Rascal

Rascal (1969)

Genres - Children's/Family  |   Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama, Animal Picture  |   Release Date - Jun 11, 1969 (USA - Unknown), Jun 11, 1969 (USA)  |   Run Time - 85 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - G
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Rascal, the Sterling North novel that has been a longtime fixture of Scholastic Magazine book clubs, was given Tiffany treatment by the Disney studios in 1969. Bill Mumy plays young Sterling North, whose Wisconsin childhood is enriched through his friendship with a stray raccoon. Though lacking the emotional depth of the novel, the film is distinguished by the lovingly detailed outdoor photography that has always been a Disney hallmark. Likewise a "regular" in the Disney canon are scenes of animals wreaking comic destruction and wild chase sequences, and Rascal does not flag when offering these. A favorite of the Saturday matinee circuit, Rascal has in recent years become a standard weekend TV offering whenever a sports event is rained out or otherwise delayed.

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boy, childhood, dog, raccoon, school, teacher, traveling-salesman