Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

1991 88 min ★ 7.4 Drama, Family

A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.

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Cast

Gabrielle Anwar

Sonora Webster

Cliff Robertson

Dr. W.F. Carver

Michael Schoeffling

Al Carver

Dylan Kussman

Clifford Henderson

Kathleen York

Marie

Frank Renzulli

Mr. Slater

Nancy Moore Atchison

Arnette Webster

Lisa Norman

Aunt Helen

Lorianne Collins

Clarabelle

Elizabeth Hayes

Miss Simpson

Details

Director

Steve Miner

Screenplay

Oley Sassone

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Walt Disney Pictures

Reviews

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r96sk

September 22, 2020

★ 9/10

Fantastic stuff! I rather loved watching <em>'Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken'</em>. That's despite a few uneasy things about it, one being the love story (under/age gap?) and the other being that it involves diving horses; which I had no knowledge of before now... what an insanely messed up thing that was! The film is, though, based on true events so it's difficult to judge it on those parts. I...