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Ghost Canyon

Where The Red Fern Grows [Blu-ray]
(Dabney Coleman, Dave Matthews, Joseph Ashton, Ned Beatty, Kris Kristofferson, et al / Blu-ray / PG / (2003) 2021 / Persik Productions – MVD Visual)

Overview: Wilson Rawls’ unforgettable classic story about a boy and his dogs has been loved for generations. Now all the adventure and simple wisdom of the cherished novel come alive in the all-new 2003 movie WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS.

What 10-year-old Billy Coleman (Joseph Ashton, Slappy and the Stinkers) wants most in the world is a hunting dog. After two long years of hard work, he saves up enough money to buy a pair of redbone hound pups, and it’s love at first sight!

Before long, Billy trains Old Dan and Little Ann to be the finest hunting team in the valley. As the inseparable trio chases the wily ghost raccoon and confront danger together, Billy learns the meaning of loyalty, courage, and perseverance.

Blu-ray Verdict: Set in the Ozarks in the 1930’s, this movie shows what kids did before computers, cell phones and video games! It also shows that life is very fragile, with ... SPOILER ALERT ... Rubin Pritchard dying by simply trying to break up a dog fight and falling on his hatchet.

But overall this is a feel good movie for the whole family, even though ... SPOLIER ALERT ... both dogs die in the end! It actually ends rather nicely with a lovely montage of Billy Coleman and his dogs, allowing us to visual know, and mentally comprehend that, and in their own ways, Dan and Lil’ Ann will live for eternity throughout the book and this movie. In closing, there are times when deep, clever plots, and intense dialogue serve no purpose, and this film is a shining example of this. It has no pretense about what it is. It is a lesson that true beauty is found in the simplicity and innocence of a child’s world.

It is quite simply a very nice film and although I am not fond of the word nice, in this instance it serves well to describe the film. A great example that some of the so-called older films can still give modern Hollywood movies a run for their money.

This does just that and wins hands down all the way. This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

High Definition (1080p) presentation of the main feature in 1.85:1 aspect ratio
Audio: 5.1 Surround
English Subtitles
“The Roots of a Classic” featurette - Explore the story’s journey from book to film through interviews with the author’s wife and filmmakers (6:20, SD)
“Lights, Camera, Animals” featurette - Learn how the film’s animal stars were discovered and trained for their roles (7:40, SD)
Original Theatrical Trailer (1:30, SD)

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