Gentle Giant (1967)
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The title character is a benign 7-foot-tall grizzly bear (perhaps all grizzlies are benign, but we're not about to get close enough to find out). Little Clint Howard befriends the bear, naming the beast Ben. Clint's wildlife-officer dad Dennis Weaver and mom Vera Miles have some trouble… More The title character is a benign 7-foot-tall grizzly bear (perhaps all grizzlies are benign, but we're not about to get close enough to find out). Little Clint Howard befriends the bear, naming the beast Ben. Clint's wildlife-officer dad Dennis Weaver and mom Vera Miles have some trouble adjusting to the boy's new pet, but all ends happily after a lengthy sojourn in the Everglades. The best scenes involve ex-Bowery-Boy Huntz Hall, here playing a grizzled old swamp tramp. The upshot of Gentle Giant's success was the TV series Gentle Ben, which also starred Howard and Weaver and which ran from 1967 through 1969. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- James Neilson
- Written By
- Edward Lasko, Andy White
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Brian Costello, Common Sense Media
Prequel to Gentle Ben series has some violence, drunkenness.
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
Dated, but charming.
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Cast
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Dennis Weaver
as Tom Wedloe
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Vera Miles
as Ellen Wedloc
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Ralph Meeker
as Fog Hanson
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Clint Howard
as Mark Wedloe
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Huntz Hall
as Dink
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Charles Martin
as Mike
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Rance Howard
as Tater
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Frank Schuller
as Charlie
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Robertson White
as Swenson
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Ric O'Feldman
as Mate
- Ben the Bear
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Levirne de Bord
as Second Fisherman
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Frank Logan
as Second Townsman
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Alfred Metz
as First Fisherman
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Jerry Newby
as First Townsman
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James Piddle
as Skipper
- Richard O'Barry
