Big Red (1962)
- Directed by
- Norman Tokar
- Genre
- drama film, children's film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy sportsman wants his Irish Setter to be a show dog but the dog prefers the woods. A young orphan boy who helps care for the dog sides with the animal's free spirit against the owner's strict rules.
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What happens
Big Red is a 1962 adventure film from Walt Disney Productions. Based on a 1945 novel by American author Jim Kjelgaard and adapted to the screen by American screenwriter Louis Pelletier, the film starred Walter Pidgeon, a close friend of Walt Disney. Pidgeon who was born in Canada recommended some of the locations for the film. Filmed in the province of Quebec, "Big Red" is an Irish Setter that would rather run through the woods than be the perfectly trained and groomed show dog his sportsman owner (Pidgeon) wants. A ten-year-old orphan boy (Payant) helps look after the dog and rebels against his owner's strict discipline of "Big Red". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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My Dog Shep (1946)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.