Product Details

• Actors: George C. Scott, Kevin Conway
• Directors: Syd Macartney
• Writers: Albert Sidney Fleischman
• Producers: Philip D. Fehlre, Gerhard Schmidt
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Columbia Pictures Television
• DVD Release Date: January 19, 2009
• Run Time: 113 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001Q3L2NO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,611 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Whipping Boy, April 8, 2009

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J. Parker (Howland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy (DVD)

I am a 6th grade reading and language arts special education teacher. I showed this movie after reading the Chapter book. My students enjoyed the movie as well as finding the differences and similarities between the movie and book. This movie follows the book as well as some extra dialogue and scenes. Great movie to show after reading The Whipping Boy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two, boys on adventure in France in the 1700's., June 29, 2010

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Reliable Reviews (Carmel Valley, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy (DVD)

Rated-G. Made for the Disney-Channel.

Filmed on location in the countryside of France, in a castle, village, and forest. Lavish costumes, sets. Plenty of soldiers, courtiers, and a couple of bad-guys. Two boys coming to friendship through adventure.

The royal family does not believe the prince and future king should be whipped with servants gossiping in the castle; so an orphan, boy is abducted and takes the punishment for the prince, and is paid for his pain. Not as far-fetched in England where misbehaving school-children were regularly whipped with a cane in the public schools; I know for sure through the 1930's, and maybe later. This is a very brief part of the plot.

The king is too busy to spend anytime with his son the prince, and rejects his young son's requests for activities. The young prince tries to get attention, and let his father know he is sad, by retaliating for each rejection with mischievous pranks. An ambassador is visiting trying to avert war. The young prince pulls his pranks on the ambassador, and then his father, with both sides thinking the other responsible. Thus, the young-prince pushes the two, kingdoms to the brink of war.

The young-prince and the orphan-boy run away on quite an adventure. A good moral in the end. The film moves at a good pace with plenty of action, interest, and humor. The orphan-boy's little sister has her own troubles elsewhere.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Watched the original TV release, March 1, 2010

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Kitsune Akai "Mrs. McG" (Off the Beaten Path) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy (DVD)

I typed it in on a complete whim! I'm so stoked this is the production that was shown on Disney Channel, pre-Hanna Montanna and all that crap, when they had a classic theater piece. It was such a great adaptation of the book. While my memory is a bit fuzzy, I do know that at the time I was very into Dickens and other English classics, along with a total addiction to the Avonlea series, and this movie really left an impact on me as a teenager (over ten years ago). It's such a delight to know that it is available now on DVD format. If you liked the book, this is a respectable adaptation that will be a wonder to watch! I HIGHLY recommend the purchase, but for my own greed. If more people will buy this, then maybe we will see more of these classics available to own! lol By which, I mean, I will be able to own them!!! ^____^