Old Yeller (1957)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Writers:

Fred Gipson (screenplay) &
William Tunberg (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 December 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Drama | Adventure | Western

Tagline:

A motion picture to remember with glowing pleasure!

Plot:

A boy brings a yellow dog home. The dog loves the family as much as they love him, but can the love last ?

Plot Keywords:

Dog | 1860s | Ranch | Cattle | Bear

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Dorothy McGuire	...	Katie Coates
Fess Parker	...	Jim Coates
Jeff York	...	Bud Searcy
Chuck Connors	...	Burn Sanderson
Beverly Washburn	...	Lisbeth Searcy
Tommy Kirk	...	Travis Coates
Kevin Corcoran	...	Arliss Coates

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG (TV rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #18570) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1974) | Germany:6 | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U (cut)

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

The dog, Old Yeller, although described in the dialogue as a mongrel, is portrayed by a Yellow Labrador Retriever and, in the book, is a Black-Mouthed Cur, which is not recognized as a separate breed.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Old Yeller catches the catfish and Travis scolds him and Arliss for being in the drinking water, the next scene shows Old Yeller lying on his side perfectly clean and dry.

Quotes:

Jim Coates: Now and then, for no good reason, life will haul off and knock a man flat.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cake (2005/I)

Soundtrack:

Old Yeller

Did you cry?

Not used as a scale of masculinity anymore, but more like a joke among men, Did you cry? Hell yes I cried my ever living loving guts out. I was so upset I probably cried three hours after the movie was over. Guess I was about eight when I saw it but yes, I still cry when I watch Old Yeller. This is one of those movies that every single person in America should watch. And if you have ever had to put a pet down, you know how heart wrenching and how that animal looks back at you with those innocent eyes right before death. But life continues on and death is just one of those parts of life. But Disney knows how to pull every heart string in the world, even a man's.