Disney Live Action Top 100 (Part One)

In this episode, we begin part 1 of 2 where we rank the top 100 live action Disney films. 

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Hello and welcome to Cinema Chat with David Heath. And I am your host, uh David Heath. This is a podcast where we talk about movies from every era and just about every genre. And we have been doing a recurring series on the wonderful world of Disney. We've been talking about movies from uh from the uh from the Disney Corporation. Uh we've been talking about history uh or of Disney, uh this you know the subsidiaries, the Star Wars movies, uh the Marvel movies and all that. But we went all the way back to the beginning with Steamboat Willie and uh Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. And uh we have caught up with today. If you scroll back uh about three months worth of episodes, you'll hear the last Disney episode uh that uh I recorded as far as history goes, um the chronology of history, the history of Disney. But I have two more episodes planned. Well, uh actually technically three, I guess. Um I am going to be, well, maybe four actually. Uh I'm going to be breaking down uh first of all, uh the top, well, actually, let me tell you what I'm gonna do on the back burner. Uh in a few months, I'm going to actually rank all of the Disney animated films. I have watched every Disney theatrical release uh now. And um some of them I've watched multiple times, and and some of them I just watched for the that time, and that's good enough for me. Um I'm going to be doing that in a few months, but but before I do that, I decided to uh do a uh uh another odd task, which is uh rank the Disney live action movies. Now I plan to re I plan to rank every single animated Disney movie, uh every theatrical release when I get to that. Uh but here I limited to a hundred theat theatrical releases uh that Disney had. And um I have a little bit of criteria uh here. Uh one is uh there's a little bit of rule bending. Uh, you know, sequels uh uh, you know, for example, uh a movie like uh Pirates of the Caribbean has several sea has several installments. I'm lumping them all as one and just kind of doing the aggregate. Um let's just assume they're all as good as the first one. Let's give the second, third, and fourth credit or whatever, you know, for for being as good as as the first one, that type of thing. Because otherwise the list just gets a little little little crazy. Um some of the rules that I had, uh it's not really rules, but just uh some guidelines. But uh some I'm gonna tell you as I go because I I didn't write them all down as far as what uh the the criteria was, but um, but yeah, they are theatrical releases. Um but um I did include some that were made for the Disney Channel, and and I included um uh you know I I didn't really include any of the uh straight to DVD, but there's surprisingly not a lot of non-animated or live action uh movies. Uh so there's a few, but uh but in any case, I I tried to limit it to theatrical releases, except in the cases where I thought a movie was really good and I thought it should be included with the list, and maybe it should have been a theatrical release, that type of thing. But um, but I'm going to break this up in two episodes because it's a lot of talking. And to be honest, I didn't uh quite map out how long the episode might or might not be. Uh so maybe uh at the end of the episode, I'm gonna say, you know, I probably could have done it all in one, but I don't think so. I think 50 films is quite a quite an accomplishment. We're gonna do the top 100. Uh so uh we're gonna go 100 to 1. Uh, but as for this episode this week, we'll go 100 to 51. And then the following week, um, I will uh record, I'll record the other half and and issue that. So I'm doing this as I go, which uh every once in a while I have an episode where I just let it fly and I really don't know how long it's going to take, and I really don't know everything going to say. Uh and uh I just kind of fly by the seat of my pants. Don't typically do that. Um, but with this episode I'm going to, but I am gonna list the 100 to 51 and give you uh at least a small overview of the movie and um and then go on to the next one. Um so we're not gonna do a full movie review on all of them, obviously. Uh, but um uh uh number 100. Uh the Great Locomotive Chase uh came out in 1956. It is uh based on the Great Locomotive Chase that happened in 1862 uh during the Civil War. The film is uh directed by Francis Lyon, uh who I think this is his only Disney film that he uh directed. Uh, but it has a pretty good cast of uh uh Fess Parker, uh Jeffrey Hunter, Jeff York, uh Harry Carey Jr. is in it, uh, and uh Slim Pickens is also makes an appearance. And uh Dick Sargent, who from Bewitched, uh is in there too. Uh there's a little bit of uh music in this, so it's it's it's sort of a musical, I suppose you could say. Um, but uh mostly the movie just isn't really that great. Um, even though it has the word great in it, it's really not that great of a chase in the movie. Um but uh it it's okay, you know, but uh watch it if you're a completist. Let's just put it that way. Uh our number 99 film is The Sword in the Rose. And this uh film is uh directed by Ken Anakin, who who did have uh uh several directing credits uh with uh Disney Company. Uh budget was 2 million, uh, but it only it only got 1 million back. Uh not too many Disney movies uh were made you know during Walt's life that that lost money. This is 1953. Uh and uh the film uh stars Glynnis Johns, who most of us know and love, uh just passed away not too not too long ago, a few years ago. Uh but uh the the movie uh tells the story of of Mary Tudor, uh who was uh the sister of Henry VIII. And um there's some good stuff about it. Uh it's obviously very sanitized. Um and costume design is just really good. Um the movie is paced really well, but but ultimately it it's it's uh going to be a snooze fest for most people. Uh, but that is our number 99 uh film. And uh our number 98 film is uh Western called Westward Westward Ho the Wagons. And this one also stars uh Fess Parker and also has uh Jeff York. Uh George Reeves from Superman Fame, the Superman TV show. Uh Kathleen uh Crowley is in it as well. Uh music by uh the great composer George uh Bruns. Uh the um movie uh was uh directed by famed B movie director William Bodeine. Uh had a long list of credits, uh but uh a couple of which he probably wasn't too proud of. Uh, you know, one of them was uh Billy the Kid versus Dracula and Jesse James meets Frankenstein's daughter. Um not exactly classics. I gotta be honest, I haven't seen those, but I've heard so many awful things about it. Oh, the film also has uh Sebastian Cabot uh in it. Uh so um that's uh uh it's always fun to listen to him talk. It's it's a lot, it's it's uh it's fun. Um the movie though details uh uh fa a bunch of families that are traveling uh uh to Oregon uh in uh 1846 and has all the all the normal um cliches and and tropes that uh one might expect uh from a Disney Western um made back then. But uh number 97 is a film called Johnny Tremaine, based on the book uh written um uh but this film was uh written or not written but uh directed by Robert Stevenson, who would go on to direct uh many of the films that are on our list. Uh this one also has uh Jeff York and Sebastian Cabot, which is something that just kind of happens with Disney movies, you know. The Disney gets uh one guy to sign up and and they're in a whole bunch of movies in a short period of time, uh, you know, and and uh and then they sign another one. And uh one of the things Disney did uh really well, and talking about Walt Disney in particular, uh, is that Walt would have a really good knack uh for kind, you know, kind of like if he were uh uh a uh sports uh general manager, uh professional sports general manager, uh, he'd be really into analytics. Uh he was really good at getting young actors on the come-up, and and then you know, when they were gonna be too expensive, letting them go, um, and then getting some other actors that maybe were on the downside of side of their career, and but had a big name. So he was really good at doing that, uh, Walt Disney was, but uh, but uh Johnny Germain is uh uh basically a bunch of fiction uh fictional stories uh based uh on on you know true history, but um but uh the um uh film also has uh Luanna Patton, who is in uh several movies. Uh, that's an example of somebody that you know Disney you know hired early on. Um and uh Luanna was uh little kid uh when she uh got started. But uh here in this movie she is uh 19 years old, uh at least when it came out. Uh but Joint Germaine is uh it's an okay movie. Uh again, it's very sanitized, which obviously is something that you're gonna get over and over again uh with Disney movies. But sometimes it sometimes it's it's glaringly obvious how sanitized the movie is. You know, you're having a movie uh you have if you have a movie about a family of four, uh you know, things happen, and yeah, uh there's a big difference between uh a totally fictional movie uh uh that um isn't based on uh a book that's more salacious, um uh or something like that. But in any case, uh Johnny Germain is a bit of a slog. Uh there's some good moments in it. But again, some of these these movies on the bottom of the list are ones that if you haven't seen them, um you if you want to be a completist, see them, but they're not that great, not the ones uh that I'm talking about in the beginning. Um, but uh 96 uh is Ten Who Dared. And this is another uh film directed by uh William Bodean that's B-E-E-A-U-D-I-N-E, by the way. Um, but uh uh this film uh stars uh Brian Keith and John Beale and James Drury based on a uh true story uh about uh uh United States Army officer John Wesley Powell, uh who was the first to travel down the Colorado River. And then of course there were nine others that uh uh came with them, thus the the film titled Ten Who Dared. Uh but uh some of this is okay. Uh the movie came out in 1960, by the way. Uh but uh some of this is okay, but um again, it's that's mostly a bit of a slog, and we're we'll get to the good movies, don't worry. Uh but our number 95 film, and it may surprise some people that this is this far down the list, and I probably will get a slight amount of sharp disagreement. Um, but uh the uh but oh I'm going to take an extra minute to explain my feelings on this. Um uh it's uh directed by Sam Raimi, who is a really fantastic director. Uh it stars uh James Franco, uh Mia Cunis, uh Rachel Wise, Michelle Williams, Zach Brough, um Joey King, uh sort of a who's who of uh the uh young elite in in Hollywood at the time. But um Robert Danny Jr. and Johnny Depp both turned down the role that James Franco ended up taking uh for this uh uh film, where he plays uh the character of Oscar, Zo Roaster, Fadrick, Isaac, Norman Hingle, Emmanuel Ambrose, and Diggs, uh commonly known as Oz, uh con artist, uh but you know, basically uh Marvel from uh the The Wizard of Oz. Uh but here's the thing is um I've got a few complaints about this movie, and uh you know, I did put it above Johnny Tremain and Ten Who Dared, and uh so give me credit for that at least. But I I just think this movie is um not terrible, terrible, terrible, but uh it is a sprawling two and hours and ten minutes. And uh it does have some great uh music from Danny Elkman, by the way. Um but it just why in the world does every movie have to be over two hours right now? And uh it's I have similar complaints uh with um the wicked movies. Uh it's it's just why do they have to be so long? Um in the case of Wicked, uh there's a bunch of musical numbers at least. Uh here it's just a narrative story that just lasts too long. Um, but there's some yeah, there's some good things happening here, um, but it is a CGI mess, in my opinion. And I I don't think I'm in the minority, but I do think a lot of people disagree with me and think, eh, that was a pretty good movie. Um, I it was a decent experience watching the movie theater. And if my daughter catches wind of this, she might get a little upset. Like put it this movie this low. I did actually go and see the movie with her when uh she was uh still in her teen years. We had a good time watching it, but in retrospect and watching it a second time, I'm thinking, uh, this is just far too long. Um James Franco uh uh he he had kind of had um he had kind of had a nice little run with some movies that uh he did well in. Um but uh hey, Robert Danny Jr. Maybe Johnny Depp, maybe it was a little overkill thinking about Johnny Depp, but Robert Downey Jr. would have knocked this one out of the park, I think. Didn't mean I would still love the movie, um, but um uh it didn't mean I love the movie, but but I I do think that uh Robert Downey Jr. would have been really really good in this role. Um but alas, uh we we do have James Franco, and um and I I think ultimately uh there's some some good imagery, but um it doesn't it doesn't compare to the 1939 Wizard of Oz. And and ultimately the reason why I rank this so low and the reason why I'm so harsh on these movies. I didn't like Return to Oz in 1985 either. Um I I I I'm not a big fan of the wicked movies. I don't think they're that terrible, um, but I I just don't think I think they're too sprawling, and I don't think you can add to it. Um it's it's it's like um you know you know why uh you know it'd be like uh you know why why would you make a sequel to uh to a movie or not even a sequel, it's a more like a prequel or kind of just like an accompanying movie, but it's just uh you know, yeah, don't mess with greatness. The Wizard of Oz is great, truly great, and there's no way to make it better, you can only make it worse by um tearing it down with newer movies. Now, I still have the same love for the Wizard of Oz that I used to, but I I feel like that this is just uh a mistake on the part of filmmakers. Why are we trying to uh I I I get it, everybody it's cliche to complain about all the sequels and all the remakes, all the you know, all that, but you know, uh uh Ghostbusters the movie, the sequel, you know, 30 some years later is not the same as uh Wizard of Oz. It's just not. It's just not when you don't have any of the principles that are still alive. Um, it's not the same. Yeah, sure. If you could have put maybe a couple of the actors that were in the original movie, the Wizard of Oz, that'd be fun. You know, like this the prequels in the Star Wars movie, you have star have C3PO and R2D2, and that kind of lowers the blow a little just a little tiny bit, but anyway, um there you have it. Uh Oz Legend Powerful. I just not a fan of that movie. I did say something bad about it um in a previous episode, but yeah, there it is. Number 95, and our number 94 uh is Lieutenant Robinson Crusoe. Uh, before I go any further, I did want to mention one other rule is these movies have to have the did they have to be kind of pure Disney. Uh in other words, uh, we're not including Star Wars movies, uh, we're not including the Marvel movies. Um, those movies are their own. Kind of deal. So I'm not including those. That was the other rule that I knew I was forgetting something. And then when I mentioned Star Wars, I thought, oh, that's it. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Uh, the rule the rule is we're not including those movies. Now, if every Star Wars movie had been uh a Disney release, well, that'd be something to think about. Uh, like uh, or if every Marvel movie was the same, that'd be something to think about. But uh, but they're not, and so we're gonna let them be their own, and we're just going to talk about the pure Disney uh releases. Um, and uh we have uh Lieutenant Rob McCuttson Crusoe, USN, stars Dick Van Dyck, uh directed by a gentleman named Byron Paul. And if you had never heard of him, um neither had I. Uh but uh yeah, and it also has uh an actress that we don't see a lot of uh and anything, hardly anything else, or at least one would think. She was in a lot of things, uh playing small roles. Uh but um uh her her name is uh Nancy Kwan, uh who was uh pretty pretty famous uh in uh Asia, but uh not so much uh in America, uh, but she did make uh uh appearances on on uh Fantasy Island, uh Hawaii 5 0, Chicago Story, The Last Ninja, Knott's Landing, the A Team, uh ER. Um so she was in a lot of TV shows, um but in in small roles. Um but um uh it's just absolute uh total beauty, it's just absolutely beautiful. And uh and there's moments where Dick Van Dyck, um his character, is is stuck on an island with Nancy Kwan. Probably not the worst thing in the world, to be honest. Um, but but the movie is not written very well, it's not paced very well, um, it's it's not shot very well. It was shot in Hawaii, by uh by the way, and uh uh uh and San Diego, two beautiful places. It's hard to mess that up, but um, it's not really a good production, and it was mostly um a loser. It was uh um done uh it was made in 1966. Also, uh let's see, what was I gonna say? Um it also has Richard Deakin in Voice Only, uh, who you would recognize from Leave with the Beaver. Oh, and also has Peter Durier uh as in Dan Dierier's brother, uh, who was uh Peter Dierier was a character actor and and that played in quite a few TV shows. But um uh one note here is this was a tragic set. I I didn't realize this until uh until literally just now. Um uh uh I'm looking uh and it says cameraman Robert King uh Baggett uh died of injuries during the filming. Uh wow, that's pretty that's pretty insane. Um but uh in any case, uh the movie was so uh supposed to be uh they they were expecting you know really good things uh from this and a lot of big-time celebrities went to the premiere of it uh expecting it to be uh some great film. But it uh it did really well at the box office, but it did not do very well uh with uh critics. Uh but this is 1966, uh post Mary Poppins. So so Dick Van Dyke was able to bring in uh some uh extra people. By the way, I don't think we've mentioned Dick Van Dyke for a while. Uh not since he turned 100. Isn't that amazing? You know, it's great. I I love watching films from the past and then realizing people are still around. Um that makes me so happy. I don't know why. Um, but uh Kidnapped is our number 93 movie, and I realize now I'm glad that I'm taking two episodes to do this because it is it I I have too many things to say uh about the about the movies, even the ones that aren't very good. Uh, but kidnapped is a film from 1960. Another one directed by Robert Stevenson. Uh it kind of uh kind of part of the source material is from Treasure Island, um, but it's it's only part of the story of Treasure Island. Uh the stars Peter Finch, James MacArthur, and Bernard Lee. Um and uh it's a it's it's a pretty good movie, but it it's it's it's okay. Um, you know, but um, you know, it's it's whatever, as they say. It's our number 93. Uh and let's see, our number 92, uh, which um there may be a handful of people that that uh uh wonder how this is so low. Uh but uh I have good things to say about it, and I have some terrible things to say about it. Uh but our our our next one is Babes in Toyland. 1961 uh starring uh uh Tommy Sands and uh uh Nette Finichello. Uh uh Kevin Corcran, also Henry Calvin, uh, who essentially was uh an Oliver Hardy knockoff. Let's face it. That's what that's what Henry Calvin was. Talented guy, but he is an Oliver Hardy knockoff. Um it also has one of my favorites, Ed Wynne. I love Ed Wynn so much. Um, I give uh Babes and Toyland some credit for a few things um that it is a little bit of a sprawling musical, but only is an hour and 45 minutes, not two hours and 20 minutes. So I give the film credit for that. Um and I also give the film credit for the absolutely positively brilliant scene with Edwin, who is just so great. Um, but uh uh the film is, of course, based on uh the uh operetta uh uh by Victor Herbert back from 1903 uh called Babes in Toyland. Um but um the movie is a lot of fun. You've probably seen it. Um you know Ed Wynn, of course, is the toy maker, Tommy Sands is Tom Piper, and Netflixello is Mary Contrari. Um it has it's a lot of fun, and there are some really good moments, but when you look at it, um it's really not that great. Um, Ray Bulger is in it too, of course. That that's give you gotta give it credit for that. But ultimately, you know, I I don't like rating this movie low. I watched this movie as a kid, and I remember watching it with my mom and thinking, oh, this is you know, really good movie. But um looking at it in retrospect, uh, not so much. Um okay, our number 91 uh film is uh The Fighting Prince of Donegal. Uh this is uh film directed by Michael O'Hirley, O'Hirley, uh, who is really kind of best known for directing a bunch of uh TV uh shows like Gunsmoke, Maverick, Star Trek, MASH, the A-Team, um uh didn't have uh I don't believe had any I don't believe he had any other Disney credits, um, but uh the film uh takes place in the 1580s and uh and it's a loose adaptation of the life of uh uh Hugh Rowe O'Donnell. Um and uh you know kind of a bunch of swords in it, that kind of thing, a lot of sword fights, and uh it stars Peter McHenry and uh Susan Hampshire, uh who uh thankfully is is still with us, born in 1937. Uh so that's pretty nifty. Uh the movie came out in 1966. Uh so uh our next one, uh let's see, what comes before '91, number 90, third man on the mountain. Uh that is a 1959 uh a bit of an adventure film, uh, again, directed by Ken Anakin. Stars of Michael Rennie, James MacArthur, and Janet Monroe. And it was based on a novel from 1955. This movie came out in 59. Uh it was based on a novel about uh climbing uh uh a mountain called the Citadel. And um uh the movie the movie is pretty good. It did lose money at the box office, notably, though. Uh the uh next movie, number 89, is uh Toby Tyler. Uh this uh film stars uh Kevin Corcoran, who is one of my mom's favorite Disney uh Disney kids. Um Henry Calvin again shows up. I I love Henry Calvin. I just I just want to put that out there. I really love Henry Henry Calvin. Um, you know, but uh yeah, he is an Oliver Hardy knockoff. Um it's basically uh about uh a boy named Toby Tyler and his and his life. Uh it's based around uh the circus. Uh and uh it's it's quite a bit of fun. It's uh directed by uh Charles Barton, uh who uh directed a few Abbott Costello movies. Um but uh uh it it it's a it's a decent watch. Uh you know, uh it's one of those movies that again, when I was a kid, I thought it was better then than I do now. Um but uh that's number 89. Now, number 88 is uh the movie of the kid with Bruce Willis. No, we're not talking about the Charlie Chaplin classic. We're talking about Bruce Willis. And uh in that movie uh Willis come he ends up getting stuck with his old self. And um that I didn't put that the right way, I don't even know how to put it. Okay, so let's put it the let's quote IMBD An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he's mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself. It's quite fun, but it's it's written pretty poorly and and executed uh uh at least fairly poorly. Um, but it's not that bad. I I I think a lot of people probably wouldn't have this on their top 100. Uh but I'll be honest with you, there's not very many more than the 100 Disney films, um uh live action films. So um, you know, the we have we've gotten past the bottom of the barrel. Um but yeah, that's there are not too many that live action films altogether. Um our number 87, which maybe is slightly too high, but uh I do have some reasoning behind it. But our our uh number 87 movie uh is Condor Man, uh movie made in 1981. Uh stars Michael Crawford, Barbara Carrera, and Oliver Reed. I'll be honest, Oliver Reed helps this movie. Uh you know what else helps it? A really fantastic Henry Mancini score. Uh, particularly the theme music. When you hear them say condor man, it's pretty good stuff. Um uh the movie itself, uh not so much. Uh what's it about? You know, well, how do you explain condor man? Uh it's basically uh about a comic book book book writer uh who fancy himself kind of turning into a condor. Uh the budget was a bloated 14 million dollars, um, which that doesn't sound like a lot today, but it's a that was a lot of money for a Disney film in 1981. I know Walt would have not allowed that, uh, but uh the you the film was universally panned um by critics, and uh I have not been able to come up with an amount that the movie made, uh, but it did lose money. Uh but I I think that the Henry Mancini score is top-notch, so it's fantastic. Um but uh anyway, there's Condor Man. Number 86 is Flubber. Um, not gonna say a lot about Flubber, uh, it's uh Robin Williams. I really hesitated to put it on this list um because it's essentially an absent-minded professor uh remake. Um there are some differences. Um there are a lot of differences, but but ultimately, yeah, the absent-minded professors much better. Um, there's some real weird stuff going on with Flubber uh in the third act. Um it's a little bizarre and creepy almost, but um, but uh ultimately it's not the worst of the worst. Um it's just kind of there. Uh number 85, a movie that is not creepy, but it is corny. Um uh but it it is called No Deposit, uh No Return. Now I have memories of seeing this movie when it came out in 1976. Um it uh uh was directed by Norman Toker, who directed many of the Disney films that are on this list, but uh he also directed the first uh I want to say the first couple seasons of Leave It to Beaver, like every episode. Uh, but uh stars uh David Niven, Darren McGavin, uh Don Knotts, uh Barbara Feldon, and um uh very young Kim Richards. Uh Darren McGavin and Don Knott's play a couple of petty criminals. It's uh very much like uh Laurel and Hardy type humor. Um but uh uh the the film they they are they're pretty funny, but it is it is corny stuff, uh but it but it's fun. Um let's see, our number 84 movie is uh a movie that a lot of people haven't seen, um, but uh it's called Bon Bon Bon Voyage, um and it was a 1962 uh film directed by James Nielsen, uh starring Fred McMurray and Jane Wyman. Those are big names. That's the Disney mark, the Walt Disney mark. This is get them, you know, get them on the come up or get them on the downslide. Um Deborah Wally uh and Tommy Kirk are in this movie. See Tommy Kirk in a lot of Disney movies, and Kevin Corcoran. Uh, we have another Kevin Corcoran sighting. Um uh this movie is not as good as it should be. Uh it unfortunately is a sprawling two hours and ten minutes. It's a comedy movie that are comedies should not last that long. Uh, but anyway, there's a lot of hijinks uh on a ship. And um, there you go. That's basically Bon Voyage. Uh so I'm looking at the time, I'm like, oh I gotta I gotta cut down what I say on the these films. Um our number 83 film is The Story of Robin Hood. Uh, this film came out in 1952, uh, and it is famously in Technicolor, directed by Ken Anakin. Um and uh, yeah, what it's about is basically in the name. Um, but uh it stars Richard Todd, Joan Rice, Peter Finch, and uh those are our main characters, but yeah, it's the story of Robin Hood. There you go. Uh but uh the it's a it it's sort of a bland movie, uh, has a lot of color. It's a technicolor. Um a lot, not a lot, not not all of them by any stretch, maybe not even the majority, but there were a handful of color films that were made that early that aren't that great. Um it's mostly they spent the budget on the color and not so much on the story, you know, kind of like 3D, uh, you know, later on. But uh our next one is uh called Almost Angels. Uh movie uh about uh uh a boys' uh school and and these boys are in the Vienna Boys Choir, and they are it says almost angels, uh though they get themselves in a little bit of trouble. The movie poster really is actually the best part of the movie, and that's that's okay. And you know, um you might you might dig some of the music, um, and some of it is pretty good. Um, but I've never been one really to like choir music. Uh so you know if you don't like choir music, you know, you're probably not gonna like this too much, but I've just never been one to really like choir music. Um but um but I judge the movie based on other things, and there you go. Uh our number 19, or number 1981. Our number 81 uh is a movie called The Monkey's Uncle. This is uh another film directed by Robert Stevenson, name you're gonna hear again a few more times. Uh give the movie credit for not being too long. Uh it's a silly movie with Tommy Kirk and Annette Funichello. Uh, and really the best part of this movie is uh, in my opinion, Arthur O'Connell, the great uh character actor. Um but silly movie, silly premise. Uh it's uh kind of a uh it's basically a sequel to uh the movie The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, which I think is a much better film. Uh I do kind of like the the beginning song, the monkey's uncle song. Um if you like 60s music, you you probably like that. Um our number 80 film, and boy, we are lagging behind. Uh our number eighty is Those Callaways. This is directed by Norman Toker. And it stars, you know what? I may be saying his name wrong. It may be Norman Tokar. I'm not sure. But it stars Brian Keith and Vera Miles. A young Linda Evans is in it, too. And Walter Brennan, who is always old. And one of my favorites, Ed Wynne. It was the last credit for Max Steiner as a composer. And as I'm as I am looking at this, I'm thinking, maybe there was some recency bias. Maybe this movie is a little better than than what I you know have it rated. But I'll read you the the IMBD summary. Strong-willed family in small New England town struggles against tremendous odds to realize their dream of establishing a sanctuary for the great flocks of wild geese that migrate overhead. The movie's a little better than what it sounds. Again, we got another kind of sanitized movie. You know, very, very G-rated. But I gotta say that Brian Keith and Vera Miles, very sweet in this movie. I think it's wonderful. Um it's not a great movie, but um, you know, if you like those two, you you'll enjoy the movie. And uh see our next one, our number 79. Uh we're not even halfway through. We're not even halfway through the first half, I should say. Um the the cat from outer space. Another one directed by Norman Tokar, uh, one of his uh later effort efforts. Uh stars Ken Berry, uh Sandy Duncan, and Harry Morgan, uh, and McLean Stevenson, um, and uh somebody that you don't know his name, but you know him, uh Jesse White. You've seen him, trust me. It also has Ronnie Schell as the voice of the cat uh from outer space. Uh and oh, yeah, and uh Rick Hurst uh is in it. You might if you're when I say you, uh I I'm really referring to people uh that are Gen X and older. Um you might recognize um uh you might recognize Rick Hurst as being Cletus from The Dukes of Hazard. He's uh a lot of credits, uh, but um who just passed away not too long ago. Um but uh the movie uh you know this is becoming a pattern. I don't want to keep repeating it, um, but it does simplify things. Um the IMBD says three scientists help an alien feline stranded on Earth to repair its damaged spacecraft in order to return home, but their efforts are hampered by inept army officials. And uh this is another movie that I saw at the movie theater when it came out 1978. Uh so um, yeah, I I think that watching McLean Stevenson bet on the the games is the best part of this movie, and um, if you've seen it, you know what I mean. If you haven't seen it, watch for that. Um, our number 78 movie is The Last Flight of Noah's Ark. This movie came out in 1980. Uh, and yeah, another one that I saw at the movie theater. This is a recurring theme. If it came out in the 70s, I probably saw it at the movie theater. Uh, it uh is directed by uh Charl Charles Girat, uh, who I don't think had any other Disney credits. Um I I could be wrong. Um, but uh anyway, um a movie where the parts are better than the sum, uh, has Elliot Gould. Um, who I think uh Elliot Gould, something about him, um he's one of those really truly great comedic actors, and not just comedic actors, he's just really great actor, he's a great dramatic actor, too. Um, however, I do think that when he's in a bad movie, he mails it in sometimes. I think when he realizes that uh you know that it's not that great, uh, it's not necessarily his game. I may be uh overcritical there, but uh I I love Elliot Gould, but by the way, just absolutely love Elliot Gould. And uh there's a dozen of his movies that I think are some of the best movies ever made. In the 1970s, he made just a ton of really good movies. Um But last fight, Flight of Nazark, not one of his better movies. Uh, it also has uh uh uh Genevieve Genevieve Bujol in it and uh Ricky Schroeder. Uh but essentially um but it's not a uh boat, uh it's a a plane, and then they land on a desert island. Um I think the idea might be a little too cliche, but um, you know, it's it's it's it's fun. Um I do remember um re-watching it on uh on TV. Um and an odd memory that I have, it was Halloween night. And how do I remember that? I don't know, but I do remember it was Halloween night when it came on uh TV a year later. Uh but uh in any case, uh let's see. Our number 77 is A Below. Uh A Below is a drama uh r released in 2006. Um and it is uh directed uh by uh Frank Marshall, stars uh Paul Walker, um, and uh basically he's in um Antarctica uh and uh we're we're and uh these he's got a bunch of dogs that are trained um and they get left behind in a blizzard, and essentially the movie is about him going back to get his dogs and and saving him them from the blizzard, um uh, or at least attempting to. And um, and that's really what the movie's about. Uh our number 76 movie is uh uh George of the Jungle, uh starring Brendan Frazier. Uh this movie came out in 1997, and it was uh for a moment in time, I think my son's favorite live action movie. Uh of course it has the um the song that is unmistakable, which we won't play or try to sing. Uh, but there you go. Um most people know that movie. Uh number 75 is a movie with Eddie Murphy called the The Haunted Mansion. Um I I like the Haunted Mansion, I don't love it. Um and um hopefully my kids don't hear me say that I don't love it because when they were kids they loved that movie. Um, but uh it is of course an adaptation of the ride, the Haunted Mansion. I gotta be honest, I like the ride a lot better, but I don't hate the movie. I I actually like it. I I just don't love it. So okay, so our number 74 is The Incredible Journey, uh, which uh it has the it's a story of two dogs and a cat being stuck in the Canadian wilderness, and it was basically redone a couple decades later, uh Michael J. Fox heading the voice cast of that of that movie. Uh this movie isn't quite as as uh ambitious as the one with Michael J. Fox uh some years later, but um, but it's uh it's pretty good. Uh let's see, our number 73 is uh Blackbeard's Ghost, uh another Robert Stevenson movie, and starring uh Peter Yusinov as Blackbeard. And uh this is a fish out of water comedy, and uh as I'm looking at it, I'm thinking, why they rate this so low? Because it really is pretty funny. Um the movie made $21 million uh in 1968. It's quite a chunk of change. Uh, but it's kind of fish out of water. You see, you see uh Dean Jones and Suzanne Plachette and uh oh and Elsa Lanchester, by the way, um, is uh in this. I I didn't didn't even um didn't even remember that, but Elsa Lanchester is in this uh as in the bride of Frankenstein, uh Elsa Lanchester. Um but Peter Yusinoff is off the chain in this movie. I love him so much in this movie. Um and he is uh it's a fish out of water. He's uh Blackbeard uh coming in modern day, you know, and it's just a lot of fun. Uh let's see, our number, uh let's see, number 72. Uh it's a movie called So Dear to My Heart. Um, and uh and I and I I'm thinking about this and I'm thinking, oh, maybe I rated this a little too high. I'm not sure. But it uh but I think that I'm fond of it because I do like Burl Lives a lot and he sings a little bit in this movie. Uh Beula Bondi, uh famous character uh actors is in this too, and Harry Carey, you know, uh it's really good stuff. Luanna Patton and Bobby Driscoll. Uh unfortunately, Bobby Driscoll is one of those just absolutely adorable little little kids that had a rough life after he was done being a child's child actor. Um but um uh this uh movie uh is is slightly disjointed, but um uh but it is it's pretty good stuff, and you got some good music and and uh um it's a it's a little bit of a sweet movie. Uh it's probably a little too ambitious. Um it's you know it's not not really well written, um, but it it it has some charm. Uh let's put it that way. And it's definitely not bottom of the barrel. Um and we are getting to movies that are at least pretty good, uh, has some have some merit. Uh our number 71 uh uh film uh is actually one that did not ever uh uh appear uh in movie theaters, and it was not a theatrical release, but I am putting it on the list because I think the movie is significant. Uh it's the Tower of Terror movie. Uh it was uh came out in 1997 and it starred Steve Gutenberg, and it's based on the ride uh of the the the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Uh this was a TV movie. Uh it came out on uh uh through uh Disney and on ABC. And uh it has also has Kirsten Dunst, uh teenage uh Kirsten Dunst. Um and uh uh but basically uh they're in this hotel and and they uh they know that there were there was a murder that took place, and um they're they're just trying to figure out exactly what happened. Uh but uh it it's it's not a it's not a bad movie. And uh unfortunately Disney hides it. I don't know why. Uh Disney does not put it on Disney Plus, which by the way, can I just say that it's really really annoying when Disney hides their movies. It's so annoying. We'll definitely get to one of those that Disney hides. Um uh at some point, I think you know what which one I'm talking about. Um, but um it will get to that uh before we're done with this particular episode, as a matter of fact. Spoiler alert! I didn't say the name of it though. Uh, but in any case, um the Tower of Terror is a pretty good movie. Um but it it it doesn't uh it deserves to be on Disney Plus, let's put it that way. Um, our number 70 movie is well, our first uh Haley Mills uh appearance on the list. Uh it's Summer Magic. Um it's uh movie with uh Haley Mills, Burrow Lives, again, and uh Dorothy McGuire. Um the oh, it also has Deborah Wally playing the the mean girl kind of uh the mean girl character, Michael J. Pollard, a guy that a lot of people recognize in it. Um the thing about this movie is that it has a lot of sweetness and and charm to it. Um certainly Haley Mills, you know, just uh she was absolutely a doll in it, but um the movie's slightly disjointed, it's a little bloated and and too long, but um it definitely has charm. Uh it's directed by James Nielsen. Um there's some good music in it, and that that helps uh quite a bit, as a matter of fact. Um, but ultimately it's a little bloated. Um, and this is one my mom would probably get a little upset with me reading solo. That's the thing about doing these lists, is you know, why do we do them? Because they're only gonna make certain some people upset and say, how did you include that? How did you not include that? That kind of thing. Uh, but uh our number 69 movie, uh, I don't have to say a whole lot about it. Um, it's the most it's the recent uh movie uh with uh Dwayne Johnson uh called Jungle Cruise, which is kind of an adaptation of the ride, another another one. Uh the movie actually is pretty good. I don't want to give it as much credit as I am, uh, but it it's there and it's pretty good. I don't have to say a whole lot about it because we are running short on time. Uh our number 68 movie, McFarland USA. Not gonna say a lot about this either. It stars Kevin Costner. Uh, it's a really good movie where he play he plays a coach of track and uh he takes a step down uh to go to uh an undesirable uh uh school for him. Uh he was very he was living in comfort uh in um uh but he because he got because he got fired from a job for uh using too harsh a discipline, he ended up um uh taking a job he didn't want. And all the kids knew he didn't want he didn't want the job. Um but um it it it's a little bit of of a movie trope, um you know, but it's pretty good stuff. Uh it's it's a true story too. Um and it and spoiler alert, the credits uh are uh in that movie are outstanding because it tells you uh what happened to each boy uh uh from the the track team. That's pretty cool stuff. Uh let's see, our number 67 movie is uh another movie that's a little bit uh little bit of a trope, but uh it's called Ice Princess. Uh it stars uh um uh Michelle Trachtenberg, who recently passed away, and and Hayden Pentier. Uh and also uh the moms in it, the the are Joan Cusack and Kim Catrell. And the store or the story is about competition amongst the the two girls uh in ice skating, and uh it's kind of a comedy drama. Uh there's some good things and some and some not so good things about it, but uh, but ultimately it's a pretty pretty pretty decent watch. Uh, number 66 movie uh is uh but an interesting one uh from 1981 uh uh called Dragon Slayer. It's an adaptation uh of the uh Sorcerer's Apprentice and uh the the sequence in Fantasia, uh, but it's uh live action. Uh stars Peter McNichol and Caitlin Clark and Ralph Richardson, uh directed by Matthew Robbins. Uh it's a pretty good movie. Uh it's it's it's not uh perfect by any stretch, uh, but it's it's pretty good. Um and it and it and it's uh um it's not so sanitized, you know, uh for a Disney movie, but that's what Disney was doing uh by 1981. They were trying to get a little bit more uh not controversial, that's not the right word, but just uh PG movies, let's put it that way. They were getting in that business. Um the number 65 movie is Escape to Witch Mountain, based on 1968 novel by John Huff. Uh, this movie came out in 1975, and uh I'm pretty sure I saw this in the movie theater too, but I don't remember uh if I did. Um I was four. Uh but uh stars uh Kim Richardson and uh uh Ike Eisenman, uh the the these two kids uh uh basically have uh some supernatural powers. Uh look for you know some really big time actors, Eddie Albert, Ray Miland, and uh Ray Maland and uh Donald Pleasance uh in it. Uh but uh it's a pretty good movie. Uh let's see, our number 64 movie uh is uh Super Dad. Uh Superdad came out in 1973. Uh it stars uh Bob Crane, and we could do a whole episode on Bob Crane, but we'll pass on that for right now. Uh it also has uh uh Kurt Russell and Kathleen Cody uh playing the daughter, and um uh basically uh the movie is uh lighthearted comedy um about kind of what it's like raising teenagers. Um also look for Bruno Kirby in it. I almost forgot that that that uh he makes an appearance in there, and all and uh Dick Van Patten as well. Um Ed Begley Jr. is in it too. I'm looking at the list, I'm like, oh, that's right. Oh, that's right, that's right. Uh cute little movie, it's a lot of fun, and uh uh it was a chance, it was an opportunity for Disney to to throw Kurt Russell into yet another movie. Uh let's see, our number 63 film, directed by Don Chaffee and starring uh Patrick McGuinn, Susan Hampshire, and um the lovely Karen Datrice, uh, whom I've tried to get on this show, but um uh I wasn't able to. But in any case, uh it's a it's an adorable um uh movie and uh um not without problems because uh even though it's a short Short 97 uh minute film, it does seem a little bit longer. The movie has a pretty slow pace, um, but it is sweet and it is adorable. Um uh basically about a girl and her and her cat, and I'll leave it at that. Uh, it's a pretty decent little watch. Um, our number 62, The Miracle of the White Stallions, and uh uh a lot of people might think this is a little high on the list, um, but uh the movie is uh based on yeah kind of what uh it it says uh it's uh uh a movie uh about horses, and I've never really been one to love movies uh about horses, but these stallions are are uh gorgeous in the movie. Uh it is it is uh essentially a war film. Uh but the true star are these uh these horses uh who were um according to what I'm reading, um a breed that has existed since 1580. And uh but um stars Robert Taylor and Lily Palmer, and it's directed by one of the most underappreciated directors, uh Arthur Hiller. And uh I have to admit, I may have put it high on this higher on this list because of Arthur Hiller. I love him. Uh of course he directed lots of good movies, so but one of my favorites uh movies ever uh is Silver Streak uh with Gene Wilde and Richard Pryor. And uh I love Arthur Hiller, I just love him. Um don't forget about um the in-laws. Uh we'll we'll do some more on him some other time. Uh but uh million dollar duck um is is our number uh 61. And I go through this list. I'm going, this one, oh, I put too high. This one I put too low. This is one maybe I did put it too high. Um, it is taxing to put together a list like this, by the way. It's a lot more taxing than one might think. Um, you know, yeah, you gotta really go through a lot, and this is a years-long process to watch all these movies, by the way. Uh, it stars Dean Jones, uh, Sandy Duncan, and uh Tony Roberts, James Gregory, stellar cast, and of course, uh one of Disney's favorites, uh Joe Flynn, uh who um was that's one of those guys they you know nobody knows his name, but they know him when they see him. Um he's just such a funny guy. Um and he just he was so talented. Uh but the film is uh uh you know basically uh about a duck that lays golden eggs. I say no more. Um our number 60 movie. Uh we could do a whole episode on this film, but you know, I'm not gonna get too close to it, at least not yet. Uh, but uh it is Song of the South. And this is a movie I was talking about earlier. Uh Disney hides it. Um, you know, um I I gotta give uh Saturday Night Live and Norm Lauren Michaels credit um and uh NBC and Peacock credit uh because uh they play the um the um Saturday Night Live episodes from um you know season one on. And uh there's a lot of uncomfortable humor. Uh and uh you know, like they say it didn't age well, that kind of thing. Um they keep that a lot of that on there. They take some they take some stuff out because of uh uh music rights. Uh so some of the episodes are shortened because of music rights. Um, but um but they keep a lot of that uncomfortable humor uh in in the um episodes on Peacock. You gotta give Lauren Michaels and and those guys credit for for doing that. Um but um Song of the South and Disney, not so much. Um the thing about Song of the South is people that um yeah, people that love the movie really probably don't remember that it's just it's just kind of okay. Um, you know, uh of course it has um an absolutely remarkable performance uh by James Basket and uh also a remarkable performance by Heidi McDaniel and of course Bobby Driscoll and Luanna Patton again are um are in it. Um it is an absolutely sweet movie and moments uh and uh sure there's some uh there's some problematic stuff in it. Um but Song of the South mostly it's just kind of a it's just kind of a middle of the road movie. Um, you know, realistically, when I was a kid, I remember thinking, why can't they just show the animated stuff because I really don't care about this live action stuff, but um, but um, you know, gosh, their parents are so terrible in this movie. Oh, just awful. Uh James Basket, uh Basket and and uh um Hattie McDaniel, the opposite of horrible. They were lovely. Uh this movie came out in 1946 um and uh made 65 million dollars. Um it's a lot of money for 1956, uh, let me tell you. Um and the Disney um Disney purposely made the movie sort of uh middle of the road uh uh because they wanted to they they wanted uh they didn't want to offend people, uh, but at the same time, uh they they went ahead and let a story fly that it was a lot worse than it actually was. And they didn't mind the publicity and it worked out because people went to go see it in droves, uh, because uh sometimes when people make a stink, um, it actually just brings attention to a movie. Uh of course Disney hid uh behind the movie or hid the movie from the public, I should say, um, for many years and still continues to do so. Um and um uh the for the longest time uh the animated characters in Song of the South were a part of the uh Splash Mountain and uh the ride at the Disney parks. Uh now that ride was easily the best log ride that I have ever been on, and unfortunately uh it no longer exists. Uh that is I am very sad to uh to say that and and report it if you have never never heard that. But Song of the South is a good movie, it's not a great movie. And you know, if someone were to critique it uh critically and um uh objectively, uh or as objectively as possible, um the the the complaint would be that it's a little maudling. And um, you know, it's kind of a um a little bit of a tearjerker to be a tearjerker kind of thing. Uh but um it ultimately is just a just a good movie. It's not a great movie. Uh but uh you know Disney would be probably do better to just let it out there again and and not not worry about it. Well, of course, the a lot of the a lot of the you know the fervor about it is kind of dissipated. Um I think a lot of the fervor will maybe go away just uh uh as time keeps progressing. Um but I don't know. I I just I think it ought to be part of the package and on Disney Plus, but uh that's just me. A lot of people have harsh disagreement with me on that, and and uh I I wouldn't argue with you violently about it if you say if you disagree, I I'm I don't feel passionate about it. Um I just feel like it probably should be part of the package and uh let people just see it. Uh but uh our number 19 or number 1959, our number 59 movie is uh The Moon Spinners, uh which uh is uh a I at times a wonderful little movie uh starring uh Haley Mills. Uh it also has uh E Eli Wallach. Um and uh uh it has the great silent film star Paula Negri in it, too, who was pulled out of retirement to do this movie. Um this is uh the number five of six movies that Haley Mills made uh for for Disney. And uh uh it it takes place in Greece, and uh the the it's uh there's basically uh the the the plot is a little too thick for little kids and and uh the the whole production is a little probably a little too sanitized for uh adults that want to watch a you know a movie with a little more oomph. Um but uh ultimately I like this movie. Um it's not my favorite uh by any stretch, but but I do like it. Um and um I think it's I think it's uh got some merit. Um and certainly Eli Wallach. He's a great villain, isn't he? Uh but um I like this movie. Um number 58 uh is uh another uh another I I'm I'm sorry, I'm looking at the wrong wrong number here. Uh number 58 is uh let's see a Tiger Walks, uh directed by Norman Toker and Brian Keith and Vera Miles. Uh wait a minute. It stars Brian Keith and Vera Miles. They don't all three direct it. Norman Toker directs it, Brian Keith and Vera Miles. Uh but basically it's uh about a town where a tiger gets on the loose. And uh the movie could have taken advantage uh of it a little bit more, but um it's all right, it's pretty good. It does have uh Una Merkel in it, though, uh the great um film star from the past who was a character actress uh uh kind of in the early days, and then she kind of became an older uh character as time went on. But um love Una Merkel. I love her. Um our number 57 movie, and we're getting we're we're getting through this list, guys. Our number 57 movie, or yeah, number 57 movie is uh Candle Shoe, uh, which um I think is a fun little movie, and it's directed by Norman Tokar again. Uh it stars uh young Jody Foster and uh an old Helen Hayes, and also has uh David Niven, the great David Niven in it. Um cute little movie where uh Helen Hayes plays uh uh a woman that uh that uh was rich and David Niven has to his character tries to make her uh tries not to let her know she's no longer rich. And the movie is a lot of fun. Um there's uh it's just a lot of fun. Um it's not not fantastic, but it it is it's really good. This is Helen Hayes' last film, by the way. Um and uh and it it's a worthy watch, uh, really. It really is. And also to see uh Jody Foster um at that age. Uh it's it's it's fun. Um our number 56 movie is The Misadventures of Merlin Jones. And um, I I think this is a lot better than the Monkey's Uncle, its sequel, but the film, of course, stars Tommy Kirk and Annette Fenucello, um and uh also Leon Ames uh uh in an important role. Uh but Merlin Jones has the this these uh uh he tries all these experiments uh with uh hypnotism and uh there's some hijinks involving uh a judge and I think I think the misadventures of Merlin Jones is kind of like the beginning of this list where well maybe candleshoe, I guess, is the beginning of the list where I really actually start to like the movies uh a lot. That that you know, I think we're kind of in that in that zone now where okay, these are really good movies, actually, quite fun. Um, but um our number 55 movie is Pete's Dragon from uh 1978 or 77. Uh, but any case, uh Pete's Dragon, of course, um live action movie, a lot of criticism uh on it. Uh too long. Uh the the music uh or the the musical numbers uh some would say are sprawling and and and too long. Um but uh the movie has quite a bit of charm, and I remember watching it when Elliot, the the the dragon, was not on it. Um when I saw it at the movie theater, I remember I was bored uh by it when Elliot wasn't on there. Uh but when I re-watched it as an adult, I looked at it a little bit differently, and I I actually thought, uh, this is actually kind of fun. Um and actually even a lot of fun. Uh props to Jim Dale because he makes this movie so entertaining. I love Jim Dale here. I love, love, love Jim Dale here. Red Button's also uh his sidekick in the movie. Lots of fun. Um uh Shelly Winters has never looked more unattractive. They of course they do that on purpose. Um and of course it's uh movie uh where uh Helen Reddy sings the the movie Candle in the Watcher. Oh, I just said said a watcher. Uh but anyway, uh the movie's over two hours long, which uh children's movie shouldn't be that long. Um the biggest criticism, again, is that it probably should have been fully animated, but it is a lot of fun. It does have Mickey Rooney too, by the way. Um Mickey Rooney uh who definitely had an inflated sense of self. And uh, but we'll leave it back. Um, but uh um number 54 uh stars, our friend of the podcast, um Michael McGreevy. It's called For the Love of Willadine. Um basically, uh yeah, the reason why we call uh Michael McGreevy a friend of the podcast is because he actually appeared on the show. We had a nice fun interview with him, and uh what a gracious man he is. Um uh and as uh his and uh Bill Mummy plays uh his uh his brother, uh Roger Mobley plays uh a new neighboring kid that uh the brothers don't like too well, and um and uh the two uh Mike McGreeby and and the the new neighbor kid, uh they argue uh well they fight over a girl uh named Willadine and uh and uh played by uh Terry Burnham. Uh this was not a theatrical release, it was actually made uh for TV, made for uh the wonderful world of Disney, and uh the uh and uh but I I think it's a really uh fun little movie. And uh I mean agrees with me, by the way. Um but yeah, that's uh that is and and of course no watermelon tastes better than stolen watermelon, that's what they say in the movie. Uh then uh the next uh movie, our list uh uh is uh hot lead and cold pea. And by the way, go back and scroll back if you hadn't heard our interview with uh with uh Michael McGreevy. He talks uh in depth uh about uh uh his friend and co-star Kurt Russell and and his crush that he had on Funichello, and he also talks about meeting Walt Disney and uh lots of uh good lots of good stories of uh uh about that. Um uh Hot Lid and Cold Feet is a Western comedy, and it stars Jim Dale, uh, who did not play the same kind of character in this movie, and but in fact, he played two different characters. He plays the good guy with the white hat and the bad guy with the with the black hat. Uh yeah, it's one of those. Um also has the great John Williams in it, uh, the not the legendary uh uh composer, but uh the British actor. Uh but uh he's in this too. And uh we've got Don Knotts and Jack Darren McGavin and Jack Elam. Uh hy Jinks and Tzu. Uh Don Knotts uh was uh on the he's he is all over the the poster. Um you know uh but uh uh he provides a lot of the comedy in this movie, absolutely. Um not a great movie, by the way, but it is fun. It is a lot of fun. Uh uh our number 52 movie is uh The Princess Diaries, uh starring Julie Andrews and Ann Hathaway, much younger Ann Hathaway. And um the funny thing about this movie, uh this is one of those movies where I'm not including the sequel. Um let's just lump it in with the with the original. But uh funny story uh about uh uh my kids and me. Um we went to uh we went to see the Princess Diaries 2 uh at the movie theater, and my son and I were not nearly as excited about seeing it as my daughter was. Um but um it was nighttime and we s we saw it and she fell asleep, and the two of us were stuck there watching the Princess Diaries 2. So you know, it it was just kind of an interesting thing, but she was really excited about seeing it. Um and uh there we have it. But basically, Ann Hathaway learns that uh that she is royalty, and uh she has to adjust to life. And uh most people have probably seen this movie, but or at least know a little bit about it. Um Ann Hathaway, before we knew who she was, I never knew I didn't know who she was at the time. But in any case, it's uh it is it is a fun movie, but again, this is another story of how a movie's kind of bloated. Uh I don't know what it is about 21st century movies, but they take themselves a little too seriously. They need to be 95 minutes, 105 minutes, not 130 minutes. That's just a little silly. Um and uh our number 51 movie, and the last one we'll talk about on this episode is another friend or not or another movie with our friend Mike McGreeby. And this one uh has uh him uh starring with Bill Mummy again as as the brother. Uh this one also has legendary actor Jack Carson in it, um, and uh Robert Cope is in it, uh Ann Gillian's in it, uh Patricia Berry. A bunch of um uh old-time movie stars are are in this. Uh but the boys uh find uh seal on the the beach and uh they end up taking the seal home and hijinks ensued, as they say. Um but this is such a fun movie. I and I feel like when you look at Disney movies as a whole, uh the funny thing is is um I I think this movie gets you know short shrifted, and um I I I think it's I think it's just really um it's just a really fun movie. But anyway, so that is the the first half of our Disney list, and I'm glad that I'm splitting it up in two episodes because my throat is dry, and uh I have loved talking about these movies, at least some of them. Um the first half, not so much, but but the second half, a lot of a lot of fun. Uh, when we get to 50 to 1, uh we will talk about movies that are uh uh on more on the upper echelon. Um, but uh the the upper half of these movies I I are a lot of fun. There's no real way to rate these movies. It just it's just so hard because it's like how do you even rate them? Um, you know, what do you what what's the criteria? Um you know, but um anyway, uh I've I've I I want to say that I've enjoyed talking about them much more than I enjoyed the list, making the list, because that is that was hard. I it was really hard. Uh but okay, so with our next episode, we'll I think you know what we'll talk about. We're gonna do the 50 to 1. Um, but as for now, thank you for listening. And if you are still listening, I really appreciate you. Um, I would appreciate you more if you wrote a kinder view on the uh whatever app you're listening to this on, and um or platform you're listening to this on, and uh also a five star rating would be helpful. Uh that will help the show, as they say, in the algorithms. Thanks a lot.