| Genre: | Drama |
| Based On: | There Must Be a Pony |
| Screenplay: | Mart Crowley |
| Director: | Joseph Sargent |
| Starring: | Elizabeth Taylor Robert Wagner James Coco William Windom Edward Winter Ken Olin Dick O'Neill Chad Lowe |
| Composer: | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Executive Producer: | Robert Wagner |
| Producer: | Howard Jeffrey |
| Editor: | Jack Harnish |
| Cinematography: | Gayne Rescher |
| Runtime: | 95 min. |
| Company: | R.J. Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Network: | ABC |
There Must Be a Pony is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Joseph Sargent. It is based on the novel of the same name by James Kirkwood Jr.
Marguerite Sydney is a celebrated Hollywood star attempting a comeback after a stay in a mental hospital, as well as trying to re-establish a relationship with her teenage son, and risking a romance with a mysterious new suitor.[1]
"Miss Taylor and Mr. Lowe are worth the effort of watching but, in the end, the movie illustrates one of Marguerite's pearls of wisdom: 'Talk about grinding it out. TV brings new meaning to the words chopped liver," said The New York Times.[2] People advised, "Think of this as a one-woman show, Elizabeth Taylor’s show, and you’ll be in for some moments to remember... If you own a VCR, tape this show, then speed through it, stopping only to savor Liz’s scenes. Then erase the tape."[3]
The film was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie in 1987.[4]