- The Derby Stallion
Infobox Film
name = The Derby Stallion
director = Craig Clyde
producer =Dana Schoenfeld
writer = Kimberly Gough
starring =Zac Efron Bill Cobbs William R. Moses Tonja Walker Rob Pinkston Crystal Hunt
Michael NardelliColton James
music =Billy Preston
cinematography = John Gunselman
distributor = Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
released =July 4 , 2005
runtime = 98 min.
country = flagicon|USA
language = English
website = http://www.thederbystallion.com/
imdb_id = 0451038"The Derby Stallion" is a 2005 film starring
Zac Efron .Plot
15-year-old Patrick McCardle (
Zac Efron ) doesn't know what to do with his life and the pressure from his dad is not helping. But soon he falls in love withhorseback riding . He wants to win the Steeples Derby on his horse Rusty. With the help of his new friend Jill Overton (Crystal Hunt ) and his trainer Houston Jones (Bill Cobbs ), he thinks he can beat his riding enemy Randy Adams (Michael Nardelli), but then disaster strikes...Cast
*
Bill Cobbs as Houston Jones
*Zac Efron as Patrick McCardle
*Crystal Hunt as Jill Overton
*William R. Moses as Jim McCardle
*Rob Pinkston as Chuck Overton
*Colton James as Donald
*Tonja Walker as Linda McCardle
*Michael Nardelli as Randy Adams
*Billy Preston as Will Gentry
*Isabella Davidson as Tammy McCardle
*Abrianna Davidson as Annie McCardleAwards
*Best Feature - New York International Independent Film and Video Festival 2006
*Winner - Great Lakes Independent Film Festival 2006The Making of the Movie
Zac Efron did learn to ride a horse for the role and did some of his stunts in the movie. Three riding lessons into the making, he was jumping fences.
External links
*imdb title|id=0451038|title=The Derby Stallion
*The Derby Stallion Website [http://www.thederbystallion.com]
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