The Ride Plot Summary and Details

Plot

This rodeo family film stars Michael Biehn as a former bull-riding champ. After a barroom conflict, boozing gambler Smokey Banks (Biehn) is sentenced to community service at a ranch camp for orphans and underprivileged kids -- where young Danny O'Neil (Brock Pierce) recognizes the ex-champ. Terminally ill, Danny is bald from chemotherapy, and he requests training from the champ that could prepare him to compete at a junior dude's event. As the training gets underway, the tough cowboy soon realizes his own problems are minor league compared with Danny's. Not to be confused with another 1998 release titled Ride.

MPAA Rating:

R for pervasive strong language including sex-related dialogue.

Genre(s):

Drama

Run Time:

101min.

Theatrical Release Date:

12/02/1997

DVD Release Date:

11/01/2001

Distributor(s):

Worldwide