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Rascal is a 1969 American drama film made by Walt Disney Productions. The film is based on Sterling North's book of the same name which tells the story of young Sterling North and his "ringtailed wonder" pet raccoon, Rascal. Although set in 1918 Wisconsin, the movie was filmed in California.
RASCAL tells the story of a boy and his rescued pet raccoon, an animal whose talent for causing loads of mischief is equaled only by his power to trigger tons of laughter!
- Norman Tokar
- Bettye Ackerman
Rascal: Directed by Norman Tokar. With Steve Forrest, Bill Mumy, Pamela Toll, Elsa Lanchester. A young boy's summer vacation is brightened by a special friend, a young raccoon whom he names "Rascal".
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- Drama, Family
- Norman Tokar
- 1969-06-11
Rascal is a 1969 comedy-drama film adaptation made by Walt Disney Productions. The movie is a dramatization of Sterling North 's 1963 "memoir of a better era," about a young man and his pet raccoon set in rural Wisconsin. It was released on June 11, 1969, by Walt Disney Pictures.
A traditional Disney coming-of-age-cum-pet-animal film, this time focusing on a raccoon named Rascal. Our child of the story, Sterling (Bill Mumy), faces adversities such as a destructive pet causing chaos and the lack of a parental figure, since his mother is dead and his traveling salesman father leaves him alone for long stretches of time.
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- Walt Disney Productions
- Norman Tokar
The film is based on Sterling North's 1963 best-selling memoir Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era, in which he relates growing up in Wisconsin in 1917 with his pet raccoon. Rascal is rescued when Sterling's dog chases off a mother raccoon, with baby Rascal left behind.
A comedy filled with tenderness as a baby raccoon snuggles his way into the life of a lonely boy. He becomes the boy's only companion during his father's frequent absences. Because of Rascal, both father and son realize their responsibility to each other.
