Return to Snowy River

Return to Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River II is a sequel to the Australian drama film of the same name from 1982. Walt Disney Pictures released it in the US as Return to Snowy River, while it was called The Untamed in the UK.

Direct by: Geoff Burrowes

Starring: Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy

Revenue: $13.7 million

Synopsis:

In the 1880s, Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson), a gorgeous young cattleman, returns to Snowy River with his herd of Australian horses to be with his sweetheart, Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thornton). Their love is strongly opposed by Jessica’s father, Harrison (Brian Dennehy), who has his eye on Alistair Patton (Nicholas Eadie), the arrogant son of a banker. Patton, upon learning of Jessica’s feelings for Jim, decides to take the latter’s cherished horses.