Archer's Adventure (1985)
Directed by Denny Lawrence
Genres - Action, Adventure, Children's/Family | Sub-Genres - Docudrama | Release Date - Nov 3, 1985 (USA - Unknown) | Run Time - 120 min. | Countries - Australia |Share on
Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Not to be confused with the like-vintage "sword and sorcery" TV pilot of the same name, director Denny Lawrence's Archer's Adventure was lensed in Australia. Brett Climo plays Dave Power, a young and ambitious caretaker of a racehorse named Archer. In order to get Archer to the 1861 Melbourne Cup, where the horse must compete, Power takes him on a 600-mile Outback odyssey, fraught with excitement and peril. The horse then wins the race. Incredibly, this picaresque character study was based on a true story. Also known as Archer's Adventure, the film features 18-year-old Nicole Kidman in a crucial role.
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childbirth, family, frontier, horse, journey, race-against-time, racehorse, racing, wilderness
