I think every "Friends" lovers know this movie. After watching 3rd times "Friends", I decided to watch and it was so emotional the connection between Yeller and the kid. It was just like how it is mentioned in "Friends".

A product of its time i guess.
It's a sweet enough film but boring. Although i would fear the corny children's comedy a remake would be

Somehow half the movie turned out to be a David Attenborough documentary…

First off, Yeller refers to the color of the dog: Yellow.

A children's Western about a stray dog that causes some problems. This movie has a reputation for being very traumatizing for a children's movie. It definitely lives up to it. There's fairly tame stuff like guns, dead animals, and animal violence but the ending could scar a kid.

I didn't mind the child actors. The younger one can be annoying, but that's to be expected of a 5-ish year-old. I'm still surprised the older one is expected to act as the man of the house when the mother should be more than capable. A sign of the times, I guess.

A decent movie the whole way through. Definitely doesn't deserve the G rating it has.

A cute film regarding 'Old Yeller' the dog.

With that said, I can't say the film does anything to endear the kids to me, they come across as extremely unlikable - mainly due to the dialogue. Given Travis becomes the 'man of the house', they attempt to make him an adult whilst still being a child. In some parts it works, it others it truly doesn't. Arliss, the youngest, isn't portrayed that greatly either.

The actor who plays Travis, however, is actually fairly impressive. When the filmmakers do their job properly, I do almost connect with the oldest son; I just lose that when the other side of things kicks in. The adults are far better in this film, with Jeff York producing the goods as Bud Searcy. Fess Parker (Jim), even in his minor role, and Dorothy McGuire (Katie) are decent too.

The stuff with the dog is largely positive and heartwarming, but this production is let down by odd dialogue and questionable character behaviour from the children. Even so, it still makes for solid enough viewing all in all.

Tear jerker... Poor yeller ....