Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6474 in VHS
• Released on: 1987-03-24
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Format: NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 73 minutes

Customer Reviews

Fantastic family film
THE STORY: A story of a prize jumping horse in Mexico named "Conquistador", owned by a Mexican General, and a boy named Pablito that works on his ranch and cares deeply for the horse. The boy's mean stepfather Chato uses cruel techniques to train the horse, that backfire when the horse appears in a show. Pablito is forced to steal the horse to save his life, and they both embark on a cross-country trek full of adventure, running from the military and Chato who are hunting them down. Pablito and the horse run into banditos, (including Jose Torvay who later appeared in US films as a villain), and gypsies. A kind priest that plays a very positive role model helps Pablito but also encourages him to do the right thing and return the horse. There are some very authentic scenes of bull fighting, without the usual staging and stuntmen, as well as some horse jumping for you horse fans. A traditional Mexican carnival for the feast day of the blessing of the animals, including a parade and fireworks.

BEHIND THE SCENES & TRIVIA: This Disney Studios film was shot entirely on location in the village of San Miguel Allende, Mexico, and the surrounding countryside including the Xajay Ranch. Even the interior scenes are real places, as the authentic minded producer Larry Landsburgh, did not like using studio built sets and soundstages. In addition to production duties, he wrote the original story (adapted to screenplay by Disney veteran Bill Walsh). Lansburgh had been with the Disney studio for two decades by this point working on live action animal themed featurettes, and later produced "Run, Appaloosa, Run" for the studio. Walt Disney had cultivated the market for Disney Studio products for many years, and this movie contributed to that for a number of reasons. First of all, with the exception of the priest, all of the actors were Mexican, some quite famous like the Mexican actor Rodolfo Acosta that played Chato. Then, they filmed lovingly on location without the use of stereotypes and with a sense of realism not usually seen from most studios at the time. This is a hallmark for work by Landsburgh. The production was very respectful in including cultural issues and traditions without pandering. So that the movie could enjoy a simultaneous release in Mexico every scene in the film was shot twice, once in English and again in Spanish. This menat they could avoid dubbing, which can ruin the authenticity of many movies.

The theatrical release was on December 22, 1955, and it included the featurette "Johnny Appleseed". Three years later it aired on the "Wonderful World of Disney" television show over two Sunday nights on January 22 and 29, 1958. It aired again on May 24 and 31st, 1964. It first appeared on VHS in 1987. At only 73 minutes in length, the movie moves at a quick pace and is never slow or boring. The sincere acting, animal training, costumes, locations, cultural aspects, and the story all come together for a fantastic family film. Although my VHS copy has a clean bright image with really good color, I hope it comes to DVD someday.

The Littlest Outlaw
The video was of great quality....the movie was one of my favorites as a horse-crazy little girl....I really enjoyed watching it again..this time as a 59 yr old horse-crazy woman...who still owns and show horses!!!!

Perfect
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