For a list of films only released under the disney banner, see list of walt disney. It was a far better attempt at serious acting for elvis than king creole, even though i liked that movie, too. Produced by walt disney pictures, hoytyboy pictures, sir zip studios and contrafilm, it was animated by c. Uprooted from their comfortable home in pennsylvania, james and kate tanner, along with their sons, virgil and andy, journey to the wild country of 1890s wyoming. Lots of fun, interesting stuff going on in this film from the disney corporation. List of stock sound effects in disney films disney wiki. Released 1971, the wild country stars steve forrest, vera miles, ron howard, jack elam the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. It stars sal mineo as white bull, a young indian who captures and tames a wild. Rather than the early 1900s, the movie is set in the 1880s and it doesnt take place in colorado. The spectacular twister that plagues the pioneer family was. But an ordinary bird turns extraordinary when he is accidentally zapped with. The wild country falls in the more serious category.
The wild country is a family favorite starring a young ron. The film is based on a book called little britches. The family leaves out all but two of the children, which are played by ron howard and his brother clint. When the emperor of china issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the imperial army to defend the country from northern invaders, hua mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior. Soon, they come facetoface with tornadoes, bears and wolves. A pittsburgh couple steve forrest, vera miles and their two sons try to fix up a ranch in lawless 1880s wyoming. Rather than the early 1900s, the movie is set in the 1880s and it doesnt take place in colorado, its in wyoming. This article is about a broader list of disney films produced by all studios that are once and currently under the walt disney company and distributed by walt disney studios motion pictures during their initial release.
When they get to africa, however, the animals find themselves in a pile of danger. The movie poster advertised that walt disney world would be opening that october. In a movie inspired by actual events, tonka tells the story of the sole survivor of the 7th calvary who fought at custers last stand. Ron howard and steve forrest in the wild country 1970 clint howard in the. When he gets himself shipped to africa, his zoo friends and samson work together to bring him back. Disney and visionary director jon favreau invite you to experience a grand, epic adaptation of the awardwinning, global phenomenon, the lion king. Disney was known for having familiar classic sound effects in their work, mainly used until the mid80s, though some newer common sounds are included here as well. Critics were generally positive, praising the pacing and chemistry between the family actors. I actually tried to write ron howard once suggesting a remake of the wild countrylittle britches. The tanner family journey to the wild country of 1890s wyoming to become farmers, facing dangers that unite their family bond. A growing selection of new tv shows and movies from the master storytellers at disney, pixar, marvel, star wars, and national geographic. Brought to life like never before with an allstar vocal cast. It features the voices of kiefer sutherland, jim belushi, janeane garofalo, greg cipes, eddie izzard, richard kind, william shatner and patrick warburton.
This film marks the first time three members of the howard family acted together. Uprooted from their comfortable home in pennsylvania, james and kate tanner, along with their sons virgil and andy played by reallife brothers ron and clint howard journey to the wild country. They took a few elements of the book and made it into a movie. Critics were generally positive, praising the pacing. The wild country g 1h 40min action, adventure, comedy 15 december 1970 usa a family leaves city life to take possession of a wyoming ranch. The wild country dvd part of the wonderful world of disney, this is a classic disney movie about a familys survival during the early days of the west. It is the 1890s and the tanner family decides to move from their comfortable home in pennsylvania, to the wild. A celebrated tv show thats been wellliked by tv audiences for many. Based on the book little britches by ralph moody, the movie was filmed almost in its entirety in jackson hole, wyoming, the original locale of the story. The wild country 1971 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The best of sunday night tv is back with the return of the wild country. A family uprooted from their pennsylvania home journeys to the wild country of 1890s wyoming to become farmers, despite incredible dangers. Tcm treasures disneyvault the wild country intro and. Keep the kids entertained im decent movie family type that movie was good. Wild country cult leaders on building their con empire. Ryan is a lion who wants to go to the wild, where his dad samson once lived. Mulan acclaimed filmmaker niki caro brings the epic tale of chinas legendary warrior to life in disney s mulan, in which a fearless young woman risks everything out of love for her family and her country. The wild country 1971 rotten tomatoes fires and tornados add to the difficulties of the tanners, a pittsburgh family of three which has pulled up stakes and moved to what they thought would be. The wild country is a wondrous adventure full of true grit and courage that celebrates family togetherness and determination. Wild country is a low budget 2006 british horror film directed by craig strachan and starring martin compston and peter capaldi. This was originally shown as a two part television movie on february 1 and 8. Tonka rated not rated us g canada, family entertainment. Only one day of inclement weather sent the disney company to a covered set erected in a barn. It is a disney film after all, so things will probably turn out ok they run into various troubles and roadblocks along the way.
It was shot on location in and around glasgow, scotland in. Tcm treasures disney vault the wild country intro and outro. However, it was not a big draw and didnt do much at the box office. Research professor albert dooley jones is stuck with pastdue bills and one downy, dense lab duck. The wild is a 2006 americancanadian 3d computeranimated comedy film directed by animator steve spaz williams, and written by ed decter, john j. For a drought sequence in the film, 80 acres of green alfalfa. The wild country 1971 stream and watch online moviefone.
Im surprised also not to have heard more about it through the years. Disney movies overview the biggest disney movie database on the internet. The wild country wonderful world of disney exclusives. Ill be honest, my wife is the one who ordered this from netflix and i didnt want to see it.
Woody, buzz, and the rest of the gang return for an all. But my wife thought our 15year old would enjoy wild. The wild country rated g us g canada, actionadventure. This is a list of films produced by and released under the walt disney pictures banner known as that since 1983, with never cry wolf as its first release and films released before that under the former name of the parent company, walt disney. And graded on the curve appropriate for that class, this is at least an 8 out of 10. The wild country 1970 movies, tv, celebs, and more. With disney movie club, you can watch exclusive rare movies like tv show the wild country. The wild 2006 animation movies for kids carl miller. Hilarious adventures of a beautiful girl, a frog prince, and one fateful kiss that takes them through louisianas mystical bayous. A genre that disney traditionally excels in, the wilderness family adventure, is the focus in the 1970 production of the wild country. The wild country is a 1970 american adventure film directed by robert totten and starring steve forrest and vera miles. Wild country, the film the tanner family comes from the east to a brokendown homestead in wyoming, and, in trying to make a go of it, face hardship and opposition from man and nature as they. The wild country 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Acclaimed filmmaker niki caro brings the epic tale of china s legendary warrior to life in disneys mulan, in which a fearless young woman risks everything out of love for her family and her country to become one of the greatest warriors china. They have to fight an evil wildebeest called kazar. The movie is the race to find the son before he gets to the wild. Uprooted from their comfortable home in pennsylvania, james and kate tanner, along with their sons, virgil and andy, journey to the wild country of 1890s wyoming to become farmers.