Sam, Bangs, and moonshine

Duration: 15

Genre: Adaptation | Children's | Drama

Year Published: 1976

Creator: BAILEY FILM ASSOCIATES

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 16May78 · PA 7-163 (Jan-Jun 1978) Copyright holder: CBS, Inc

Description: Based on the book by the same title by Evaline Ness. A story of a young fisherman's daughter and her reckless habit of pretending. The girl learns a lesson when a friend and her cat are endangered by one of her exaggerations., Presents an adaptation of the book by Evaline Ness about Sam, a fisherman's daughter, who learns to distinguish between her dream world and reality when her friend Thomas and her cat Bangs are threatened by danger. Combines live action and animation to present Sam's "moonshine," the term her father uses for her daydreaming, and shows how Thomas' belief in these tall tales causes him and Bangs to be on a rock by the ocean as the tide comes in. Emphasizes Sam's discovery of the importance of distinguishing between the real and the imaginary.

Complete Record: Based on the book by the same title by Evaline Ness. A story of a young fisherman's daughter and her reckless habit of pretending. The girl learns a lesson when a friend and her cat are endangered by one of her exaggerations., Presents an adaptation of the book by Evaline Ness about Sam, a fisherman's daughter, who learns to distinguish between her dream world and reality when her friend Thomas and her cat Bangs are threatened by danger. Combines live action and animation to present Sam's "moonshine," the term her father uses for her daydreaming, and shows how Thomas' belief in these tall tales causes him and Bangs to be on a rock by the ocean as the tide comes in. Emphasizes Sam's discovery of the importance of distinguishing between the real and the imaginary, , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.