![]() Schroder became well known as the star of the series Silver Spoons, playing Ricky Stratton. He also starred as the title character in the film Little Lord Fauntleroy alongside Alec Guinness in 1980. In the following year, he made a Walt Disney feature film called The Last Flight of Noah's Ark with Elliott Gould. would fly to Los Angeles to see his wife and son. He moved to Los Angeles with his mother, but his father remained in New York and kept his job with AT&T. He toured the locales of Asia and Europe, even meeting the Queen of England and the Pope.įollowing his role in The Champ, Schroder was removed from school by his parents in the third grade to focus on his career. Schroder performed so well in his first role, that in 1980 he was nominated for and subsequently won a Golden Globe award for Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture at the age of nine.Īfter winning the Golden Globe, Schroder embarked on a three-month publicity tour around the world. Leaping from commercials to the silver screen, Schroder made his acting debut as the son of Jon Voight's character in the 1979 remake of the 1931 film The Champ. He appeared in many catalogs, and by the time he was six years old, he had appeared in sixty advertisements. ![]() ![]() In his own words, he must have been a natural, because he started working right away, never having taken an acting lesson in his life. A good-looking child, Schroder's mother began taking him to photo shoots when he was only three months old. After his older sister, Dawn and he were born Rick's mother quit her job to raise the children. He is the son of Diane, an employee at AT&T which is also the same company that employed his father, Richard Bartlett Schroder, Sr. Schroder was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York and raised on Staten Island, New York City. He has continued acting as an adult, notably on the western miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989), and the crime-drama series NYPD Blue. He debuted in the film The Champ (1979), going on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons. (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and film director. But unless you are accustomed to the easy going nature of a made for TV ranch movie it may end up a little cheesy.Richard Bartlett "Ricky" Schroder, Jr. What this all boils down to is that "Our Wild Hearts" is a made for TV movie which is familiar on every level from the storyline to the humour. It is all incredibly cliche and some of it is incredibly corny such as when Willow doesn't know how to use an old fashioned rotary dial phone.īut because "Our Wild Hearts" is easy to watch and has a good message about going after what is important to you a lot of the cheesier moments in the movie and there are a lot of them become bearable. We have a variation on the estranged father storyline with Willow going to stay with Jack the father she has never met, we have the city girl not taking to the outdoor way of life, the bonding with an animal which leads to issues between father and daughter, plus for good measure we have trouble with a neighbouring ranch. I also mean watchable in the sense that this is a TV movie with performances which you expect from a TV movie and a focus on easy to watch rather than the gritty realism you might find from a big budget movie as is highlighted when Willow shows up on Jack's doorstep and he takes everything in his stride in a frankly unbelievable manner.īut having said all that "Our Wild Hearts" feels like a movie written from TV movie cliches. But do you know what Ricky Schroder and his family have not done a bad job as he has delivered an entertaining family drama with a solid message, some charm and a general vibe which makes it watchable for those looking for something to watch with their children. But whilst Jack and Griss both want to capture Bravo Willow believes the horse should run free.Ī Schroder family movie, that could be an alternative title for "Our Wild Hearts" as it was written by Ricky Schroder and his wife Andrea, Ricky also directs as well as acts in it and 3 of his 4 children definitely have parts in the movie. But on top of finding himself with a daughter Jack has other issues as neighbouring rancher Griss (Martin Kove) is looking to get his hand on Jack and his friend Top's (Cliff Potts) ranch with everything coming down to who captures a wild stallion called Bravo. Willow decides to go and meet her father who is surprised to discover he has a daughter and he knew nothing about her. When she discovers a box containing a picture of a cowboy hidden in her mum's room she confronts her to learn that his name is Jack (Ricky Schroder) and he is her father. Whilst 15 year-old Willow (Cambrie Schroder) listens to her friend moan about her interfering fathers all she wants is to know who her father is having been raised by her single mum in Malibu.
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