This is a great example of what talented people can do despite a tiny budget. No major stars, they had to use some stock footage of animals to pad it out but the end result is incredible. For a small little movie the impact it had on me exceeds most other movies despite their budgets being $100million+ more. The basic messages of the boy trying to be a man, the loyality of both the dog to the family and the boy to the dog remain very strong. In a video tape version I saw there was an interview with Tommy Kirk who said that they will still be watching this movie 100 years from now and he was dead on. In real life it's very rare to have someone stick by you in bad times and in my personal life I had a Rottweiler who I have no doubt would have given his life for me even though I wasn't exactly the best owner. The rarity of this quality makes the movie more special because the way it plays out you can believe it every step of the way. If you haven't seen it before it's something you should experience.
Review of Old Yeller
