Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1838 Films to Buy & Rent
Education of Little Tree, The (1997)
- Dir. Richard Friedenberg
Feat. Joseph Ashton, James Cromwell, Mika Boorem…
- Smoky Mountains set family drama adapted from the best–selling novel about a small Cherokee orphan sent to live with his grandparents in the…
Enid Blyton's Secret Series (TV Series) (1997)
- Follow–up to the popular Kiwi–produced 'Adventure Series', with the intrepid Arnold family embarking on more thrills and spills the world…
Fairytale: A True Story (1997)
- Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Harvey Keitel
- An exquisite kidult flight–of–fancy based on one of the great popular myths of the 20th Century – the mysterious, allegedly…
Fathers' Day (1997)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Robin Williams, Billy Crystal
- Middle–aged slacker Robin Williams and finnicky lawyer Billy Crystal dish up more of the same in this…
Ferngully 2 - The Magical Rescue (1997)
- Treefairies Crysta and Pips return to protect their rainforest from poachers in this environmental and child–friendly sequel.
Flubber (1997)
- Dir. Les Mayfield
Feat. Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden
- Robin Williams again gets the character–chemistry right in a reprise of the classic Absent–Minded Professor, the inadvertent inventor of…
George of the Jungle (1997)
- Dir. Sam Weisman
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church
- Loose JUNGLE BOOK parody has Brendan Fraser as the hunky klutz in a loin cloth, raised by gorillas, who discovers love in the form of Ursula, whose…
Hercules (1997)
- Dir. Phil Weinstein
- Disney animated blockbuster is a thrilling odyssey among the mythological figures of ancient Greece.
With pals Pegasus, Phil and Meg, father Zeus,…
Hercules and Xena - Battle for Mt. Olympus (1997)
- Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless and Michael Hurst lend their voices to this sprightly animated feature combining the playful elements of their popular TV…
Home Alone 3 (1997)
- Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Alex D. Lintz, Scarlett Johansson
- Guard–brat, Alex D Lintz, takes up the keys to the house from Culkin, to extend the series into fresh realms of burglar abuse. Alas, Joe Pesci…