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Homeward Bound - The Incredible Journey
: :The adventure begins when the loving owners of these irresistible pets are forced to leave them in the temporary care of a friend who lives hundreds of miles away. But after several days the worried animals begin to think their family must be in trouble so they decide to head for home. On their incredible journey across the ruggedly beautiful Sierras they encounter unexpected surprises from man beast and nature alike. It s an unforgettable story of love courage ...
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The Black Stallion
: :Young Alec Ramsay and a wild stallion are cast adrift and help each other survive on a desolate island.Genre: Feature Film FamilyRating: GRelease Date: 1-MAY-2001Media Type: DVD :Adapted from the beloved novel by Walter Farley, this 1979 family classic was hailed by no less than hard-to-please critic Pauline Kael, who wrote that 'it may be the greatest children's movie ever made.' A visual feast from start to finish, the timeless tale of The Black Stallion plays out on almost ...
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Iron Will
: :A young man enters a dangerous cross-country dog sled race in an attempt to win the grand prize that will save his family from financial ruin.Genre: Feature Film-Action/AdventureRating: PGRelease Date: 11-NOV-2003Media Type: DVD :A complete lack of imagination is what qualifies this as a B movie. Thankfully, this snowy adventure about a boy and his dogs is charming enough to entice the kiddies. Charismatic MacKenzie Astin plays a teenager trying to save the family farm by entering a 522-mile ...
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Never Cry Wolf
:Description:Filmed amid spectacular wilderness vistas, NEVER CRY WOLF reveals a world of hypnotic beauty and breathtaking cinematic imagery. An unforgettable adventure begins as Tyler, a young inexperienced biologist, is deposited alone onto the desolate Arctic terrain. Once settled, he struggles to endure the forces of nature as he documents the mysterious habits of the wolves he has been sent to study. An odyssey of self-discovery told through captivating drama, NEVER CRY WOLF is a haunting, lyrical film from the director ...
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White Fang
: :Story of a young man who hopes to strike it rich in the Yukon gold country at the turn of the century and his relationship with the wolf-dog White Fang.Genre: Feature Film-Action/AdventureRating: PGRelease Date: 11-NOV-2003Media Type: DVD :Ethan Hawke, fresh faced and full of determination, tackles the icy wilds and rowdy boom towns of Alaska in Disney's 1991 adaptation of Jack London's turn-of-the-century gold rush classic. Though somewhat tamed for young audiences, the story of a city kid who ...
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The Black Stallion Returns
: :A rare sequel that can stand alone, 1983's The Black Stallion Returns is both a fun follow-up to the 1979 Carroll Ballard/Francis Ford Coppola film and a fine adventure in its own right. Kelly Reno returns as the now adolescent, deceptively ordinary Alec Ramsay, who stows away on a plane for Casablanca after the titular horse is kidnapped by Arabs. Getting him back pitches Alec into the middle of tribal rivalries and all sorts of complicated, dangerous intrigue. The cast ...
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Mighty Joe Young
: :Charlize Theron is the latest stunning blonde to be hanging around some big ape in a Hollywood movie, this one a remake of the 1949 semi-classic with echoes of the superior King Kong. Theron plays the daugher of an American researcher killed by poachers in Africa. The baby gorilla left in her care grows up to become a hugely tall and broad specimen named Joe, living in the mountains as a mostly unseen legend among people who live there. Along ...
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Toby Tyler
:Description:TOBY TYLER takes you back in time to when the day the circus came to town was the biggest day of the year! Now on Disney DVD, Kevin Corcoran stars as the lovable, determined runaway who believes his uncle and aunt no longer want him, and life under the Big Top will put things right. Along the way he meets Ben, Mr. Tupper, and the mischievous Mr. Stubbs -- a playful chimpanzee! Together they fall into hilarious jams and scams ...
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Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
:Description:Lost, abandoned, and frightened, a young cougar is discovered and 'adopted' by a rugged lumberman named Jess Bradley (Ron Brown). Dubbed 'Good Time Charlie,' the cat soon lives a carefree, domestic life among the rugged logging camps of the Pacific Northwest. But Charlie is torn between this unusual way of life and his true wildlife instincts ... instincts that create friction and fear with the men of the camp. Can Charlie be introduced to his natural environment and survive? A ...
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Benji
: :No Hollywood studio was willing to buy or distribute this 1974 family film made in Texas, but it managed to find a considerable audience anyway in the U.S. and become a minor classic under its own steam. While Benji's production values aren't everything they could be, and the acting is at best uneven, the movie is really held together by the immense charm of the unassuming mutt who plays the title character. He may not look as impressive as Lassie ...
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