# The 1992 movie moment that means more than an Oscar for Ron Howard

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1992-movie-moment-that-means-more-than-an-oscar-for-ron-howard/
- Published: 2026-07-19T12:13:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-01T10:15:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1992-movie-that-meant-more-than-an-oscar-for-ron-howard/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Howard values Far and Away’s land-race scene above his Oscars.
- The scene recreated an event involving three of his ancestors.
- Thirteen cameras and real re-enactors captured the sequence.

## Summary

Ron Howard says the filmmaking moment he cherishes most was shooting the climactic land-race sequence in his 1992 film Far and Away, rather than winning his two Oscars for A Beautiful Mind. The scene mattered deeply because it recreated an event involving three of his ancestors, allowing him to connect a major Hollywood production with a story handed down through his family.

Far and Away starred Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as Irish immigrants pursuing free land in Oklahoma, against the historical backdrop of land taken from Native Americans and offered to settlers. Howard used 13 cameras, real horses and large numbers of historical re-enactors to film the sequence without CGI; his father, Rance Howard, also appeared in it. Although none of Howard’s relatives secured land in the original race, their experiences became a family story, making the production feel to him like travelling back in time.

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