It is a good show but the very end is very sad.
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Old Yeller
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Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8. -
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Common Sense says
Tearjerker is one of the best early Disney dramas.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Old Yeller
Parents need to know that this is one of the finest of the early Disney dramas. The fight scenes are exciting and the family scenes are sensitive and evocative. It is a classic story of loss, and an excellent way to begin a discussion of those issues.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why Travis doesn't want Old Yeller at first. Why doesn't he want the pup? How does he hurt Elsbeth's feelings? Why does Katie say, "No wonder they didn't want him on no cow drive" about Elsbeth's father? Why did Sanderson trade Old Yeller for the toad and a meal? Why did Sanderson say "that's the way a man talks" when Travis told him that he was a little scared but would take Sanderson's advice? What made that "manly"?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
good show!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Very sad but interesting
I haven't seen the movie, but I have read the book, and if the movie is like the book, then the movie is awesome. The book is amazing, interesting and so sad. I can imagine how sad it is to actually see it.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
It's alright
This movie is one of the saddest movies I have ever seen. It's almost impossible for me to cry during movies, but this made me so sad. It's a one-time only movie for me.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I wached it with my fifth grade class. it was ok. the best thing about it is that it is also a book, and i took an AR test on it and got a 90. (that means i only missed 1 question!!)
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- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Really Good Kids Movie
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Great movie with a lot of scary real-life dangers.
It's hard to critcize this old chestnut, and I admit I let my 4 year old see it many times. It does have significant scary parts though, e.g., boy gets attacked by wild hogs, mother gets attacked by rabid wolf. There is also period-related sexism (the father leaves the nearly adolescent son in charge of the farm and tells him to take care of his mother). I don't think I'll be destroying anyone's enjoyment if I mention that the end is very sad because the protagonist has to deal with crushing loss (Old Yeller has to be "put down").
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