'Sylvester', March 15, 1985