| | | The story of a boy who risks everything to save his best friend.
Features: Clamshell Casing
From the Newberry Award-winning book, Shiloh is "an inspirational story of a boy's love for a dog, a touching film that will inspire children to fight for what is right," the Film Advisory Board proclaims. Shiloh, an adorable beagle, runs away from his neglectful owner, and is found by a young boy named Marty (Blake Heron). Marty knows that Shiloh belongs to someone else, but is determined to save the dog from more neglect. Against the wishes of the dog's owner (Scott Wilson) and his father (Michael Moriarty), Marty risks everything to make the dog his own. It's a story of determination that triumphantly "keeps the kids entertained and the parents glad they picked Shiloh" (Indianapolis Star).
"Two thumbs up!" Siskel & Ebert
"A modern-day Old Yeller." Charleston Post And Courier
Editor's Note
The bond between a young boy and an amicable blond beagle is tested when the dog is abused and must be rescued from its owner. Based on the Newberry Award-winning children's story by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, this feature also won the prestigious 1997 Genesis Award for Outstanding Feature for spotlighting animal issues with "courage, creativity and integrity."
Plot Summary
When young Marty finds a runaway, nameless beagle, the pair become fast friends. Marty instantly wants to adopt the pooch, whom he christens Shiloh. But unfortunately, the pup already has an owner, a very cruel hunter named Judd.| When Shiloh flees from his brutish owner again, Marty decides to hide the canine from Judd. This forces a confrontation, pitting Marty and his family against Judd -- with ownership of Shiloh at stake.
| Features | Clamshell | | Full Frame - 1.33 |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 6/24/1997 |
| Running Time: 93 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1996 | | Catalog ID: 36200 | | UPC: 00085393620035 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...It's solid, warm, responsible and, in the best sense of the word, sweet..." 04/25/1997 p.C8Los Angeles Times
"...An uncommonly intelligent and thoughtful family film..." 04/25/1997 p.F8 Chicago Sun-Times
"...What is remarkable about the film is that it deals with real moral issues....SHILOH, like all great family films, deals with real issues in real ways..." 04/25/1997 p.34 The New York Times 7 of 10
...Shiloh is no adult-crossover phenomenon like Babe; it's a simple morality tale for children, with more sentimentality than sharpness. But it's solid, warm, responsible and, in the best sense of the word, sweet. It also has the welcome audacity to suggest that lying, even for a good cause, may not be a good thing. - Anita Gates
James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
...The strength of Shiloh is that it approaches its subject matter intelligently. There are no easy answers to Marty's dilemma--the Law is on Judd's side, but the boy believes his position is morally defensible. At one point, when his father accuses him of not doing the right thing, Marty's response is a simple question: "What's right?" Later, the kindhearted town doctor (played by Rod Steiger) tells him that if he wants to keep Shiloh, he may be forced to fight for the dog... Shiloh, which is adapted from a Newberry Award winning book, fits nicely into the class of better animal-related family films, joining the ranks of Lassie and Black Beauty. And, while the primary target audience is undeniably children, few adults who sit through this motion picture will wish they had done otherwise. Shiloh represents something that's all too rare at theaters these days: a pleasant surprise.
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