Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
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70% of critics liked it
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84% of users liked it
(16,472 ratings)
Based on a true story, Disney's family film Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken follows the adventures of a 1920s teenager named Sonora Webster (Gabrielle Anwar), who runs away from her foster home to join a carnival. At the carnival, she gets a job as a stunt rider who leaps with her horse into a… More Based on a true story, Disney's family film Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken follows the adventures of a 1920s teenager named Sonora Webster (Gabrielle Anwar), who runs away from her foster home to join a carnival. At the carnival, she gets a job as a stunt rider who leaps with her horse into a tank of water 40 feet below. Along the way, she has plenty of adventures, eventually falling in love with the son of one of the show's cowboys. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steve Miner
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- May 24, 1991 Wide
- On DVD
- Jan 17, 2006
Critic Reviews
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Brian Costello, Common Sense Media
Girl-and-her-horse story with some peril might inspire kids.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Tells the true story of a runaway orphan who gets a job in a traveling stunt show
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Cast
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Gabrielle Anwar
as Sonora Webster
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Cliff Robertson
as Dr. Carver
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Michael Schoeffling
as Al Carver
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Dylan Kussman
as Clifford
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Kathleen York
as Marie
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Frank Renzulli
as Mr. Slater
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Nancy Moore Atchison
as Arnette
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Lisa Norman
as Aunt Helen
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Carson Aull
as Kid #4
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Haley Aull
as Little Girl
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Sam Aull
as Kid #3
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Wendy Ball
as Kid #2
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Cheri Brown
as Attractive Girl
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Lorianne Collins
as Clarabelle
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Ed Grady
as Preacher
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Elizabeth Hayes
as Miss Simpson
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David Massry
as 2nd Reporter
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Katy Matson
as Kid #1
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Michael J. Matusiak
as Photographer
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Mark Jeffrey Miller
as Candy Man
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Laura Lee Norton
as Mrs. Ellis
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Boyd Peterson
as 1st Farmer
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Lowell D. Smith
as Wrangler
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Swing Time Orchestra
as Steel Pier Band
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Gene Walker
as 2nd Farmer
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Rick Warner
as Doctor
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Jeff Woodward
as 1st Reporter
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David Dwyer
as Stagehand
- Mary Gail Artz