The River Pirates

In the grand tradition of Mark Twain and Alice Walker's "the Color Purple" and some of the other Coming of Age movies ever to come out in 80s such as "Stand by Me", comes what is by far the best family films that ever premiered on television such as the Disney Channel and on Wonderworks which aired on PBS. set in the south in 1940s Yazoo City, Mississippi during World War 2, 12 year old Willy (Ryan Francis) spends most of times roaming with his friends including Spit McGee (Douglas Emerson of Beverly Hills, 90210), playing practical jokes and getting out of trouble until one day their lives will soon change until a string of strange crimes committed by the trouble as he seeks the advice of his old grandfather Percy (Richard Farnsworth). the film itself is brilliant and so are the cast of characters including screen legend Maureen O'Sullivan in her last film role in which she plays Aunt Sue and Anne Ramsey (the Goonies) who plays the Hag in her last role after her death it will make you laugh, make you cry and based of the novel by Willie Morris and fans will adore this film since it's no longer on DVD to this day and in a way this is worth checking out for those who are from the South or from the Northern States of America this a generic fun flick for those who have or haven't read Willie Morris original novel that's based off.