Fly Away Home | | Cast : | Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin | | Director : | Carroll Ballard | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | September 13, 1996 | | DVD Released Date : | March 16, 2004 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Thai (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 20, 2005 | | Summary | This DVD Will Take Your Breath Away | Content
 | I absolutely love this movie! The first time I saw it was when I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8 years old, and I still love it. My favorite part is when she and her dad fly the geese to my home-state, good ol' North Carolina (YAY!!!! N.C. rarely gets fame.), and when her dad runs out in the yard in his under ware. FUNNY. Like every time I watch it, I start crying, cause its so sad. I have the VHS, and I plan on getting the DVD soon. By the way (this is off-topic, but what the heck), like I said, I do live in North Carolina, plus the pond behind my house is full of Canadian geese. Anyways, good movie! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 13, 2005 | | Summary | A beautiful movie | Content
| This one is to be shared by kids and grown-ups alike. One thing: if buying in VHS format, get the English-language version, not the Spanish-dubbed one. If you hear both soundtracks, the reason will become obvious. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 14, 2005 | | Summary | Stunning film, perfect for the entire family! | Content
| The first time I saw this film in school, I was amazed by its simple beauty, unfortunately, that time I saw it I hadn't had the chance to see it throughly, I basically missed both the opening and the ending. I was lucky enough once to catch it on TV, however I still didn't get to watch the opening that time. I once ran into it at my local video store, for just about five dollars so I decided to buy it.
I was very pleased with this film, I finally got the chance to watch it throughly and I am very glad I did, I'm also glad I own it so I can watch it any time. I've seen the film many times since I bought it, each time I watch it, I like it more and more. The story is about a 13-year-old girl who's just lost her mother, now living with her father she struggles to adjust to a new life in Canada. However, that changes the day she finds a group of orphaned goose eggs and becomes their loving mother.
Later, the geese are born, everything is fine. However, the geese need to fly south for the winter and that is not going to be an easy task for them as they have no real goose mother to lead them the way. Some neighboors try to help by taking the ability to fly away from the geese, but Amy (Our little Mother Goose) does not approve of that. Her father has a much better idea, build a sort of flying machine for him and for Amy, which they will use to fly the geese south, a plan they whole-heartedly hope will work.
The movie is beautifully filmed, the settings and backgrounds are breathtaking, very pretty. The film is caressed by lovely melodies, some upbeat and happy, some sad and slow. A gorgeous song, "Ten Thousand Miles" opens the film in a kind of slow, heartly way. The actors and actrices do a wonderful job of portraying their characters, all of them are very believable. There are several elements of humor and fun scattered through the film, not so to make the film a comedy in any way, but to add a bit of comic relief.
I would recommend this film to anyone who would enjoy a nice family film, it's really worth getting, I can almost guarrantee you'll want to watch it again and again. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 09, 2004 | | Summary | Flying Family Jewel | Content
| Anyone that enjoys adventure movies with animals like "Alaska" or "The Amazing Panda Adventure" should love this movie. I would just like to thank all those responsible for making the movie. It is a true joy to watch family movies like this at this time when families seem to be struggling to get along let alone work at a common goal. If Walt Disney were still alive he would have loved this movie. Walt produced a number of animal movies in the Sixties that are fun to watch even today. Inspired by a man that actually helped geese migrate you will not be disappointed in this story.
Jeff Daniels as the Father and Anna Paquin as the daughter use Ultralight planes to escort geese on the right migration path. I can see that this movie will be a classic like the other great animal movies. If you enjoy family movies with a good story and aimed at helping animals, you will love this movie. The picture and sound quality are great. The price is extremely reasonable on the Special Edition version (twelve dollars and twenty-six cents), and it is a movie that should get a good deal of replayability for many years. I checked and you can not find it this reasonable anywhere else. I have seen it selling for twenty-two to thirty dollars everywhere else online or in stores.
This is not to mention when you buy it you help support Operation Migration (operationmigration.org). Although the true story of how this all started is a little different, it is still a great one. The Special Edition includes a featurette and documentary that tells not only how they started this migration effort with geese but how they have now helped reintroduce Whooping Cranes to the East coast of the US. Buy it to entertain your family and help support a wonderful non-profit group that values wildlife. Be sure the box says Special Edition. I noticed they put my review at both versions and only one is selling for the price I mentioned above. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 23, 2004 | | Summary | Great!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Content
| Now, this one I loved. The begining is sad though. Worth the $20 or $30 dollars it costs. So good. A girl tries to help 8 orphan baby geese and lead them south. Very cute. Full of laughs and fun the whole way through. |
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