Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends - Davy Crockett
by David Grossman
List Price:
Our Price: $7.98
You Save: $7.00 (47%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $3.18 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Adam Carl, Mac Davis, McLean Stevenson, Michael McKean, Mimi KennedyDirector: David Grossman
Brand: Koch International
Producer: Bridget Terry
Writer: Bridget Terry
Producer: Shelley Duvall
Writer: Mark Curtiss
Writer: Rod Ash
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Content/Copy-Protected CD, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: KOCH VISION
Summary of Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends - Davy Crockett
The multi-talented Mac Davis brings the story of America's coonskin-capped pioneer to life. On the wild frontier, Davy Crockett earns a reputation for bravery and courage. Whether it's grinning down a bear or hurling a giant comet into space, his adventures prove that anything is possible. Guided by the motto "make sure you're right, then go ahead," Davy becomes a Congressman, a battlefront hero and an inspiration to us all. McLean Stevenson (M*A*S*H) and Michael McKean (Best in Show) co-star in this epic tale of leadership and valor.The main problem with Davy Crockett--and there are a few--is its cringe-causing datedness. Had the makers of this 1986 show stuck to the Crockett-specific era of the late 19th to early 20th century, they would have spared modern viewers, particularly those in the 4?to?12 age group that's among this video's target audience, a bewildering, double-barreled exercise in time travel. Instead, they send audiences packing--first to a time when spiky-haired kids turned up tight-jean cuffs and starched polo collars to look cool and, pathetically, counted the one-time movie king Rambo among their heroes, and next to the famous frontiersman's early Tennessee, Indian-infested stomping grounds. It's a Back to the Future-style concept: We tag along as 14-year-old Ben, the quintessential '80s kid, zooms back and forth between the two eras by way of a magic biography on loan from his teacher, who has assigned a report on the folk hero. During his predictably half smart-alecky, half way-impressed interludes with Crockett (whose aw-shucks-style portrayal by Mac Davis is a highlight), Ben witnesses the coonskin cap wearer legendarily grin down a bear and hurl a wayward comet by its tail back into space. He also is nearly mauled by Deathhug, the entirely unrealistic costumed creature parading through several scenes as Crockett's pet bear.
But what's most important, judging by the tone of this film, is the pat morality lesson Ben lifts from Crockett--"Make sure you're right, then go ahead." Naturally, this mantra becomes a guiding principle back in 1986, where the former goof-off straightens his act. While Davy Crockett won't win over those used to watching slicker, sophisticated productions, there are a few moments of fun--McLean Stevenson shows up briefly as a craven Andrew Jackson, and Crockett's hillbilly high jinks at a fancy Washington dinner party seem less stale than genuinely silly. --Tammy La?Gorce
Drama DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in Drama DVD Video
AustraliaTwentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2009-03-03; DVD
Best price: $12.99
Price in other shops:
DoubtRelease date: 2009-04-07; DVD
Best price: $14.43
Price in other shops:
True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series)Release date: 2009-05-19; DVD
Best price: $38.99
Price in other shops:
FireproofSony; Release date: 2009-01-27; DVD
Best price: $8.50
Price in other shops:
The ReaderGenius; Release date: 2009-04-14; DVD
Best price: $12.30
Price in other shops:
The WrestlerTwentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2009-04-21; DVD
Best price: $11.49
Price in other shops:
Marley and Me (Single-Disc Edition)Twentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2009-03-31; DVD
Best price: $10.55
Price in other shops:
CapricaUniversal; Release date: 2009-04-21; DVD
Best price: $13.50
Price in other shops:
Slumdog MillionaireTwentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2009-03-31; DVD
Best price: $10.40
Price in other shops:
Twilight (Two-Disc Special Edition)Universal; Release date: 2009-03-21; DVD
Best price: $14.45
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
John Henry: An American Legendby Ezra Jack Keats
Dragonfly Books; Published: 1987-05-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.15
Price in other shops:
Paul Bunyan 20th Anniversary Edition (Reading rainbow book)by Steven Kellogg
HarperCollins; Published: 1985-06-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.15
Price in other shops:
Mike Finkby Steven Kellogg
HarperCollins; Published: 1998-05-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.99
Price in other shops:
. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620by Ann McGovern
Scholastic Paperbacks; Published: 1991-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops:
![American Tall Tales and Legends - Annie Oakley [VHS] Image](/images/American-Tall-Tales-and-Legends-Annie-Oakley-VHS-6304970560-X.jpg){kind=small}
American Tall Tales and Legends - Annie Oakley [VHS]Lyons / Hit Ent.; Release date: 1998-06-16; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $4.67
Price in other shops:
Biography - Davy Crockett (A&E DVD Archives)Release date: 2005-07-26; DVD
Best price: $4.28
Price in other shops:
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockettby Steven Kellogg
HarperCollins; Published: 1995-09-27; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.58
Price in other shops:
American Tall Talesby Mary Pope Osborne
Knopf Books for Young Readers; Published: 1991-09-24; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.52
Price in other shops:
Davy Crockett -Two Movie SetRelease date: 2004-09-07; DVD
Best price: $9.28
Price in other shops:
American LegendsFf; Release date: 2002-02-12; DVD
Best price: $9.29
Price in other shops: