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Comedy, Drama 106 min PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes83%Metacritic66IMDb
Boon is a reiver (that's a cheat, a liar, a brawler and womaniser) and he had just four days to teach young Lucius the facts of life (like cheating, lying, brawling and womanizing).
In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.
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This reminded me of one of those live-action films that Disney put out in the 1960s and 70s. A big star (Steve McQueen) is friends with a young lad (Mitch Vogel) and together with his cheeky friend “Ned” (Rupert Crosse) they “borrow” the bright yellow Lincoln motor car of his grandfather (Will Geer) and head off for some adventures. First things first, to Memphis they travel where “Boon” (McQ) is hoping to see his gal (Sharon Farrell) who works in an house unsuitable for an eleven year old boy! Whilst they are preoccupied, “Ned” hits upon the idea of trading in the car - remember that roads aren’t so prevalent and mud still is - for an horse! When “Boon” discovers the news, he knows he has to get the car back before they go home and all hell breaks loose. All the while, the shy and decently brought up “Lucius” (Vogel) is having his eyes opened! There looks like there is only one way to get the vehicle back, and that’s for them to win the local derby. Neither “Boon” nor “Ned” really know one end of an horse from the other, whereas “Lucius” is not only no slouch on that front, but he also weighs a good deal less. Perhaps if he can win the race, they can get the car back? Quite why an
Read the whole review on TMDBThis reminded me of one of those live-action films that Disney put out in the 1960s and 70s. A big star (Steve McQueen) is friends with a young lad (Mitch Vogel) and together with his cheeky friend “Ned” (Rupert Crosse) they “borrow” the bright yellow Lincoln motor car of his grandfather (Will Geer) and head off for some adventures. First things first, to Memphis they travel where “Boon” (McQ) is hoping to see his gal (Sharon Farrell) who works in an house unsuitable for an eleven year old boy! Whilst they are preoccupied, “Ned” hits upon the idea of trading in the car - remember that roads aren’t so prevalent and mud still is - for an horse! When “Boon” discovers the news, he knows he has to get the car back before they go home and all hell breaks loose. All the while, the shy and decently brought up “Lucius” (Vogel) is having his eyes opened! There looks like there is only one way to get the vehicle back, and that’s for them to win the local derby. Neither “Boon” nor “Ned” really know one end of an horse from the other, whereas “Lucius” is not only no slouch on that front, but he also weighs a good deal less. Perhaps if he can win the race, they can get the car back? Quite why an
Read the whole review on TMDB**_McQueen hams it up in Faulkner’s early 1900’s Southern misadventure_** In northern Mississippi, 1905, the first automobile is brought to town, a yellow Winton Flyer, bought by the patriarch of the McCaslin family (Will Geer). A likable rapscallion named Boon (Steve McQueen) talks the 11 year-old McCaslin grandson (Mitch Vogel) into going to Memphis in the “borrowed” vehicle for a few days while gramps is out of town for a funeral. Rupert Crosse joins the fun trip and Sharon Farrell plays a woman of ill repute in Memphis. Based on William Faulkner’s last novel, "The Reivers” (1969) is a picaresque tale that’s worth seeing just for the primitive automobile. Steve called the vehicle “the real star of the picture” and acquired it after filming for his personal collection. Yet the exploits of the colorful protagonists are entertaining in a fun way. However, the tone is initially jarring, combining the air of a Disney kid’s flick from that era with adult bits, like staying overnight at a brothel and everything that goes with it. I should add that there’s no nudity except for a full-bodied painting on the wall in the boy’s bedroom, which he amusingly gazes at with fascination. Being to
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