Lassie (1994) on Netflix
The Turners leave Baltimore for rural Virginia and take in Lassie, a collie left behind after a highway wreck. Thirteen-year-old Matt feels lost in the new town after his father's remarriage.
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Plot summary
The Turners leave Baltimore for Franklin Falls, Virginia, hoping for a new start. The move unsettles thirteen-year-old Matt, whose mother has died and whose father Steve has married Laura. The family takes in a stray collie, Lassie, and she becomes his companion. When Steve's planned job falls through, Matt, with his grandfather Len Collins, talks the family into a sheep farm, the dream his mother had held. Their neighbor Sam Garland, who runs a large sheep operation, wants to block them, since their land takes in grazing ground he has used. Sam's sons Josh and Jim attend Matt's school, and Josh resents Matt, especially because April Porter prefers Matt's company.
Cast
- Brittany Boydas Jennifer Turner
- Clayton Barclay Jonesas Josh Garland
- Jody Smith Strickleras Mildred Garland
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Lassie (1994)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Richard Pearce was announced as director in June 1993, but later departed the project due to Paramount Pictures forcing a rushed production schedule on the film, and Daniel Petrie was reported as taking over.
- The Lassie of this film is a live-action, non-animatronic, eighth-generation descendant of the original star, a dog who appears to be responding to the orders of an off-screen trainer.
