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2.6/5 Vudu Episode no. Season 26
Episode 14 Story by Walt Morey Produced by Jerome Courtland Season number 26 Air date 20 April 1980 Next episode The Secret of Lost Valley | 7.1/10 IMDb 4/5 Amazon Directed by Ed Abroms Teleplay by Steve Hays Featured music Artie Butler Episode number 14 Previous episode Disney's Oscar Winners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Show Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Similar And Baby Makes Six, The Ghosts of Buxley Hall, The Substance of Fire, Deliberate Intent, Just One Night | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Sultan and the Rock Star" (also known as "The Hunter and the Rock Star") is a 1980 episode of Disney's Wonderful World starring Timothy Hutton which originally aired on NBC on April 20, 1980.
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Synopsis
Paul Winters (Timothy Hutton) is an overworked teenage rock star who escapes from his fans and obligations to hide out on "Hunter's Island" where he befriends Sultan, a gentle 400-pound show biz Bengal tiger. When he discovers the friendly feline is scheduled to be hunted and killed, Paul scrambles to protect his newfound friend.
Cast
Filming
"Sultan and the Rock Star" was filmed on location in July 1979 at Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California.
During pre-production, Timothy Hutton spent two weeks at Disney's Golden Oak Ranch in Canyon County, California learning how to act around Sultan; he admitted that he was scared out of his wits for the first few days of training because it wasn't easy to be natural, loose and funny while acting with a tiger.
Home video
The film was released on DVD under the title "The Hunter and the Rock Star" exclusively through the Disney Movie Club and DisneyStore.com on May 1, 2012. On May 2, 2013, it was restored back to its original title and made available for rent or purchase via the "DisneyMoviesOnDemand" channel on YouTube.