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...this film could have been a little subtler. And singing "America the Beautiful" with majestic, purple mountains in the distance would be better left to Sunday school kids in Salt Lake City. The second half of the film, a journey on foot to introduce Rising Star to a herd of mustangs, is filled with lines like: "You can name anything anything;" "This country's where I live;" "I'm seeing this country for the first time;" "We're all going to heaven or we're not;" "I been hurt--you still get up." No doubt people--even cowboys...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Against Culture Shlock | 1/4/1980 | See Source »

Like Harpo, Gerald Hiken as Strider trots out a herd of hilarious facial contortions as he narrates his own sad story. Born a piebald--spotted with two colors--Strider can outrace but not outgrace his rival, Darling the stallion, who leaps and pirouettes with Baryshnikov's physical elegance. Strider loses his love and his potency when he receives harsh punishment from his masters for raping his girlfriend/mare. Then commence several years of gentility and peace with Prince Serpuhosky and the glory of winning a fantastic race against a fierce opponent. But Strider's fortunes collapse again and he returns finally...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: At Loose Ends? Get Out | 12/12/1979 | See Source »

...When a herd of stampeding caribou reaches an oil pipeline in the Northwest Territories, the animals balk at the one-foot obstacle. Some run for miles parallel to the pipeline, others stands still, perplexed. Those who refuse to step over the pipeline are easy prey for the wolves; those not fortunate enough to be killed quickly, wither away until they are just carcasses. In the snow...

Author: By Larry Grafstein, | Title: In the Arctic, You Are Not Alone | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

David Lundberg, from the unlikely locale of Provo, Utah, stands out as the thoroughbred of this herd. Lundberg's performances this past summer earned him positions among the world's top 20 in both breaststroke events...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Recruits Bolster Awesome Swim Team | 11/21/1979 | See Source »

Before the race, the Herd planned to form a pack and stampede the men from Hanover together, but Hampton, no. 103, had other ideas...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Harriers Trounce Dartmouth | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

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