Born to Run is a 1977 American-Australian family adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Don Chaffey and based on the novel The Boyds of Black River. It was Walt Disney's second Australian film after Ride a Wild Pony in 1975. Shooting took place in 1976 in the Upper Hunter Valley.
It played in cinemas in England in 1977 alongside The Rescuers and again in mid 1978.
1979 saw it split into two parts and shown on television on NBC-TV's The Wonderful World of Disney beginning on 25 March.
The film was given an Australian cinema release opening Easter Saturday 1979. The Sydney Morning Heralds Romola Costantino gave the film two stars out of four and comparing it to Disney's first Australian film said "This time they have come up with one of their less spectacular country adventures. Its mild drama is unlikely to upset even the smallest viewers."
Derham Groves in his book Walt DisneyâÂÂs Forgotten Australia said he thought "Born to Run contained too many familiar Disney clichés".