Free to Be You and Me
by Bill Davis, Fred Wolf, Len Steckler
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Actor: Alan Alda, Harry Belafonte, Marlo Thomas, Mel Brooks, Rita CoolidgeDirector: Bill Davis, Fred Wolf, Len Steckler
Brand: Henstooth Video
Writer: Alan Uger
Writer: Betty Miles
Writer: Bruce Hart
Writer: Carl Reiner
Writer: Carole Hart
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, DVD, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 48 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Henstooth Video
Movie Reviews of Free to Be You and Me
Movie Review: it deserves twenty stars
Summary: 5 Stars
Free To Be You And Me stars Marlo Thomas, Harry Belafonte, Rosey Grier, Michael Jackson, Kris Kristopherson and others who lend their voices to the animated shorts that make up this brief but very sweet message directed at children. Simply put, Free To Be You And Me tells children that they should love their fellow human beings as brothers and sisters; and children learn that they can and should try to achieve their dreams in childhood and especially in adulthood as well.
While some scenarios feature the actors going through routines to show that anything is possible (and remember, Marlo Thomas posing as a construction worker was practically radical back in 1974), other scenarios are animated. The animation isn't always the greatest, but it's more than adequate and it helps to impart a meaningful message anyway. For example, in one animated scenario we meet a King's daughter named Atalanta. She doesn't feel so sure that she wants to get married despite the fact that her father the King (the symbol of authority and what society expects for a young woman) wants her to get married right away. When there is a contest to see who can win the right to marry Atalanta, she meets her match in a young man named John from the village. John and Atalanta come in tied for first place; and John is wise enough to know that Atalanta has to want to marry him and that she cannot be forced to marry simply because that's what other people in society expect for a young woman to do.
Another wonderful animated scenario concerns a young boy named Dudley Pippin. Dudley is accused by his teacher of spilling paint all over the floor at school. Although Dudley denies it, his teacher doesn't believe him and makes him clean up the mess long after all the other children have gone home. Dudley then goes home--but on his way home he meets the principal who tells Dudley that it's OK to cry about being so misunderstood by his teacher. This animated segment leads straight into the very famous (well, it was very famous at the time) segment in which the ultra-macho football star Rosey Grier sings "It's All Right To Cry" while playing the guitar. "It's All Right To Cry" is very masterfully done and Rosey doesn't falter one bit.
In general, the other segments teach children that it's OK to be in touch with their feelings about friends, siblings and their parents. There's even a segment on the importance of letting a young boy have a doll--so that he can see what it's like to be a father when he grows up to have his own children.
Overall, Free To Be You And Me doesn't lack much. The quality of the print could have been cleaned up somewhat; but it's all so good that this is really minor. I highly recommend this film for children to watch; it might also stimulate some meaningful conversation between parents and their children, too.
Summary of Free to Be You and Me
Studio: Henstooth Video Release Date: 11/20/2001 Run time: 45 minutes Rating: NrSimilar DVD Movies
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