While Brannaman was the on-site technical consultant, he did not have creative control.
The horse training methods shown are not entirely without controversy. Nicholas Evans writes: "I spent many weeks traveling across the West and met three amazing horsemen: Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt and Buck Brannaman." The schooling administered to the traumatized horse is faithful to a number of basic natural horsemanship techniques, although the portrayal in the film does not follow the specific method of any one practitioner. Buck is the Zen master of the horse world." Horse training methods and controversies His skill, understanding and his gentle, loving heart have parted the clouds for countless troubled creatures. The one who truly inspired me was Buck Brannaman. Evans said, "Others have claimed to be the inspiration for Tom Booker in The Horse Whisperer. Redford likewise assisted in the production of the documentary Buck. Brannaman also doubled for Robert Redford in the film and served as the consultant. The main character, according to writer Nicholas Evans, is modeled after horse whisperers Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt and, in particular, their younger disciple Buck Brannaman.
He felt that he didn't need more, he knows she is not sure how she feels about him, and now he wants her to make a choice, and not to come home until she is sure.Īlthough Annie wishes she could stay with Tom on the ranch, she also knows that she belongs to the city, just like Tom's wife. As the MacLeans get ready to leave the ranch, Robert tells Annie that he knows he loved her more than she loved him, and that if he could be a better father, husband, or lawyer then it didn't matter, he did it all for the love he had for her. Soon, with Tom's help, Grace finally takes the last step to heal herself and Pilgrim – riding Pilgrim again.
Annie is increasingly torn by her feelings for Tom and her love for her family. The status quo between Annie and Tom is broken when Robert MacLean, Grace's father and Annie's husband, unexpectedly shows up at the ranch. At first, Grace is reluctant, but eventually gathers up her courage, and tearfully describes the accident. Tom also asks Grace to tell him what happened with her and Pilgrim to understand what Pilgrim is feeling. However, they are both reluctant to act on these feelings – Annie is married and Tom had his heart broken before (his wife left him because she belonged in the city). Grace reluctantly agrees, and she and Annie go to stay at the Booker ranch where Tom lives with his brother and his brother's family.Īs Pilgrim and Grace slowly overcome their trauma, Annie and Tom begin to develop a mutual attraction. Tom agrees to help, but only if Grace also takes part in the process. Grace's mother Annie, a strong-minded and workaholic magazine editor, refuses to allow it sensing that somehow Grace's recovery is linked with Pilgrim's.ĭesperate for a way to heal both Grace and Pilgrim, Annie tracks down a " horse whisperer", Tom Booker, in the remote Montana mountains. Meanwhile, Pilgrim is traumatized and uncontrollable to the extent that it is suggested he be put down. Grace, left with a partially amputated right leg, is bitter and withdrawn after the accident. Judith and Gulliver are killed, while Grace and Pilgrim are both severely injured.
Both horses fall, dragging the girls onto a road and get hit by a tractor-trailer. As they ride up an icy slope, Gulliver slips and hits Pilgrim. In Lake Luzerne, New York, teenager Grace MacLean and her best friend Judith go out early one winter's morning to ride their horses, Pilgrim and Gulliver. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed close to $187 million worldwide. Redford plays the title role, a talented trainer with a remarkable gift for understanding horses, who is hired to help an injured teenager (played by Scarlett Johansson) and her horse back to health following a tragic accident. The Horse Whisperer is a 1998 American Western drama film directed by and starring Robert Redford, based on the 1995 novel The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans.
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