The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

4/19/19681h 50m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together ~

Overview:

The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.

Director:

Michael O'Herlihy

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

presidential election
brass band
black hills
based on memoir or autobiography
south dakota
19th century

Cast

Walter Brennan

~ as ~

Grandpa Bower

Buddy Ebsen

~ as ~

Calvin Bower

Lesley Ann Warren

~ as ~

Alice Bower

John Davidson

~ as ~

Joe Carder

Janet Blair

~ as ~

Katie Bower

Kurt Russell

~ as ~

Sidney Bower

Bobby Riha

~ as ~

Mayo Bower

Jon Walmsley

~ as ~

Quinn Bower

Smith Wordes

~ as ~

Nettie Bower

Heidi Rook

~ as ~

Rose Bower

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 4 year(s) ago
6
Close to being a good watch, but ends up being more boring than entertaining for me.

'The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band' has positives and negatives. I mostly enjoyed Walter Brennan and Buddy Ebsen in their roles, while Lesley Ann Warren is likeable too. A young Kurt Russell and future wife Goldie Hawn are in there, also. Some of the songs, meanwhile, are catchy.

However, my main negatives are the plot and the pacing. The story isn't that interesting and is more political than I was expecting; that's not a bad thing in itself, but it just turns into a shouting match towards the end - realistic I guess, given politics, but as a film it's not enjoyable to see unfold. They could've shaved 20mins off the run time, as well.

As noted, I did almost like this. It's the ending which kinda cemented it into the rating I've given. It isn't a bad film overall, mind.