Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Lyons / Hit Ent.
• VHS Release Date: August 4, 1998
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 1571322426
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,352 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

With tongue firmly in cheek, Shelley Duvall produces this addition to the American Tall Tales and Legends series, based loosely on the adventures of 14th-century Spanish explorer Ponce de León. With nary a trace of serious historical documentary in sight, this slapstick comedy--reminiscent of summer stock theater--doesn't take itself seriously and neither should we. Thus, with proper expectations set, viewers can take sardonic pleasure in the delicious blend of Monty Pythonesque humor, general buffoonery ("If you don't come back alive, I'm going to kill you"), and comedic references to everything from chocolate bunnies to the Beatles. Adventures begin when the title character turns 45 and decides to avoid a medieval midlife crisis by embarking on an expedition to discover the Fountain of Youth. Never mind that he discovers Florida instead (with an accompanying array of retirement community jokes). The expedition is fraught with alligator-infested swamps, restless natives, and a conniving pirate named Lucy who hopes to best Ponce at his own game. Funny to the end, the film's only serious moment is its insightful statement on our society's incessant quest for eternal youth. --Lynn Gibson

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars surprisingly good, April 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: American Tall Tales: Ponce De Leon [VHS] (VHS Tape)

this is almoast the comedic relif episode. It is surprisingly funny and wildly entertaining. I agree with the reviewer above on 2 things the amzing use of python humor and the smart way which the search for youth is discussed. This tall tales are all surprisingly exellent for parents who are tired of watching old videos with their kids and any one looking foir a good laugh.