DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Fred Gipson’s 1956 novel of the same name (1), Old Yeller was theatrically released on Christmas Day 1957. The eighty-three minute live action drama inspired a sequel, Savage Sam (1963). Plot Summary In post-Civil War Texas, family patriarch Jim Coates (Fess Parker) prepares to embark on a cattle drive…
Author: Andrew Carrieri
I'm a huge fan of the various Disney theme parks and movies. I've made several trips to both Walt Disney World and Disneyland with my family.
Additionally, I'm interested in sports and American history.
A Celebration of Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom
Picture Copyright Lisa B On this Election Day, we will choose a new president, either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton. The results of the election will impact a classic Magic Kingdom attraction, The Hall of Presidents. This educational multimedia performance, located in Liberty Square, is updated each time a new president assumes office to…
Movie Review: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Jules Verne’s 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was theatrically released on December 23, 1954. The live action film is 127 minutes in length. Plot Summary In 1868 San Francisco, mariners are in a state of panic following the torpedoing of…
Movie Review: Treasure Island
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel of the same name, Disney’s Treasure Island was theatrically released on July 29, 1950. The ninety-six minute film, shot in London, was the first completely live-action movie in Disney history. (1) Plot Summary The year is 1765, and a monetary adventure is afoot. No,…
Movie Review: Herbie Fully Loaded
DVD Cover Copyright Disney After a quarter-century hiatus from the big screen, Disney’s beloved anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle, Herbie, regained his glory when Herbie: Fully Loaded was theatrically released on June 17, 2005. The live action flick, the fifth theatrically-released Herbie movie, after The Love Bug (1968), Herbie Rides Again (1974), Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo…
Movie Review: Herbie Goes Bananas
DVD Cover Copyright Disney The fourth and final installment in the original series of live action flicks featuring Herbie the anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle, after The Love Bug (1968), Herbie Rides Again (1974), and Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), Herbie Goes Bananas was theatrically released on June 25, 1980. The film, which was followed by…
Movie Review: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
DVD Cover Copyright Disney The third Disney film concerning Herbie, an anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle, after The Love Bug (1968) and Herbie Rides Again (1974), Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo was theatrically released on June 24, 1977. The 104-minute flick was followed by two additional theatrically-released Herbie movies, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) and Herbie: Fully Loaded…
Movie Review: Herbie Rides Again
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A sequel to The Love Bug (1968), Herbie Rides Again was theatrically released on June 6, 1974. The live action flick, which centers on Herbie, a Volkswagen Beetle with human characteristics, is eighty-eight minutes in length. Aside from the title car, none of the characters, including Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) and…
Movie Review: The Love Bug
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Car, Boy, Girl, a 1961 book by Gordon Buford, The Love Bug was theatrically released on December 24, 1968. The 108-minute flick, which was the final live action project approved by Walt Disney before his 1966 death (1), stars a whimsical Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie. The Love Bug inspired…
Movie Review: Blackbeard’s Ghost
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Ben Stahl’s 1965 novel of the same name, Blackbeard’s Ghost was theatrically released on February 8, 1968. The live action comedy is 106 minutes in length. Plot Summary Upon arriving in the seacoast town of Godolphin, Steve Walker (Dean Jones) believes that his biggest challenge will be coaching Godolphin…
Movie Review: Snowball Express
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Frankie and John O’Rear’s 1967 novel Chateau Bon Vivant, Snowball Express was theatrically released on December 22, 1972. The live action comedy is ninety-three minutes in length. Plot Summary Upon arriving at his accounting firm’s office in New York City, Johnny Baxter (Dean Jones) receives both bad news and…
Movie Review: The Barefoot Executive
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A live action comedy, The Barefoot Executive was theatrically released on March 17, 1971. The film is ninety-six minutes in length. Plot Summary The United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) television network is struggling, consistently finishing third among three networks in the ratings, and neither Vice President of Programming Francis Wilbanks (Joe Flynn)…