Product Description

A thirteen year-old boy decides to runaway from home to live in harmony with nature.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: BIKEL/ECCLES
Title: MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
Street Release Date: 04/27/2004
Domestic
Genre: FAMILY

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10782 in DVD
• Brand: BIKEL/ECCLES
• Released on: 2004-04-27
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, Digital Sound, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 100 minutes

From the Back Cover
"My Side of the Mountain," based on the book by Jean George, is the unique adventure of 13-year-old Sam Gribley. Sam's hero is naturalist poet Henry David Thoreau, so Sam writes a note for his folks, packs up and leaves home for the challenge of wilderness living. Realizing his dream, Sam feeds himself, builds a makeshift home and learns to live in harmony with nature--miles from civilization.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Novel, Disappointing Movie
The novel MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN by Jean Craighead-George is outstanding. The 1969 movie based on the book is not nearly as a good. The movie strays away from the story entirely too much. I really don't see the reason why the movie does this either. The novel would have made the perfect screenplay. The worst change of all is the death of Sam Gribley's falcon, Frightful, by a hunter in the middle of the film. Another big change is the addition of a pet raccoon named Gus, which also was not in the book. The ending was a yet another disappointing change. There were at least 25 other differences that I spotted between the book and the movie too.

As a teacher I still use this movie after my students have read the novel. However, I use it to prove my point that the novel is usually better then the movie. I also have my students try to find as many differences between the two as they can.

I think that an updated version of this movie, that follows the writing of Jean Craighead-George, would be big a big hit today.

If you never read the novel then the movie is fairly good. It does remind you of the old Sunday night Disney movie that use to be on television. If you have read the book, then it is disappointing.

Wild Boy Lives in Mountains on Nuts and Venison
As a fifth grade teacher who shows this movie to my class AFTER they read the novel, I find that they prefer the book. Why? There is more detail in the book, and they don't appreciate the unrealistic scene with Frightful in the middle. However, the movie does serve a valuable purpose, which is why I show it each year. We get to meet the majestic Frightful, hear her shrill cry, appreciate her soaring beauty. It's also interesting to see the inside of Sam's tree, and to have a real face put to Bando. But, for the true experience, the book by Jean Craighead George MUST be read!!

This movie impacted my life
I saw this movie when it came out at the theater when I was 13. I loved the outdoors and this movie was right up my alley. The relationship between the young boy and falcon really peaked my curiosity. Later, at the age of 19, I became a falconer myself and have flown many different birds of prey over the last 32 years. For the first time in my life, I plan to get a peregrine falcon and I thought it would be nostalgic to go back and see the movie that got me started. I obviously thought the movie was great.