Product Details

• Actors: Adam Arkin, Ned Beatty, Graeme Davies, Diego Diablo Del Mar, Robin Dunne
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Live / Artisan
• VHS Release Date: August 20, 2002
• Run Time: 185 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006AULH
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,107 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great family movie, May 10, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Roughing It [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I rent many DVDs for the family to watch. It's hard to find movies that will be entertaining for the kids and yet keep the interest of the adults. This is one of them. Very beautiful movie - everyone loved it. You'll laugh like crazy but the movie, like Twain himself, is often profound.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great American Adventure, August 13, 2003

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Pam Dunninton (Kansas City, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roughing It [VHS] (VHS Tape)

After completing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Celebrated Frog of Caleveras County, I decided to show Roughing to my 8th grade students. Some students had enjoyed Tom Sawyer, but there were quite a few that found the vocabulary very difficult. Many of them were apprehensive, and thought it might be BORING, but the classroom was silent during this film. I ask students after they have watched a film if they would recommend showing to future students. All of them said they would watch it again, at home, if they had the movie.
Roughing It demonstrates the sense of adventure that we expect in the old west, but with the intellectual input of Twain. This film can be enjoyed by people from age 6 to 60 and beyond.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even if you hate camping, you'll love Roughing It!, November 2, 2002

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Ted M. (Trenton, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roughing It (DVD)

This is a great family film. James Garner is wonderful as Mark Twain. The stories he tells about his adventures before he became Mark Twain are fantastic. This movie shows Mark Twain's brilliance as a master story teller. We have been recommending this movie to everyone who will listen to us about it. Definitely a must have for the family video collection.