- Coyote Summer
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Coyote Summer Directed by Matias Alvarez Produced by David Anderson, Don Schain Written by Karen Krenis Starring Vinessa Shaw
Adam Beach
Bruce Weitz
Michelle St. John
Gordon TootoosisMusic by Steve Dorff Editing by David G. Blangsted Studio Warner Bros. Studios Distributed by Leucadia Film Corporation
PorchLight EntertainmentRelease date(s) 1996 Running time 93 minutes Country United States Language English Coyote Summer is a 1996 American family film about a troubled teenager spending the summer on a horse ranch. It was shot in St. George and Virgin, Utah.
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Plot
Callie Carpenter (Vinessa Shaw) is a misguided teenager sent to stay for the summer with her aunt and uncle, Maggie and Mitchell Foster (Cindy Pickett and Ed Lauter), on their horse ranch. Callie becomes friends with horse trainer Rafe Acuna (Adam Beach), who teaches her to ride. She helps him discover that something is seriously amiss with Kia, a "wild" thoroughbred horse. When Snapper (Bruce Weitz), a horse trainer gone bad, tries to sell Kia illegally, Callie relies on her street smarts to outwit Snapper. Rafe and Callie figure out that to save Kia, they must prove he really is a champion.
Production
Paul "Sled" Reynolds served as the head horse trainer for the film.
Release
The movie was redistributed by Feature Films for Families in 2003.
References
External links
- Coyote Summer at AllRovi
- Coyote Summer at the Internet Movie Database
- www.familyfilms.tv
Categories:- English-language films
- 1996 films
- American action films
- American coming-of-age films
- Films set in Utah
- Films shot in Utah
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