5 Confederate soldiers desert, make their way through the Everglades and try to make it to Cuba.5 Confederate soldiers desert, make their way through the Everglades and try to make it to Cuba.5 Confederate soldiers desert, make their way through the Everglades and try to make it to Cuba.
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- TriviaThe forage caps (or kepis) worn by the deserters are of an 1862 pattern that denoted the soldier's branch of service by the color of the sides and crown (red for artillery, yellow for cavalry and sky blue for infantry).
- GoofsWhen Cockney is bitten by a rattlesnake, he instantly dies(1:09:21). Most deaths occur between 6 and 48 hours after the bite.
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Sergeant Todd: [to the Kid] You ain't done enough to run away from. Shouldn't have followed me, kid. Shouldn't have started runnin'. I've been runnin' every since I knowed runnin' from... everything how I never liked. Yeah, I reckon there ain't much to like around this world. I've ben runnin' so long I don't know how to stop! It don't do too much good when you stop and figure why you're runnin'. It catches up to you. You can't run away from yourself. Don't run away from nothin', kid. It don't do no good. You're so tired you wanna die.
- Crazy creditsThe MPAA seal appears on the opening Republic Pictures logo instead of its usual place in the credits.
- SoundtracksMy Old Kentucky Home
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Composed by Stephen Foster (1852)
Heard briefly when viewing daguerrotype
Although the film is over-acted, over-dramatized and over-long, it made a lasting impression on me as an adolescent. I first saw Yellowneck when I was between 9 and 12 years old. When I watched it last night, I remembered having seen it then about a quarter of the way through the film. There are aspects of this film which, at a very young age, I found frightening. As an adult who frequently works in environments such as the one depicted in the film, I can only reflect on my own (and the writer's) ignorant fearfulness today.
The script has too many soliloquies and generally over-dramatizes most of the story. The acting is OK, but the script forces almost all of the cast members to go overboard frequently. Lin McCarthy and Bill Mason both turn in solid performances. The directing, cinematography and editing are all good, but the film could have been 10-15 minutes shorter and just as good. As much as I appreciate character development, a few of the soliloquies and conversation scenes might have improved the film had they been left out.
Weakly recommended.
- mstomaso
- Sep 10, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes