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The Apple Dumpling Gang
Why this pick
Another Norman Tokar Disney comedy with an overwhelmed city man thrown into a ramshackle Western inheritance, played for broad, warm family-friendly chaos.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1972 1h 33m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Snowball Express
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Keep the feeling.
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Why this pick
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The North Avenue Irregulars
Why this pick
A cheerful live-action Disney farce built around ordinary people improvising through escalating mishaps, with the same unhurried, cozy ensemble charm.
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The Great Outdoors
Why this pick
A vacation in the wilderness becomes a run of escalating disasters and family bickering, preserving the rustic setting and affectionate physical-comedy momentum.
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The Money Pit
Why this pick
For the pleasure of watching optimistic newcomers confront a disastrously unmanageable property, this offers similarly escalating renovation calamities and good-natured frustration.
Finding the atmosphere, tension and little details that made this one stay with you.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and moves west to run it - only to find his "estate" in a state of total dilapidation.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Dean Jones
Johnny Baxter
Johnny Whitaker
Richard Baxter
Michael McGreevey
Wally Perkins
George Lindsey
Double L. Dingman
Dick Van Patten
Mr. Carruthers
David White
Mr. Fowler
Harry Morgan
Jesse McCord
Keenan Wynn
Martin Ridgeway