Old Yeller 2 Movie Collection Old Yeller/Savage Sam

Editorial Review
OLD YELLER: Walt Disney's first and quintessential film about a boy's love for his dog is now an American original as much as it is a Disney classic. No film better portrays the powerful emotions of hope, courage, and friendship. When his younger brother adopts a frisky lop-eared stray, 15-year-old Travis (Tommy Kirk), acting "man-of-the-house," tries to shoo him away. But Old Yeller soon proves he is anything but "yellow" when he protects the family farm and saves Travis' life. From its charming simplicity to its gripping conclusion, the drama, humor and heart of OLD YELLER belong in everyone's collection. SAVAGE SAM: Now discover what happens next in SAVAGE SAM, the sequel to Walt Disney's classic adventure OLD YELLER, where adopting a new pup sets the stage for more thrills in the untamed West. With his two young masters Travis and Arliss Coates (Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran), gentle and true-blue Sam faces even greater dangers than Yeller. From the ferocious attacks of wolves and wildcats to tracking renegade wrongdoers, our four-legged hero proves his pedigree. SAVAGE SAM is a compelling story of love, devotion, and trust that is sure to win your heart.
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Customer Reviews

Old Yeller, A Dog Lovers Joy

2008-08-28
Old Yeller is an exclusive classic for dog lovers far and wide, it has always been a heart warming story for all ages.

old yeller

2008-08-15
The movie was a new one and Amazon has always been a ten in handling everything .Thanks for having available the product I needed.

A Classic (Walt Disney) Movie And Its Sequel

2008-08-08
When I saw this double feature I could not pass up the temptation to see "Old Yeller" again, and "Savage Sam" for the first time since I saw it at the theater. I have just finished watching them, and can state that I have no regrets purchasing this DVD. While I have seen "Old Yeller" many times, it remains fresh and exciting, with all of Walt Disney's little touches to details. Conversely, "Savage Sam" was actually a little better than I remember it being.

While "Savage Sam" is a sequel in that several of the characters were central to "Old Yeller," the themes of the two movies are quite different. "Old Yeller" is a wonderful story about boys and dogs; it is a story of caring and love; and it is a story of overcoming the travesties that life throws our way. "Savage Sam" is a tale of life on the "Texas frontier" that has been portrayed many times before. Like the dog, Sam, the characters are now older, wilder, individualistic, less caring, and angrier at the world. While the Comanches--not Apaches as most other reviewers mistakenly refer to them as--along with ONE Apache are not completely stereotypical, they come close to it. I should inject here that I am uncertain why there was an Apache included, as the two Nations are quite distinct and seldom interacted, let alone act in conjunction. While it would be easy to interpret the Comanches as being cruel when they are tossing young Arliss (Kevin Corcoran) around, Travis (Tommy Kirk) is shown explaining to Lisbeth Searcy (Marta Kristen) that "it is their way of having fun." This, and other attempts to partially humanize the Comanches, is why I stated above that "Savage Sam" was a little better than I remember: because as I remembered it, the film depicted the Comanches as completely evil.

Hence, I have given the two movies an overall rating of four stars. Individually, "Old Yeller" is a five (plus) star classic that personifies Disney movies at their best; "Savage Sam," on the other hand, is a two or three star movie devoid of the classic Disney nuances. Yet they are both "fun" to watch--especially if one keeps in mind that "Savage Sam" is really a western that plays upon a Texan frontier theme of Comanches "kidnapping" women and children. As such, I would recommend explaining the differences between the two films to children.

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old yeller/savage sam

2008-08-04
great movie. had never heard of savage sam. it was also a great family movie

great movies

2008-01-25
I ordered this for my 10 year old son, but everyone in the family loves both of the movies.

Good Buy

2008-01-20
OLD YELLER: Walt Disney's first and quintessential film about a boy's love for his dog is now an American original as much as it is a Disney classic. No film better portrays the powerful emotions of hope, courage, and friendship. When his younger brother adopts a frisky lop-eared stray, 15-year-old Travis (Tommy Kirk), acting "man-of-the-house," tries to shoo him away. But Old Yeller soon proves he is anything but "yellow" when he protects the family farm and saves Travis' life. From its charming simplicity to its gripping conclusion, the drama, humor and heart of OLD YELLER belong in everyone's collection. SAVAGE SAM: Now discover what happens next in SAVAGE SAM, the sequel to Walt Disney's classic adventure OLD YELLER, where adopting a new pup sets the stage for more thrills in the untamed West. With his two young masters Travis and Arliss Coates (Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran), gentle and true-blue Sam faces even greater dangers than Yeller. From the ferocious attacks of wolves and wildcats to tracking renegade wrongdoers, our four-legged hero proves his pedigree. SAVAGE SAM is a compelling story of love, devotion, and trust that is sure to win your heart.

One of the ten best movies ever

2007-11-02
Old Yeller is one of the best ten movies of all time. I don't think anybody that's seen it could deny that. This packaging of Old Yeller and Savage Sam was pretty good. I had never seen Savage Sam so that was a good bonus treat. Although Savage Sam was not anywhere close to being on the same level as Old Yeller it was still fairly entertaining, certainly worth watching. This DVD also had a good selection of special features that were entertaining and informative. Every household should own a copy of Old Yeller and this DVD gives you that plus a few extra bonus features that make this package really attractive.

Old Yeller 2-Movie Collection (Old Yeller/ Savage Sam)

2007-08-16
My little boy watches it over and over it gives me time to clean my house. I loved this movie when I was growing up and I hope my children do also.

Wonderful, Clean Classic!!!

2007-06-28
I have always loved this story, ever since I was a child and it was read to us in grade school by a darling teacher.

This movie is classic Disney. It will delight generations of children and adults for years to come.

Old Yeller 2

2007-06-08
If you're looking fore a superb "coming of age" family favorite, "Old Yeller" is it. Our kids, ages 5 and 10 LOVE this movie. My husband and I are delighted to share this childhood favorite with them. This is one movie that does the book justice. Get it and enjoy it!