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Rascal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman Tokar
Written byHarold Swanton
Produced byJames Algar
StarringBill Mumy
Walter Pidgeon
Steve Forrest
Pamela Toll
Narrated byWalter Pidgeon
CinematographyWilliam E. Snyder
Edited byNorman R. Palmer
Music byBuddy Baker
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
June 11, 1969 (1969-06-11)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rascal is a 1969 American comedy-drama film made by Walt Disney Productions, based on the book of the same name by Sterling North, about a young man and his pet raccoon set in rural Wisconsin.[1]

Synopsis

The movie is a dramatization of Sterling North's 1963 "memoir of a better era." Born near Edgerton, Wisconsin, North was a former literary editor for newspapers in Chicago and New York City. The movie relates a year in the life of young Sterling North (portrayed by Bill Mumy) and his "ringtailed wonder" pet raccoon, Rascal. Although set in Wisconsin, circa 1917, the movie was filmed in California.

The film features the song "Summer Sweet" by Bobby Russell.[2]

Cast

Changes from the book

In the award-winning book of the same name, all three of Sterling North's real-life siblings are featured: his brother Herschel and his sisters Theodora (Theo) and the future poet and editor Jessica Nelson North. However, Theo is Sterling's only sibling in the movie version.

Critical reception

Rascal holds the distinction of being the first print review by Gene Siskel (of Siskel and Ebert), written in the Chicago Tribune one month before he became the paper's film critic in 1969. His review of the film was not favorable and received no stars by default since the paper did not use a star-rating system for films at the time.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Thomas S. Hischak; Mark A. Robinson (July 29, 2009). The Disney Song Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 189–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6938-7.
  3. ^ "The Movie Reviews". Chicago Tribune. October 15, 1999.


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