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The Black Stallion Returns

Play trailer Poster for The Black Stallion Returns PG Released Mar 25, 1983 1h 43m Kids & Family Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Ramsay (Kelly Reno). Determined to recover the horse, Alec follows the sheik back to Morocco, where his pleas for the stallion's return fall on deaf ears. When Alec learns that Ishak plans to enter the Black in an upcoming race, he settles for training the horse's new jockey -- for the time being.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The final race is botched by so many parallel story lines that we lose track of where the stallion stands in the race. And the movie is sometimes so overcome by its own beauty that it forgets to be about anything. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) The movie lacks inspiration. [Full Review in Spanish] Sep 3, 2019 Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing The poetry and mysticism evident in the 1979 sleeper hit The Black Stallion is nowhere to be found in The Black Stallion Returns, a sequel that plays more like an adventure tale from a vintage Boys' Own periodical. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 30, 2016 Full Review M. Faust Common Sense Media A lackluster sequel to the well-loved original. Rated: 3/5 Jan 2, 2011 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 15, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Even though Mickey Rooney was not in this one, it was still a really good show. And yes I Recommend it, James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, November 29, 2023 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/30/23 Full Review Tehmina C Have loved and treasured this movie for decades Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/20/23 Full Review Stephen C All ages admitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Kevin R Loved this movie when I was a kid. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review robert p A worthy successor to the Black Stallion and features the same kid as in the first movie!!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as its predecessor, but still very enjoyable and beautiful to watch with terrific performances. A highly underappreciated movie, in my humble opinion. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/23/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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 Ramsay (Kelly Reno). Determined to recover the horse, Alec follows the sheik back to Morocco, where his pleas for the stallion's return fall on deaf ears. When Alec learns that Ishak plans to enter the Black in an upcoming race, he settles for training the horse's new jockey -- for the time being.
Director
Robert Dalva
Producer
Tom Sternberg, Fred Roos, Doug Claybourne
Screenwriter
Richard Kletter, Jerome Kass
Production Co
Zoetrope Studios
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 25, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Surround
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