Question: Can you please tell me the name of the Hallmark movie that is about a woman named Annie who enters a horseback-riding contest with a blind horse named Tolo? I'd like to buy or rent this movie. Thank you for your help.Answer: You're thinking of Hallmark Entertainment's The Long Shot, which debuted on the Hallmark Channel as a movie of the week in April 2004. For the benefit of the uninitiated, it stars Julie Benz (Taken, Angel) as a Colorado riding enthusiast and struggling single mom who enters a musical-freestyle riding contest with a horse that goes blind before the big day. Marsha Mason costars as the owner of the place where Benz trains and works.
You can check your local video store to see if it's available for rental or, if you're feeling a little patient, you can
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Question: Hello. My father and I disagree: I thought Kristy McNichol was just in movies until Empty Nest, but he seems to think she was in a television series prior to that. Is that true? If so, what was the name? Thank you for your help.
Answer: Sorry, Holly, but the homily holds true in this case: Father knows best. Teen superstar Kristy McNichol made her first splash as a nationally known celeb playing 13-year-old Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence on ABC's groundbreaking Family in March 1976. And her story resembles that of other child stars: Fame without a real-life perspective is a tough way to grow up.
"Everybody wants a piece of you," the actress — who did commercial work at 8, Love, American Style at 9 and was a Family regular at 13 — told TV Guide
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