The Wild Stallion

The Wild Stallion
Movie poster
Directed by	Craig Clyde
Written by	Craig Clyde
Produced by	Holly W. Danneman Bryce W. Fillmore
Starring	Miranda Cosgrove Danielle Chuchran Connie Sellecca Fred Ward with Robert Wagner and Paul Sorvino
Distributed by	Myriad Pictures
Release date	October 6, 2009
Running time	85 minutes
Language	English

The Wild Stallion is a film released straight to DVD in late 2009. The film stars Miranda Cosgrove, Danielle Chuchran, Robert Wagner, Paul Sorvino, Connie Sellecca and Fred Ward. It was distributed by Myriad Pictures. In December 2010 the popular Horse Book Club PONY included "The Wild Stallion" in their package.

Plot

The Wild Stallion is about an 11-year-old girl from Cleveland, Ohio named Hanna Mills (Miranda Cosgrove), who wants to photograph wild horses for a project and to try to help save them. After visiting a ranch during summer vacation and befriending another 11-year-old girl named CJ (Danielle Chuchran), the girl learns about illegal activities that might jeopardize the mustangs. Along the way she learns about the horses including the legend of the black stallion.

Cast

• Miranda Cosgrove (as Hanna Mills)
• Danielle Chuchran (as C.J.)
• Fred Ward (as Frank Mills)
• Connie Sellecca (as Maddie)
• Robert Wagner (as Novak - The wild horse buyer)
• Paul Sorvino (as Sheriff Buck)
• Corbin Allred (as Depute Morg Haynes)
• K. C. Clyde (as Dallas Brody)
• Gib Gerard (as Ty Brody)
• Carlisle Studer (as Lilly)
• RaeAnn Christensen (as Ellie Reynolds)
• Scotty Meek (as Murdock)
• Bob Lanoue (as Virgil)
• Michael Lawson (as Alvin Niedermeyer - the cook)
• Dustin Hunter Evans (as Kyle)

Trivia

• The Wild Stallion is the film debut of Connie Sellecca's and Gil Gerard's son Gib Gerard.
• The original working title was Last of the Mustangs.
• The film should have been released in 2006 in theaters by Myriad Pictures but it was delayed until October 6, 2009. Julian Thome did some press promotion, while Scotty Meek claimed that they had some budget problems. Miranda Cosgrove told Thome that, to her knowledge, the film was supposed to be released in September 2007. It wasn't, on October 6, 2009, the movie was finally released on DVD, worldwide.

External links

• The Wild Stallion at IMDb
• Miranda: iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove may be one of Nickelodeon's brightest stars, but this down-to-earth girl has her feet planted firmly on the ground
• Miranda Cosgrove's Kids Choice Shopping Spree
• PONY