2015年7月23日 · Here are 11 things you never knew about the making of The Black Stallion. 1. The film’s 12-year-old star, Kelly Reno, originally accepted the role of Alec in part because he wanted to learn how to swim. Reno took lessons so he could film the movie’s underwater scenes. 2. The riding scenes, however, were a piece of cake.

Actor: The Black Stallion. The son of cattle ranchers Bud and Ruth, Reno had been riding horses since he could walk. This experience qualified him for his role in The Black Stallion (1979), which he tried out for when his mother learned of the open audition.

Kelly Reno (born June 19, 1966) [1] is a former child actor, rancher, and trucker. At age 13, he was cast in the role of Alec Ramsey, the young boy who is marooned on a deserted island along with an Arabian horse, [2] in The Black Stallion (based on the novel by Walter Farley).

The Black Stallion: Directed by Carroll Ballard. With Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse. After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.

Kelly Reno. Actor: The Black Stallion. The son of cattle ranchers Bud and Ruth, Reno had been riding horses since he could walk. This experience qualified him for his role in The Black Stallion (1979), which he tried out for when his mother learned of the open audition.

2023年6月19日 · Our list of facts delves into those intriguing details, shedding light on the elements that together make The Black Stallion a timeless classic. 1. Kelly Reno, Who Played Alec, Accepted the Role Because He Wanted To Learn to Swim. Kelly Reno, who was 12 at the time of the film, accepted the role because he wanted to learn to swim.

With Kelly reno as the eleven-year-old boy, and Mickey Rooney, Hoyt Axton, Teri Garr, and Clarence Muse. Based on the 1941 novel by Walter Farley; the screenplay is by Melissa Mathison (who later wrote “ET”), Jeanne Rosenberg, and David D. Witliff. The cinematography is by Daleb Deschanel; the editing is by Robert Dalva.

6 天之前 · Carroll Ballard’s “The Black Stallion” (1979) begins in a distinctly grown-up environment. The titular stallion is under the watch of cruel, uncaring attendants. A boy watches the stallion and gives him a sugar cube, their friendship immediately established. The setting is 1946 and young Alec Ramsey (Kelly Reno) is traveling on the ship with his father (Hoyt Axton), who we meet playing ...

2020年2月4日 · Eleven-year-old Kelly Reno had no acting experience. But the pairing of him with a black Arabian stallion named Cass-Olé proved a winning combination. Raised on a 10,000-acre Colorado ranch, Reno knew how to ride already and reportedly took the role because he wanted to learn how to swim.