Product Details

• Actors: Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Johnny Whitaker, Will Geer, Arch Johnson
• Directors: Bernard McEveety
• Writers: Stewart Raffill
• Producers: Stewart Raffill, Tom Leetch, Winston Hibler
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• DVD Release Date: July 6, 2004
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001I55PQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,662 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

There's magic in the memories as great Disney moments are captured right here for you and your family to enjoy. Two young children (Johnny Whitaker and Jodie Foster) suddenly find themselves in charge of a gentle, aging circus lion. However, when they are threatened with being split up by stern authorities, the trio embarks on a perilous journey across the wilds of the American Northwest. During their adventure-filled odyssey, they seek help in their plight from a sympathetic, free-spirited mountain man (ROMANCING THE STONE'S Michael Douglas). Ferocious forest predators, a dangerous drifter, and the pursuing police make for a head-over-heels race to breathtaking conclusions in this captivating saga.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very special treat from Disney, December 12, 1999

By	"mjsaarinen" (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Napoleon & Samantha [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I can still recall when I first saw "Napoleon and Samantha" theatrically years ago. When the film was over, I felt like a different person. I wondered how anything like this can come from Walt Disney Productions. The plot is truly poignant and quite non-Disneyesque; the musical score is brilliant and won an Oscar nomination; and the photography is simply gorgeous. This is Jodie Foster's movie debut; and one of the last appearances of Will Geer. "De gustibus non est disputandum," but I consider this the best live action film the Disney Company ever has released. I would recommend that the youngest viewers watch this masterpiece together with a grownup.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for the Family...., October 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Napoleon & Samantha [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was priveledged to see this movie made in 1971. It was filmed in the community I grew up in (John Day Oregon). It's a joy to watch it so many years later and be able to see the town I new when I was 11. I'm biased, but I think it's a wonderful family film and it's fun seeing Michael Douglas and Jodi Foster so early in their careers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars *Good Movie For Everyone!*, May 16, 2008

By	Melissa Blubaugh (Maryland,United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good movie for everyone in the family to enjoy.I loved seeing Michael Douglas and Jodie Foster at such a young age.I think you will enjoy this if you like the older,slower Disney movies.I enjoyed it.I think the older Disney movies were the best.