Flash (1997)

To reunite a father and son, it would take a miracle and one very special horse.

Genre : Family, Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Simon Wincer

Synopsis

A boy falls in love with a horse named Flash that's for sale. He gets a job to earn the money to buy the horse, but he's forced to sell when the family falls upon hard times.

Actors

Lucas Black
Lucas Black
Connor Strong
Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin
David Strong
Tom Nowicki
Tom Nowicki
Alfred Rutherford
Shawn Toovey
Shawn Toovey
Tad Rutherford
Von Coulter
Von Coulter
Floyd
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
Laura Strong
Dan Biggers
Dan Biggers
Jeweler
Sharon Blackwood
Sharon Blackwood
Eunice
Whitt Brantley
Whitt Brantley
Georgia State Patrolman
Jill Jane Clements
Jill Jane Clements
Madison Shopkeeper
Lala Cochran
Lala Cochran
Waitress
Randy Cohlmia
Randy Cohlmia
N.J. Policeman
Ed Corbin
Ed Corbin
Marine
Tom Deardorf
Tom Deardorf
Doctor

Crews

Monte Merrick
Monte Merrick
Writer
Simon Wincer
Simon Wincer
Director

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