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Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, John Candy, Virginia Madsen, Jim Metzler ... see more see more... , Cindy Pickett , Harry Caesar , Gilbert Gottfried , Mary Gross , Peter Hobbs , Donald Hotton , Tim Kazurinsky , Garry Kluger , Jeremy S. Kramer , Alison Moir , Santos Morales , Lonny Price , Estelle Reiner , Vyto Ruginis , Angel Salazar , Joseph R. Sicari , Liz Torres , Robert Towers , George D. Wallace , Barbara Whinnery , Jack Whitaker , Allen Williams , Chino "Fats" Williams , John Lisbon Wood , James Hong , Jocko Marcellino , Burgess Meredith , Frank Morriss , Deanna Oliver , Virginia Eubanks , Kevin Furlong , Henry "Hank" Levy , Edmund Stoiber , Dennis Tufano , Tom Wolski

After his mother's death, Fred P. Cheney (Bob Goldthwaith) must share the family financial business with his scheming stepfather Walter Sawyer (Dabney Coleman) in this misfired comedy. Fred also inher... read more read more...its Don, a talking horse who provides him with hot tips on the stock market. Don's voice is provided by John Candy, and Virginia Madsen plays Fred's romantic interest Allison Rowe. Mr. Ed and Francis the Talking Mule must be rolling over in their graves over this uneven comedy attempt. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 23 min.

Directed by: Michael Dinner

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  • February 28, 2011
    I loved Bobcat, but these horses can't act! I enjoyed this silly comedy anyway. It's got a lot of funny jokes, so I found it entertaining even thought the horses got on my nerves from time to time.
  • December 20, 2009
    Pure cheesy goodness. A childhood fave, as well. :)
  • June 25, 2009
    Watch this again and this just does not hold up as funny as it once was
  • June 17, 2008
    A couple of funny moments, but nothing exceptional.
  • August 31, 2010
    Goldthwait is hilarious, it's great to see him star in a film for once, but unfortunately the other star of this movie is a horse. I don't know about you, but talking horse scenes get on my nerves. Many of the scenes with Bobcat and the horse are hilarious, but the ones with on... read morely horses are torture. Overall, this movie is fun but stupid.

Critic Reviews


Ken Hanke
July 30, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

I'm still marvelling that I've actually seen this

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Bobcat Goldthwait and a talking horse. Go nuts.

Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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Emanuel Levy
August 11, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Daniel M. Kimmel
May 4, 2004
Daniel M. Kimmel, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Cory Cheney
January 28, 2004
Cory Cheney, Urban Tulsa Weekly

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Michael Szymanski
August 21, 2003
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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October 19, 2004
AV Club

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