

Her plans hit a snag when the man filling the position, Dr. Like any good orphaned runaway in the olden days, Sonora finds her way to the circus, with her intention being to apply for the position of "horse diver" that she learned about from a magazine ad. Harboring a mutual sentiment, Sonora beats her aunt to the punch and runs away. A school suspension and sale of Lightning later, Aunt Helen (Lisa Norman) announces that she is ready to free herself from responsibility and turn Sonora over to the state. To stand up for herself, the only joy Sonora finds in her small town Texas life is from a horse named Lightning. Having an unfriendly aunt as her guardian, mean-spirited children as her schoolmates, and a strong will Disney's version begins in 1932, with the world in the midst of the Great Depression and an orphaned, seemingly teenaged Sonora (played by Gabrielle Anwar) experiencing an adolescence of little glee. Proving that real life can often be stranger and more compelling than fiction, Wild Hearts is actually based on the true story of Sonora Webster.

Somehow, though, its restrained, inviting execution conquers most viewers in a more than satisfactory fashion. In fact, even by a lengthier account of its premise, this 1991 live action Disney film would not sound very appealing to most people, including myself. Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken is a movie which had it been condensed at the good-for-giggles website Movie-A-Minute would seem especially outlandish. Slater), Nancy Moore Atchison (Arnette Webster), Lisa Norman (Aunt Helen), Lorianne Collins (Clarabelle), Elizabeth Hayes (Miss Simpson)

Carver), Dylan Kussman (Clifford), Kathleen York (Marie), Frank Renzulli (Mr. Theatrical Release: / Running Time: 89 Minutes / Rating: GĬast: Gabrielle Anwar (Sonora Webster), Michael Schoeffling (Al Carver), Cliff Robertson (Dr.
