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24/04/1994 Drama, TV Movie 1h 30m
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Rediscover the classic family tale of struggle, strength, and survival.

Overview

Ma and Pa Baxter have battled bears, floods, rattlesnakes, hunger, disease, and ornery neighbors for years, but somehow they've prevailed during the toughest pioneer times. Now it's their son, Jody, who will face his own set of challenges. Young Jody Baxter is growing up fast on his parents' modest farm. With three brothers and sisters lost to illness, he's had to work the land just as hard as his daddy. When his only real friend goes "to visit the angels," Jody gets lonely and longs for a pet to share his life. "Flag," an orphaned fawn is his new adopted playmate. With a rekindled spirit, Jody and Flag become an inseparable pair - playing, exploring, and discovering their youthful world. But the new-found joy is only temporary; Flag has become a powerful yearling. When he threatens the family's survival, Jody is faced with the toughest choice of his young life.

  1. Rod Hardy

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Peter Strauss

    Ezra 'Penny' Baxter

  2. Jean Smart

    Ory Baxter

  3. Wil Horneff

    Jody Baxter

  4. Philip Seymour Hoffman

    Buck

  5. Jarred Blancard

    Fodder-Wing

  6. Brad Greenquist

    Lem Forrester

  7. Nancy Moore Atchison

    Eulalie Boyles

  8. Mary Nell Santacroce

    Ma Forrester

  9. Bart Hansard

    Millwheel Forrester

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2025-09-30
**_The hardships of living in the wilds of Florida back in the day_**

A couple (Peter Strauss and Jean Smart) and their young son (Wil Horneff) face the challenges of life in the Big Shrub, aka Ocala National Forest in north-central Florida. The things they deal with include a troubling bear, a rattlesnake bite, a flood, and their moonshining neighbors (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brad Greenquist, etc.).

“The Yearling” (1994) sticks close to the 1938 classic novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, except for two things: It transports the events from the post-Civil War years to the Great Depr...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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