Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.
Lean on Pete
“You can’t get anywhere on your own.”
Overview
Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.
Director
Andrew Haigh
Budget
8.0M
Revenue
2.4M
Status
Released
Production
The Bureau, Film4 Productions
Cast
Charlie Plummer
Charley
Amy Seimetz
Lynn
Travis Fimmel
Ray
Steve Buscemi
Del
Jason Beem
Race Announcer
Tolo Tuitele
Lynn's Husband
Ayanna Berkshire
Cop 1
Connor Brenes
Cop 2
Kurt Conroyd
Nurse
Chloë Sevigny
Bonnie
Dennis Fitzpatrick
Old Timer
Rusty Tennant
Portland Downs Security Guard
Julia Prud'homme
Ruby
Jason Rouse
Mitch
Lewis Pullman
Dallas
Justin Rain
Mike
Bob Olin
Mr. Kendall
Teyah Hartley
Laurie
Dana Millican
Woman Driver
Heath Lourwood
Desert Officer
Steve Zahn
Silver
Rachael Perrell Fosket
Martha
Joseph Bertót
Warehouse Man
Frank Gallegos
Santiago
Francisco Diego Garcia
Bob
Alison Elliott
Aunt Margy
Video Gallery
Charley learning the ropes
BFI London Film Festival 2017 Q&A
