Rascal (film)
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Initial DVD release May 21, 2002 Duration Language English | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Family Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date June 11, 1969 (1969-06-11) Cast (Willard North), (Sterling North), Pamela Toll (Theo North), (Mrs. Satterfield), (Garth Shadwick), (Miss Whalen)Similar movies Interstellar , Sexual Chronicles of a French Family , Student Services , The Lover , Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird , Independence Day Tagline ...the masked bandit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
summer sweet theme from rascal 1969
Rascal is a 1969 comedy-drama film adaptation made by Walt Disney Productions based on a book, Rascal by Sterling North, about a young man and his pet raccoon set in rural Wisconsin.
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- summer sweet theme from rascal 1969
- Rascal 1969 movie review
- Synopsis
- Cast
- Changes from the book
- Critical reception
- References
Rascal 1969 movie review
Synopsis
The movie is a dramatization of Sterling North's 1963 "memoir of a better era." Born near Edgerton, Wisconsin, North was a former literary editor for newspapers in Chicago and New York City. The movie relates a year in the life of young Sterling North (portrayed by Bill Mumy) and his "ringtailed wonder" pet raccoon, Rascal. Although set in Wisconsin, circa 1917, the movie was filmed in California.
The film features the song "Summer Sweet".
Cast
Changes from the book
In the award-winning book of the same name, all three of Sterling North's real-life siblings are featured: his brother Herschel and his sisters Theodora (Theo) and the future poet and editor Jessica Nelson North. However, Theo is Sterling's only sibling in the movie version.
Critical reception
Rascal holds the distinction of being the very first print review by Gene Siskel (of Siskel and Ebert), written in the Chicago Tribune one month before he became the paper's film critic in 1969. His review of the film was favorable but received no stars by default since the paper did not use a star-rating system for films at the time.
References
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