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A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Robert Jayson Kramer
- Lally 1
- (as Bob Kramer)
David Ketchum
- Camp Director
- (as Dave Ketchum)
Juney Ellis
- Mom
- (as June C. Ellis)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaBased on the 1970 novel "Bless the Beasts and the Children" by Glendon Swarthout.
- GoofsWhen Shecker arrives at the camp with his father in a flashback scene the other boys, including Goodenow,are all standing near each other.Which implies Goodenow is already with the guys in their cabin. But in another flashback scene Cotton brings Goodenow into their cabin saying he will be staying with them in the cabin and introduces them to the other guys including Shecker who is already there, but according to the earlier flashback scene should not be.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972)
- SoundtracksBless the Beasts and Children
Performed by The Carpenters
Written by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr.
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I finally saw this again after many years, and it still holds up as a good story! It's one of those 'forgotten' movies of the 1970's, and I think it's way cool to see the great Bill Mumy in a completely different role from Will Robinson!!
The killing of the buffalo is awful, whether they needed to 'thin the herd' or not!
I think there would be more Vegetarians in the world if we all saw how out meat is processed! (Not that i'm a Vegetarian or anything)
I was very touched to hear of the comment from the woman whose brother played 'Cotton' in the film. Too many great young men died way too young from AIDS, as well as too damn many died too young in the jungles of Vietnam.
The killing of the buffalo is awful, whether they needed to 'thin the herd' or not!
I think there would be more Vegetarians in the world if we all saw how out meat is processed! (Not that i'm a Vegetarian or anything)
I was very touched to hear of the comment from the woman whose brother played 'Cotton' in the film. Too many great young men died way too young from AIDS, as well as too damn many died too young in the jungles of Vietnam.
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- Denkt bloß nicht, dass wir heulen
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- Gross US & Canada
- $212,012
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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