Baker's Hawk 1976 G, 100 min. Genre: Family / Western
Director: Lyman Dayton Cast: Clint Walker, Burl Ives, Diane Baker, Lee Montgomery, Alan Young, Taylor Lacher, Bruce M. Fischer, Cam Clarke, Phil Hoover, Danny Bonaduce, Brian Williams, Dick Haynes, Burt Mustin, Martin Eric, Harold Lee Thompson
After he finds an injured red-tailed hawk, twelve-year-old Billy Baker (Lee Montgomery) takes the hawk to a hermit, Mr. McGraw (Burl Ives), who lives in the hills. Billy and McGraw tame the hawk, but then it attacks a bully who is fighting Billy. When a group of vigilantes decide to take action against McGraw, Billy talks his father, Dan (Clint Walker), into coming to the aid of McGraw and to stand up against the vigilantes. An entertaining Western for the whole family.
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Where the Red Fern Grows 2003 PG, 85 min. Genre: Family
Director: Lyman Dayton, Sam Pillsbury Cast: Joseph Ashton, Dave Matthews, Renee Faia, Mac Davis, Ned Beatty, Kris Kristofferson, Dabney Coleman, Gary Anson, Andrew Dickison, Stuart Dickison
In this second film adaptation of Wilson Rahl's 1961 novel, Joseph Ashton takes on the role of the young Oklahoma boy, Billy Coleman, who learns about responsibility through bonding with his hunting dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.
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| 1. Baker's Hawk (1976)
2. Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
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