The Yearling (1994 film)

The Yearling is a 1994 American made-for-television coming-of-age drama film based on the 1938 novel The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. It was produced by RHI Entertainment, sponsored by Kraft General Foods and broadcast on CBS on April 24, 1994. It is also a remake of the 1946 theatrical film The Yearling starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman.

The Yearling
GenreAdventure
Drama
Family
Based onThe Yearling novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Written byJoe Wiesenfeld
Directed byRod Hardy
StarringPeter Strauss
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jean Smart
Music byLee Holdridge
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersDavid R. Ames
Sandra Birnhak Ames
Robert Halmi
Robert Halmi Jr.
ProducerEdwin Self
CinematographyDavid Connell
EditorRichard Bracken
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesRHI Entertainment
Showcase Productions International
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseApril 24, 1994 (1994-04-24)

Premise

A young, impoverished 12-year-old boy named Jody Baxter (Wil Horneff), the lone surviving child of four, lives on a farm in 1870s Florida Everglades shortly after the American Civil War. Jody develops a lasting bond with an orphaned deer named Flag.

Cast

Reception

Reviewer Drew Voros of Variety wrote that "the absence of true grit and dirt-under-fingernails feeling weaken the believability of the drama," though "like the novel and the ’46 film version, death is taken very seriously, and life is not taken for granted. For this alone, despite the glitches, young viewers should be encouraged to watch."[1]

References
  1. "The Yearling". 22 April 1994.


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