The Horse Whisperer is a 1998 neo-western drama directed by and starring Robert Redford, based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Evans. The film also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson, and Chris Cooper.
Synopsis[]
Tom Booker is a horse expert who is able to connect with the animal on a deeper and emotional level. He is hired to help a young girl and her horse after a tragic accident.
Cast[]
- Robert Redford as Tom Booker
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Annie MacLean
- Scarlett Johansson as Grace MacLean
- Sam Neill as Robert MacLean
- Dianne Wiest as Dianne Booker
- Chris Cooper as Frank Booker
- Cherry Jones as Liz Hammond
- Ty Hillman as Joe Booker
- Kate Bosworth as Judith
- Jessalyn Gilsig as Lucy, Annie's assistant
- Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Ellen Booker
- Allison Moorer as Barn Dance Vocalist
- Stephen Pearlman as David Gottschalk
- Joelle Carter as Office Worker #1
- Gloria Lynne Henry as Member of Magazine Staff
- Wes Studi as Park Guard
- Betty Buckley as Tom Booker's ex-girlfriend (deleted scene)
Trivia[]
- This is the first film that Robert Redford directed that he also starred in.
- Scarlett Johansson was given an "introducing" credit despite this being her seventh film.