In Search of the Castaways

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In Search of the Castaways was Hayley Mills's third feature for Disney, an agreeable adventure--loosely based on a Jules Verne story--with enough derring-do to make kids happy and with the right touch of self-conscious silliness to keep adults smiling. Mills plays Mary Grant, a missing freighter captain's daughter convinced her father is still alive somewhere in Earth's southern hemisphere. With the help of her brother (Keith Hamshire) and a veteran seaman (an extremely unlikely if charming Maurice Chevalier), Mary convinces a shipping magnate, Lord Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White), to set sail and find the missing Captain Grant. The team survives freezing weather, avalanches, a menacing condor, an active volcano, Maori captors, and a plot by a slick George Sanders to steal a ship. Meanwhile, Mary and Glenarvan's rakish son, John (Michael Anderson Jr.), engage in flirtatious feuding. The many memorable action sequences are wildly improbable (all the more so watching the nonchalant Chevalier have a go at Indiana Jones-like heroics) and liberally employ old-fashioned process shots, mattes, paintings, and other pre-digital special effects. The incomparable Hyde-White looks as if he's having fun alternately harrumphing and encouraging good old British resolve, while Sanders effortlessly portrays, for the umpteenth time, his brand of enchanting villainy. Directed by Robert Stevenson (Mary Poppins). In Search of the Castaways is presented here in its original, full-screen format. --Tom Keogh

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Embark on an amazing adventure awash with intrigue over land and sea, now on Disney DVD for the first time! Hayley Mills stars as fearless Mary Grant, whose only clue to her missing father -- a sea captain -- is a mysterious message in a bottle. One clue leads to a thousand thrills when Mary, her brother, and their fellow searchers must brave earthquakes, fire, flood, and even a giant condor on their perilous rescue mission. Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders, and Wilfrid Hyde-White also star in this spectacular fantasy-adventure based on celebrated novelist Jules Verne's popular book. Brimming with special effects, this is your passport to surefire family fun!

Customer Reviews:

A classic adventure story.......2007-03-26

This film is not the greatest of the Disney live action, but it does stand out in it's own way. It is also the movie where Disney realized that Haley Mills was beginning to grow up. Based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson, In Search of the Castaways is full of comedy, giant birds, crazed seaman, and Maurice Chevalier.

Gypped with Glee.......2007-01-03

They very happily sold me a DVD that would not work in our "region." I see that I am not the first to be cheated either.
They would not even consider trading the item for one that would work in the U.S. What jerks. I will never buy from them again.

"I'll Be A Castaway. . no more. . ".......2006-11-12

Fairly decent Disney flick that for the most part I have found no bad feelings for other than the fact I think this movie on a whole should be remade with todays newest special effects technology. That wintery snowy descent from the side of the mountain on loosened cliff cries for a breezier special effect showcase. OK, so some of the effects in this movie appear adlibbed and trifle, but I've by far seen worse in other movies that didn't sink into the sea. I could follow the story quite well and it certainly amused me from beginning to end, so it couldn't have as bad as one reviewer claims. I can not stand stupid insipid movies myself without giving them the heave ho or channel check.
The sum of this action adventure movie garnered a higher mark than a one star, and I'm glad that other reviewers appreciated it, as I.

worst film I have ever seen.......2006-08-06

The only reason to rent this film is so that you can laugh at the stupidity of it. The writing was terrible, the plot so unrealistic, and the "special effects" horrible. This is by far the cheesiest and dumbest film ever made. Why Haley Mills agreed to star in it is beyond me.

In Search of the Castaways.......2006-07-21

If you're a Hayley Mills fan and a child of the 60s and 70s, then you will love this movie. It has great action, comedy, and sweet romance.

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A classic adventure story
Gypped with Glee
"I'll Be A Castaway. . no more. . "
worst film I have ever seen
In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways [Region 2]
Starring: Maurice Chevalier , Hayley Mills , George Sanders , Wilfrid Hyde-White , and Michael Anderson Jr.
Director: Robert Stevenson
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Customer Reviews:

A classic adventure story.......2007-03-26

Gypped with Glee.......2007-01-03

"I'll Be A Castaway. . no more. . ".......2006-11-12

worst film I have ever seen.......2006-08-06

In Search of the Castaways.......2006-07-21

If you're a Hayley Mills fan and a child of the 60s and 70s, then you will love this movie. It has great action, comedy, and sweet romance.

Jules Verne's In Search of the Castaways (The original Disney Film Classic)

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Jules Verne's In Search of the Castaways (The original Disney Film Classic)
Director: Robert Stevenson
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"Hayley Mills stars as fearless Mary Grant, whose only clue to her missing father - a sea captain - is a mysterious message in a bottle. One clue leads to a thousand thrills..."

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