The Biscuit Eater

– Nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog. Lonnie (Johnny Whitaker) and Text (Geor..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
The Biscuit Eater (1972)

Nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog. Lonnie (Johnny Whitaker) and Text (George Spell) are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero. Tennessee farmer and dog trainer Harve McNeil (Earl Holliman) tells his son Lonnie that his dog, Moreover, is a good-for-nothing "biscuit eater."

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

22 Mar 1972

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writer:

James Street (story), Lawrence Edward Watkin

Main Actors:

Earl Holliman, Pat Crowley, Lew Ayres, Godfrey Cambridge

Plot:

In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two Georgia boys ignore their racial differences to team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials.

Production:

Walt Disney Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10