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PGPICK SELECTION57
✳ BIG ADVENTURES · BIG FEELINGS
Old Yeller.
Loving an animal can ask something difficult.
While his father is away, a Texas farm boy reluctantly accepts a stray dog into the family. Old Yeller proves a loyal companion, but protecting the household brings dangers that change the boy's responsibilities.
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The bond develops through everyday work and adventure, giving its painful conclusion real weight. Choose this classic only when the family is ready to discuss animal death and responsibility.
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Know the story.
Know your little people.
Animal attacks, illness and rabies culminate in a boy shooting his beloved dog to protect the family. The dog's death and the family's grief are explicit, central and deeply upsetting.
Our notes are a starting point, not an age recommendation. G and PG films can still include intense moments. You know your family best.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The little details.
- Directed by
- Robert Stevenson
- Starring
- Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, Beverly Washburn, Chuck Connors, Spike
- Written by
- William Tunberg, Fred Gipson
- Release date
- December 25, 1957
- Runtime
- 84 minutes
- Genre
- Animals/Nature, Drama, Family, Live Action, Western
- Studio
- Walt Disney Productions
- Language
- English
LIGHTS DOWN. SNACKS READY.
Make a night of it.
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You don't need magic to matter.
Lilo & Stitch
Family comes in unexpected shapes.
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