The Man from Snowy River (1982)

Movie: The Man from Snowy River (1982)

• Director: George Miller
• Release Date: 5 November 1982 (USA)
• Writers: A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson (poem) Cul Cullen (script)  
• Run Time: 102 min
• Country: Australia
• Genre: Adventure , Drama , Family , Romance , Western  

Tagline: The story of a boy suddenly alone in the world. The men who challenge him. And the girl who helps him become a man.

Trivia: The movie contains numerous references to A.B. “Banjo” Patterson, besides being based on his poem. Patterson himself is a character in the movie, as is Clancy from the poem “Clancy of the Overflow” (Clancy also makes an appearance in the poem “The Man from Snowy River”) Harrison’s wife was named Matilda. Patterson wrote the song “Waltzing Matilda” and the melody can be heard at the very end of the movie.
 

Goofs: Continuity: When in the wild, the stallion has well groomed hoofs and horse-shoes that are clearly visible from the front view of the horse. If he had shoes on from when he was a colt then his hoofs would have out grown the shoes.
 

“Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father’s farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the low lands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet. Kirk Douglas plays two roles as twin brothers who haven’t spoken for years, one of whom was Jim’s father’s best friend and the other of whom is the father of the girl he wants to marry. A 20 year old feud re-erupts, catching Jim and Jessica in the middle of it as Jim is accused of letting a prize stallion loose. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>”