Product Details

• Actors: Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles, Lillian Gish, Charles Ruggles, Elliott Reid
• Directors: Norman Tokar
• Writers: Louis Pelletier, MacKinlay Kantor
• Producers: Walt Disney, Winston Hibler
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
• Run Time: 131 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000DZ3EG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,980 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Follow Me, Boys!" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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FOLLOW ME BOYS - DVD Movie

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76 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT JUST A SCOUTING PRIMER, January 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Follow Me, Boys! (DVD)

Follow Me Boys

A Disney classic, Follow Me, Boys! is much more than a scouting primer. Wonderful performances by some Hollywood greats include Fred MacMurray as Lemuel Siddons, the band member and would-be lawyer turned shopkeeper and scoutmaster, Vera Miles as Vida Downey, the bank secretary turned McMurray supporter, love interest and wife, Kurt Russell in one of his first films as Whitey, the small time boy thug who, losing his drunkard dad, is adopted by Lem and Vida, becomes a stalwart in the troop and goes on to become responsible soldier and MD. Finally there's a wonderful cameo by a screen legend, Lillian Gish as the aged business magnate and McMurray benefactor Hetty Seibert.

The film includes wonderful scenes from the boys building a ramshackle troop clubhouse out of odds and ends to a later troop taking a war-games tank with flour-bag explosives in what the boys think is an all-out war.

If you're looking for deep statements about teen angst (though Russell's character does tackle some pretty difficult stuff), tough kids struggling to beat a drug habit or premarital sex you won't find it here. And thank goodness! Every once in a while it's good to watch a movie that's as squeaky clean as Fred McMurray's white shirts. Want blatant hardcore reality? Watch the six o'clock news. Follow Me, Boys! depicts what can happen when adults care, is just good clean fun, and well-acted and scripted. A great addition to any film library.

Douglas McAllister

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hey, Disney! This is the kind of film you should be making!, July 12, 2004

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This review is from: Follow Me, Boys! (DVD)

I remember the tune from when I saw it as a kid in the late 60s, and have hoped to see it again ever since. What a breath of fresh air compared to the tripe that Disney puts out today. Films like these remind us of America's Golden Age. Wonderful performances by all, uplifting singing on the trail, and a heart-rending, happy ending make this film a MUST HAVE in the libraries of parents who want wholesome entertainment for their kids. I wonder why more of the 1960's Disney movies have not come out on DVD. As a parent, I dont have to be woried about foul language ,sexual inuendos, or even "attitudes" that my kids will see glorified when we watch films like these. I gave my copy to a newly-minted Eagle Scout, and will order another for my family...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie for Families and Scouters, May 7, 2006

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M. Mccracken "Immortal Arena" (ImmortalArena.net) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Follow Me, Boys! (DVD)

I found out about this movie from my Scoutmaster, it was one of his favorite movies and He was sad that all he owned was an old VHS recording from the Disney Channel "Back in the Day" I was going to transfer it to DVD when I found this on Amazon.com. A great buy and a great movie. Ordered a copy for myself and I know that he ordered one for himself. I have shared my copy with many friends, all of whom liked it a lot, and a few even whent and bought their own copy. Great Family Film and a Great Perspective on scouting. If you have ever been a scout or support Scouting in any way I Highly recomend buying this film.