The Ride (1997)
Directed by Michael O. Sajbel
Genres - Drama, Sports & Recreation |
Sub-Genres - Sports Drama |
Release Date - Oct 14, 1997 (USA), Oct 15, 1997 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
This rodeo family film stars Michael Biehn as a former bull-riding champ. After a barroom conflict, boozing gambler Smokey Banks (Biehn) is sentenced to community service at a ranch camp for orphans and underprivileged kids -- where young Danny O'Neil (Brock Pierce) recognizes the ex-champ. Terminally ill, Danny is bald from chemotherapy, and he requests training from the champ that could prepare him to compete at a junior dude's event. As the training gets underway, the tough cowboy soon realizes his own problems are minor league compared with Danny's. Not to be confused with another 1998 release titled Ride.
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barroom-brawl, camp, cancer, chemotherapy, community-service, gambling, orphan, rodeo