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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019797375
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Classic Media
Manufacturer: Classic Media
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Classic Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 14, 2006
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 13483
Studio: Classic Media
Theatrical Release Date: September 01, 2006
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Based on Eric Knight's 1938 novel about a trusty pooch 'Lassie Come Home' the film is set on the eve of WWII in a Yorkshire mining town. The Carraclough family is forced to sell Lassie to the Duke of Rudling when the family falls on hard times. When Lassie finds herself transported five hundred miles away to live in the Duke's remote castle in northern Scotland she is determined to defy the odds and return to her home and the boy she loves. So begins an incredible adventure set against a stunning series of British landscapes that sees Lassie facing dangers natural and human and finding help in unexpected places as she makes her way across the country to reach home in time for Christmas.System Requirements:Run Time: 99 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: PG UPC: 796019797375 Manufacturer No: 79737
Amazon.com:
You probably don't think you need to see another remake of Lassie, but you do. Charles Sturridge's (Brideshead Revisited) film was criminally neglected in theaters but should gain a lofty status on home video as did remakes of The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Sturridge's own FairyTale: A True Story. It's a simple story of a dog who loves a boy so much she'll cross a country to reunite with him. Yes, you might need your handkerchief. No, not that much. Mom Sarah (Samantha Morton), dad Sam (John Lynch) and their son Joe (an adorable Jonathan Mason) live in an English coal town shortly before the Second World War. To put food on the table, Lassie is sold to The Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole, in fine form) for his granddaughter, Cilla (Hester Odgers). Soon the Duke and Lassie retire to Scotland, some 500 miles away, but neither distance, status, an angry kennel man, nor bumbling dog catchers will keep Lassie from Joe. Along the roads and hills of England (with Ireland scenery subbing in), Lassie touches many folks including a lovelorn lady (Kelly MacDonald), a scientist (Edward Fox), and most notably, a traveling performer (Peter Dinklage). Sturridge's deft touch allows the film to breathe with a great sense of physical comedy for the kids that never descends into pure shenanigans. There is just enough heart-tugging to go along with the scenic adventure. The cast is uniformly strong, with fine work from O'Toole, Morton, and Dinklage. Throw in beautiful scenery, cute dogs, Adrian Johnson's dramatic score, a cameo from the Loch Ness monster(!), and you have a winner; our pick for the best family film on DVD in 2006. Ages 5 and up. --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good Dog !
Living in a small Yorkshire town on the eve of the Second World War ,the Carraclough parents (John Lynch and Samantha Morton)are forced by the impending loss of the father's livelihood caused by the closure of the coal mine upon which the local economy depends to sell their beloved family dog Lassie to the local landowner the Duke of Ruding(Peter O'Toole).He buys it as a gift for his beloved niece Cilla (Hester Odgers)who is missing her father ,now enlisted in the Army and fighting in France .This ... Read More
Rating: - "Lassie"
Dear Amazon:
The movie "Lassie" was a very nice family film in a beautiful setting of England and Scotland. The scenery was very beautiful and a nice story that will be very satisfying for dog lovers, and Lassie movie followers.
A movie for young and old, pure entertainment in a very nice tasteful manner.
Mario
Concord, CA.
Rating:  - Some heavy panting
Sometimes I'm in the mood for a film with a beautiful star that includes some heavy panting, a stand-in nipple, and a psycho-sexual subplot. Well all of this is evident in Lassie, a masterful throwback to an earlier clichéd format: boy loves dog, dog loves boy, but only an implied and heart warming zoophilia). It's just a darn good movie. The panting is the dog's, and the octo-nippled heroine is really a cross dressing star, but you won't know that unless you watch the special features. One thing ... Read More
Rating:  - Lassie, Go Fetch The Original Story! Go, girl!
One of the books that made me fall in love with reading is the original story, Lassie Come Home, written by Eric Knight in 1940. I still have my old, "dog-eared" copy. I was so looking forward to watching this highly praised modern adaptation, only to be disappointed.
One of the problems today with making a movie "for kids" is dumbing down the story and throwing in evil and comic elements. After all, kids love simple, funny stories pitting good against evil, right? In so doing, Lassie's ... Read More
Rating: - A maginficent journey
This is a movie I just rented and viewed with my 7 year old son and 15 year old daughter. All of us sat and snuggled as we laughed, cried, and appreciated this movie. May I just say that it was simply a refreshing slice of authentic beauty? Every aspect of this film was thoroughly and artfully rendered into a moving tale.
Given the skeletal premise of the plot - a boy misses his loyal dog who travel great lengths to return home - the intelligence behind the creation is astounding.
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