It is about a boy and a stray dog in postcivil war texas. When his younger brother adopts a frisky lopeared stray, 15yearold travis tommy kirk, acting manoftheho. One of the most memorable of walt disneys liveaction films, perhaps. When his younger brother adopts a frisky lopeared stray, 15year old travis tommy kirk, acting manofthehouse, tries to shoo him away. It stars tommy kirk, dorothy mcguire, fess parker, and beverly washburn. But old yeller soon proves he is anything but yellow when he protects the family farm and saves travis life. Walt disneys first and quintessential film about a boys love for his dog is now an american original as much as it is a disney classic. Gipson also cowrote the screenplay along with william tunberg. Old yeller s reputation has grown over the years and many now consider it one of the greatest boy and his dog movies ever made. When his younger brother adopts a frisky lopeared stray, 15yearold travis tommy kirk, acting manofthehouse, tries to shoo him away. Opening to old yeller 1985 vhs phillipmontgomery18. Old yeller is an exemplary coming of age tale, packing an emotional wallop through smart pacing and a keen understanding of the elemental bonding between humanity and. With dorothy mcguire, fess parker, tommy kirk, jeff york.
No film better portrays the powerful emotions of hope, courage, and friendship. Old yeller is, simply put, one of the greatest films and books ever laid on. First thought to be goodfornothing mutt, old yeller is soon beloved by all. Old yeller bluray release date february 10, 2015 disney movie. No film better captures the powerful emotions of hope, courage, and friendship than this treasured and much beloved classic, old yeller. The film spawned a less critically acclaimed sequel savage sam 1963 which starred the same two boys as travis and arliss 6 years on it was adapted from fred gipsons follow up book about old yeller s son. Tommy kirk in old yeller 1957 spike in old yeller 1957 tommy kirk and dorothy mcguire in old yeller 1957 kevin corcoran and. I ordered this two movie collection because the movie old yeller was a favorite growing up, and i heard there was a second yeller movie that i now realize is. Savage sam plays out more like a western adventure, full of injun fightin, cowboys, and even a touch of romance. Disneys 1080p blu ray presentation of old yeller looks really, really good. A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. The film is based upon the 1956 newbery honorwinning book of the same name by fred gipson.
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