Shiloh (1996) 6.2
Marty Preston, a small-town Southern boy, must rescue a young beagle from abusive owner and recluse Judd Travers. Director:Dale Rosenbloom |
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Shiloh (1996) 6.2
Marty Preston, a small-town Southern boy, must rescue a young beagle from abusive owner and recluse Judd Travers. Director:Dale Rosenbloom |
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Mrs. Wallace
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| Rod Steiger | ... |
Doc Wallace
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J. Madison Wright | ... | |
| Ann Dowd | ... |
Louise Preston
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Shira Roth | ... | |
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Tori Wright | ... | |
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Montrose Hagins | ... |
Mrs. McCallister
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Sue
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Amzie Strickland | ... |
Mrs. Young
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An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won't let him keep the dog because it belongs to Judd Travers, a local hunter. After Shiloh is mistreated again, he runs away and returns to Marty. Knowing his father will once again make him bring Shiloh back to Judd, he makes a home for the dog in an old shed up the hill from the Prestons' house and hides him from his family. His secret is soon discovered when a stray attacks the dog one night and he must turn to his father for help. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Everything about this film is clichéd. From the one dimensional nuclear conservative family values to the animal rights message, this movie reeks of something that is 50 years past it's best viewed by date.
From the characters to the plots, this film puts me in mind of a long Leave it to Beaver episode with a little more edge.
But it's cliché after cliché after cliché... simply horrible. Even my 5 year old didn't like it.
Acting, especially Blake Heron, was great, but the cast was let down by the plastic screenplay.
I would have liked to have seen a little more subtlety, let the viewers discover things instead of just throwing so many clichéd images and lines of dialog at them. Kids are smarter than some give them credit for. Let them discover gravity by watching an apple fall, not by smacking them on the head with an anvil.