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Savage Sam

Play trailer Poster for Savage Sam 1963,  1h 43m,  Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 50% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
50% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Travis (Tommy Kirk) and Arliss Coates (Kevin Corcoran) are in charge of the family farm when their parents leave to visit their ailing grandmother. Thankfully, they have Old Yeller's son, Savage Sam, to keep them company and help them with tracking. Initially, Travis and Arliss bump heads because Travis is older and more responsible, and Arliss wants to shirk his duties. When the boys and a neighbor's daughter are taken captive by a tribe of Apaches, it is up to Savage Sam to save the day.

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Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Mar 23, 2008
3/5
Not bad sequel to Disney's Old Yeller w/mostly same cast. Go to Full Review
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Feb 4, 2006
2/5
for as good as Old Yeller is, there's its counterpart on the disc - the weak sequel Savage Sam. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com Nov 13, 2005
3/5
Still packed with that patented Disney Nature Quaintness, Sam isn't a terrible follow-up, but it lacks the spine that the grown-ups brought to the first film. Go to Full Review
John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Nov 12, 2005
4/10
This 1963 sequel to Old Yeller is every bit as bad as the first movie was good. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 16, 2005
2/5
Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press Nov 20, 2003
The outcome is predictable, but unexplainable is all the levity and high jinks. Go to Full Review
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Hermione M Feb 19, 2010 The relatively unknown sequel to Old Yeller is expectedly not as good, but it's another family treasure in my book. (First and only viewing - In my mid-twenties) See more
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Cast & Crew

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Norman Tokar

Director

Brian Keith

Uncle Beck Coates

Tommy Kirk

Travis Coates

Kevin Corcoran

Arliss Coates

Dewey Martin

Lester White

Jeff York

Bud Searcy

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Savage Sam

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Movie Info

Synopsis Travis (Tommy Kirk) and Arliss Coates (Kevin Corcoran) are in charge of the family farm when their parents leave to visit their ailing grandmother. Thankfully, they have Old Yeller's son, Savage Sam, to keep them company and help them with tracking. Initially, Travis and Arliss bump heads because Travis is older and more responsible, and Arliss wants to shirk his duties. When the boys and a neighbor's daughter are taken captive by a tribe of Apaches, it is up to Savage Sam to save the day.
Director
Norman Tokar
Producer
Bill Anderson
Distributor
Buena Vista Distribution Co. Inc.
Production Co
Walt Disney Productions
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 1, 1963, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 43m
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