Product Details

• Actors: Burl Ives, Katy Kurtzman, John Gavin, Marlyn Mason, Sherrie Wills
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Platinum Disc
• VHS Release Date: February 23, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000065NAN
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #662,339 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Family Movie!!, May 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: New Adventures of Heidi (DVD)

Johanna's Spyri's tale is brought to life and updated in this heartwarming family film.Heidi(Katy Kurtzmann) is living with her Grandfather(Burl Ives) in the Swiss Alps.But her grandfather is slowly losing his eyesight and fears that he will no longer be able to take care of her.While in town,he secretly calls Heidi's cousins in Lucerne and asks them to take custody of Heidi.In the meantime,a young girl named Elizabeth runs away from her school group to follow Heidi back to her cabin.They become best of friends and Elizabeth begs Heidi and her grandfather to let her stay with them.However,Heidi and her grandfather know that Elizabeth's place is with her family,and they return her the next day.While out on a search party for Heidi's friend Peter,her grandfather disappears into the woods and is feared dead.Left with no one to care for her,Heidi is taken to live with Elizabeth's family.With them ,she travels to New York for the holidays,and has many exciting adventures which make this an excellent family movie to watch for all ages!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best family film we've seen in a long time!, January 29, 2004

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This review is from: New Adventures of Heidi [VHS] (VHS Tape)

For Burl Ive fans this is a collector. Great for the Christian family as they sang beautiful prayers to God. Burl Ive's was a believer himself. I can't wait to send a copy to a friend as a gift, who doesn't like movies that may be great, but, they have to throw in bad language. She says, "that's not entertainment to them or their children. It's not a sad movie like so many of the other Heidi's were, but I won't tell you the ending. It is a feel good movie. We can all use that these days.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feel Good Movie, great for the entire family, September 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The New Adventures of Heidi (DVD)

This digitally enhanced version of the follow up to the wonderful classic Shirley Temple family film finds Heidi living with her grandfather (Burl Ives - "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof") in the Swiss Alps. In desperate fear of going blind, he contacted Heidi's cousin to take her in and provide for her. What follows is a wonderfully exciting series of adventures told with the heartwarming style and grace of the author Johana Spyris. A wonderful family entertainment feature which will especially be enjoyed by kids of all ages again and again.