Movies of 80'

The Last Unicorn (1982)

The last unicorn is about based on the novel by Peter S. Beagle about a young unicorn who learns she is the last in the world. She goes on a quest to find what happened to the rest of her kind with the help of a rather bumbling magician.

 The Man From Snowy River (1982)

The Man From Snowy River is about a young man (Jim) who looses his father and is forced to work in the lowlands to keep his family farm. He uses some fancy riding to capture a wild colt in the hopes of impressing the men of the high country.

 Phar Lap (1983)

Based on the true story of Australian racehorse Pharlap. This is his story about an ugly horse who, with a little coaxing (and the intense love of his groom), went on to become an inspiration to Australia and one of their most famous horses.

The Black Stallion Returns (1983)

The saga continues as The Black is taken back by his original owners, Alec stows away on a plane to follow them to Morocco. Alec faces many adventures chasing his horse through Morocco and along the way makes some highly unlikely friends.

Champions (1984)

Champions is a true story about a British steeplechase jockey who discovers he has cancer while on vacation in Kentucky. He forces himself into harsh treatments, beating the disease and going on to race again in the 1984 Grand National.

The Red Fury (1984)

The Red Fury is about a native American boy who falls off a train and ends up in the care of an old drunk. The boy suffers racial prejudice at the hands of white townfolk, so the drunk gives up the sauce, defends the boy and teaches him more horses.

Archer’s Adventure (1985)

Archer’s Adventure is a story about a stable boy who rode a horse named Archer some 600 miles across Australia to enter the Melbourne Cup of 1862.

Legend (1985)

A classic tale of good and evil, darkness personified intends to bring everlasting night to the land by killing every last unicorn. Jack becomes part of the plan when darkness takes the woman he loves. He must save the unicorns and his girl to save the light.

Legend of the White Horse (1985)

Originally named Bialy Smok, Legend of the White Horse is a satire of cold war politics, mixing modern politics with fantasy. The story takes place in a fictional European country where a young blind girl, Jewel, shares a strong bond with a beautiful white horse.

Sylvester (1985)

Sylvester is a movie about a young woman named Charlie who works breaking horses to support her siblings. After she looses her job, she decides to train her strongest bronco, Sylvester, for 3-day eventing, something she knows nothing about.

Lightning: The White Stallion (1986)

Lighting is a racehorse who is stolen from his master and winds up in the hands of a young girl. Stephanie has bad eyes but seems to handle Lightning well. She is given the chance to win competition money which will cover the cost of surgery on her eyes.

Hot to Trot (1988)

Hot to Trot is about a stockbroker named Fred who just lost his mother and must share his family business with his no-good step-father. However, Fred also inherits Don, the talking horse with a knack for reading the stock market.