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Behind the Waterfall

  • 1995
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
252
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Luke Baird and Gary Burghoff in Behind the Waterfall (1995)
After Tommy's fathers recent death in an airplane crash , he and his sister are sent to live in the small town of Erinville. Tommy and his cousin Alex spend the summer trying to prove the town story teller is a leprechaun.
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After Tommy's fathers recent death in an airplane crash , he and his sister are sent to live in the small town of Erinville. Tommy and his cousin Alex spend the summer trying to prove the to... Read allAfter Tommy's fathers recent death in an airplane crash , he and his sister are sent to live in the small town of Erinville. Tommy and his cousin Alex spend the summer trying to prove the town story teller is a leprechaun.After Tommy's fathers recent death in an airplane crash , he and his sister are sent to live in the small town of Erinville. Tommy and his cousin Alex spend the summer trying to prove the town story teller is a leprechaun.

  • Director
    • Scott Murphy
  • Writer
    • Mary O'Kicki
  • Stars
    • Gary Burghoff
    • Luke Baird
    • Alyssa Hansen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    252
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Scott Murphy
    • Writer
      • Mary O'Kicki
    • Stars
      • Gary Burghoff
      • Luke Baird
      • Alyssa Hansen
    • 9User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gary Burghoff
    Gary Burghoff
    • Mr. Connors
    Luke Baird
    • Tommy
    Alyssa Hansen
    • Alex
    Hollis McCarthy
    Hollis McCarthy
    • Sam
    Gena Gale Burghoff
    • Becky
    Sam Hennings
    Sam Hennings
    • Rick
    Jeff Olson
    • Bus Driver
    Michael Scott
    • Bill
    Mark McCarthy
    • Ted
    Kevin Halladay
    • Sean
    Mary Parker Williams
    • Meg
    Star Herrmann
    • Nurse
    Carolyn Hurlburt
    • Dr. Murphy
    Joey Miyashima
    Joey Miyashima
    • E.R. Doctor
    Charles Metten
    Charles Metten
    • Dan
    • Director
      • Scott Murphy
    • Writer
      • Mary O'Kicki
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    tmariah016

    An adventure for the imagination!

    This movie is one of my personal favorites. It leaves you filled with a desire to dream and imagine. I recommend this movie to children-and adults, especially if you're overwhelmed by reality. A charming movie full of family values. I watched it when I was little and I still do now as I'm growing up. The movie tells about seven-year-old boy named Tommy and his older sister, Becky who visit their Aunt and cousin, who believe everything can be explained scientifically. Tommy and his cousin, Alex meet an old shoemaker, Mr.Conners. With his help the children learn to believe and use their imaginations while looking for the "Lost Faden." The movie produces an emotion that is almost impossible to describe, you just have to believe there's something else there. Just like Mr.Conners taught Alex and Tommy, you have to believe what you can't always see.
    Chester-24

    I was expecting more

    The movie started off pretty good but i lost interest as the story went along. I know the actress who played Alex, and I dont think she was living up to her full potential. She does much better in school skits. The guy who plays Radar in MASH is in it so thats a plus. Overall i give this movie C-.
    10gm-co032

    I liked it-but here's why--

    I thought it was a sugary, predictable movie, but so what??? Not everything has to be an experience to expand the mind. Thats what guilty pleasures are all about. I loved it because at the time we bought it from FFFF, we were stranded in northern Nevada, Battle Mountain, to be exact, for upwards of 8 years. I was so home sick, and when we put this movie on for our boy, I saw my hometown. Literally. Payson Utah is the location for the downtown shots, and I almost cried. So, in spite of the lack of excitement, and mediocre acting, I will keep it in my collection, to remind myself of home, even tho we have moved to Beautiful Colorado.............................................
    LadyC7869

    An absolutely wonderful film.

    My mom used to purchase Feature Films for Families movies for me when I was a child and this one stands out among the finer. You have to approach the story from a child's point of view. As a child, you are experiencing everything for the very first time and it is generally a completely innocent experience.

    The film begins with the revelation that Tommy and Becky's father has passed away and they are on their way to visit their Aunt. There is an air of fantasy from the first moments on. Tommy and his ever skeptical cousin, Alex, decide to capture Mr. Connors for their own reasons. Alex wishes to prove to Tommy that leprechauns aren't real and Tommy seeks to obtain the one wish that accompanies capturing a leprechaun - he plans to wish for his father to come back. Mr. Connors denies being a leprechaun but insinuates that there is a way for Tommy's wish to be granted, so long as the children help him find the Fairy King's lost Fayden. The journey they begin is much more meaningful than anyone would have guessed.

    This is an incredibly comforting, moving movie. I can see where some adults might find it a little bit slow-paced or uninteresting but, speaking as someone who passionately loved this movie as a child, I think it helps to try and remember what you were like as a child and then watch through those eyes.
    8jcaffrey31

    An charming, well-paced, endearing family movie.

    We watched Behind the Waterfall in honor of Saint Patrick's Day and were charmed by the hint of Irish magic and folklore. Gary Burghoff plays a strong lead as a kind and older gentleman who may very well be a leprechaun. He spends his summer helping a few children learn how to be children by believing in possibilities and enjoying the world around them. Tommy and his sister Becky are visiting their aunt after the recent death of their father when they meet Mr. Connors. They need his kindness and hope. Their young cousin, Alex needs Mr. Connors to fill the void of a childhood lacking in imagination. I found the film to be a refreshing, old-fashioned, genuinely family-oriented film in the tradition of the Sunday night Wonderful World of Disney films that I grew up with.

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      Mr. Connors: What? And who might be interrupting my prayers?... Oh... oh, it's you, Patty. Well, why would ye be talking to me? You know I'm just a poor cobbler. What can I do?... Aah, I see. But- but why me?... Well, I- I'll do me best... Aye. And I've always had a lot of faith in you, too.

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      • 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
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      • 1h 34m(94 min)
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      • 1.85 : 1

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