Sam is no ordinary dog. He is the son of Yeller, the four-legged hero who won your heart in Walt Disney's classic adventure, OLD YELLER. With his two young masters Travis and Arliss Coates (Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran), gentle Sam faces even greater dangers than Yeller did. From the ferocious attacks of wolves and wildcats to the hostile actions of renegade Indians, Savage Sam presents a heartwarming story of love, devotion, and trust set in the sprawling pioneering days of the untamed West.
1 Horrific and racist.
This movie is absolutely racist. I can't believe reviewers do not point this out. How many times are the Natives called "Injuns" or "Savages"? The Indians whoop, they holler, they steal, and they hurt dogs for nothing other than fun. Right.
When someone in the movie points out that the whites have taken over the land and the Indians...oops...I'm sorry "Injuns" feel threatened...he is told that it is okay to hate Injuns because they scalped some guy's family.
The stereotypical depictions are absolutely despicable. This is why kids always made fun of me (A Native American) when I was in school. Where is my Disney movie depicting my great-great-great-great grandfather Chief White Antelope getting scalped by the white guys? (Note: That is a historical event actually based in fact, unlike the tales in this movie.)
This movie is recommended only to persons wishing their children to hate Indians and join the Aryan Nation. I couldn't believe what I was watching. I'm saddened that others have not pointed this out. Are you all really that blind?
2 SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this movie sucks so bad.and when a wolf attacked sam (deep breaths) its funny when travis dies though nuff said
3 Nice Sequel!
I bought this movie today & I think it has some good things & some bad things about it.well we'll start with the good things.It has Travis & Little Arliss back in it & they're great characters!It also has Brian Keith playing their uncle,which is a really good actor.But here are the dissapoinments:in the first one,Sam looks like Old Yeller,in this one Sam looks like a coonhound.Next,the mom & dad aren't in it,& lastly Lizbeth has another actress playing her,who doesn't compare to the original.But overall this is a good sequel.I think it's made for t.v.Anyone who enjoyed the first will LIKE this one.
4 Great Little Secret Found!!!!
I first caught this movie on the television and had no idea there was a sequel to Old Yeller. Although I haven't yet figured out how he turned out to be a blue tick coonhound, it is a wonderful movie. Seeing the boys from Old Yeller back at it and into things is wonderful. I couldn't wait to add it to my collection and was tickled that it was already on DVD when I looked for it. We need more movies like this! It is full of adventure and if you own coonhounds, it does them justice. I hate to say much about the movie because you need to watch it and I hate to know the ending or too much about one when I get one, but the saying boys will be boys is true for Arlis. There is nothing like the love of a child and his dog!!
5 Interesting Kirk/Corcoran vehicle
Disney cast Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran as brothers 3 times, the younger Kevin tough, spunky, and "masculine," the older Tommy shy, sensitive, "feminine"...Aside from the anti-Indian prejudice, "Savage Sam" is superior...in plotting, characterization, and suspense.
6 Fine, no frills presentation
Disney's "Savage Sam" is an entertaining and authentically staged presentation of the Fred Gipson story. It's presented in square-screen format, but since Disney films of this type were produced with eventual TV airings in mind, the cropping of the image is minimal and no action is lost. The quality of the image is good. It's not a "Vault Disney" piece like the other Gipson story, "Old Yeller," but it's worth having even without bells and whistles.
One thing that didn't age as well as the rest of the film is the title song. Really hokey. But after that's over, the story is told in a no-nonsense style. It dramatizes something Texas settlers contended with for four decades: the abduction of children in an Indian raid.
As befits a family film, "Savage Sam" soft-pedals the realities of such raids. Tommy Kirk's character, a teenage boy, would have been treated more harshly. Torture on the trail and a horrendous death upon arrival at the tribe's base camp would have been his fate. The teenage girl would have been raped right off. But Kevin Corcoran's character, a young child, would have been taken for adoption, just as the film shows, and the Indians' good-humored toleration of his combativeness is right in line with that.
All in all, a serious depiction of a slice of history that few Americans learn about in school anymore.
7 Glad to hear this movie is on dvd
I was excited when I heard that this movie would be released on DVD. It is another great dog movie by Disney and stars Tommy Kirk and Brian Keith with Sam(who looks like a bluetick coonhound). I would like to know about the picture quality of this dvd before I buy it. If anyone has seen this dvd, please let me know if it is worth buying.
8 Great Old Movie
One of the best old movies out there. I cant wait for it to come out on DVD.
