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The Magic of Lassie

  • 19781978
  • GG
  • 1h 40m
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5.6/10
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The Magic of Lassie (1978)
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Lassie is trying to find her way home. She will have to run all the way from Colorado to California. Her loving owner is looking for her too.Lassie is trying to find her way home. She will have to run all the way from Colorado to California. Her loving owner is looking for her too.Lassie is trying to find her way home. She will have to run all the way from Colorado to California. Her loving owner is looking for her too.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
603
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
48,141
10,525
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    • Director
      • Don Chaffey
    • Writers
      • Robert B. Sherman(story)
      • Richard M. Sherman(story)
      • Jean Holloway(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • James Stewart
      • Mickey Rooney
      • Pernell Roberts
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Don Chaffey
    • Writers
      • Robert B. Sherman(story)
      • Richard M. Sherman(story)
      • Jean Holloway(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • James Stewart
      • Mickey Rooney
      • Pernell Roberts
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    • 12User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Clovis Mitchell
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Gus
    Pernell Roberts
    Pernell Roberts
    • Jamison
    Stephanie Zimbalist
    Stephanie Zimbalist
    • Kelly Mitchell
    Michael Sharrett
    Michael Sharrett
    • Chris Mitchell
    Alice Faye
    Alice Faye
    • The Waitress (Alice)
    Gene Evans
    Gene Evans
    • Sheriff Andrews
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • Apollo
    Robert Lussier
    • Finch
    Lane Davies
    Lane Davies
    • Allan Fogerty
    William Flatley
    William Flatley
    • Truck Driver
    James Reynolds
    James Reynolds
    • Officer Wilson
    • (as James V. Reynolds)
    Rayford Barnes
    Rayford Barnes
    • Reward Seeker
    W.D. Goodman
    • Mighty Manuel
    Hank Metheney
    • Referee
    Buck Young
    Buck Young
    • T.V. Announcer
    David Himes
    • Father in Camper
    Ron Honthaner
    • Official
    • Director
      • Don Chaffey
    • Writers
      • Robert B. Sherman(story) (screenplay)
      • Richard M. Sherman(story) (screenplay)
      • Jean Holloway(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      James Stewart recalled that he accepted the role of the grandfather because it was the only "family-friendly" script he had been offered. After the movie received poor reviews and flopped at the box office, he decided to semi-retire from acting.
    • Goofs
      Jamison takes Lassie to his estate in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she escapes. You see her running, chased by a helicopter, and she finally goes over what looks like a cliff. In the next scene she gets up and limps away, but suddenly she is in Zion National Park, which is in Utah.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Last Married Couple in America/Cruising/Just Tell Me What You Want/Hero At Large/Saturn 3 (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      A Rose Is Not A Rose
      Performed by Pat Boone
      Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

    User reviews12

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    6/10
    It's still cute
    This film is defiantly hokey, but part of the reason I have a fondness for it is I saw it in Radio City Music Hall and the stage show featured Lassie, live and in person. Alice Faye also came out of a 25 year retirement to make this film. Her role before this was the Ann Margaret-Pat Boone remake of State Fair. Like the other poster said the great thing about this film is James Stewart, he makes the whole thing worthwhile. Debbie Boone was very popular at the time and there is actually a hard to find soundtrack album from this release. This film has not come out on DVD or even VHS as of 2005. I looked for it when I bought the Lassie box set of the television series.
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    • robert4770
    • Oct 23, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lassie, My Lassie
    • Filming locations
      • Hop Kiln Winery, Sonoma, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lassie Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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