- Actors: Jodie Foster, David Niven, Helen Hayes, Leo McKern, Veronica Quilligan
- Directors: Norman Tokar
- Writers: David Swift, Michael Innes, Rosemary Anne Sisson
- Producers: Hugh Attwooll, Ron Miller
- Classification: G (General Audience) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Run Time: 101 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6302271967
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,980 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Street wise teen Casey (Jodie Foster) is living by her wits in America. She's an orphan who has found a place to crash. But that changes when con-man Bundage (Leo McKern) shows up. He thinks that Casey is a dead ringer for an English heiress and whisks her off to England.
Of course, there's a bigger reason for Bundage's plan. Seems there's a hidden fortune in gold in the mansion, and he wants Casey to follow the clues and find it for him.
Once Casey gets to Candleshoe, she grows to love Lady St. Edmund (Helen Hayes), her supposed grandmother. Even butler Priory (David Niven) and the orphans who live there grow on her. But they are having money problems of their own. Can Casey find the gold? What will she do with it if she can?
I remembered liking this movie as a kid, but I hadn't seen it in a long time. Turns out, it's still not a bad little film. True, it's definitely oriented toward kids with several slapstick scenes. Frankly, I didn't like Casey at the beginning, but she grew on me as the movie progressed. And there are several moments that scream out the 70's, but it really holds up pretty well today.
The story is fairly predictable, in fact, I wanted to shout one thing to the characters early on. But once it gets going, you come to care for the characters, so watching it isn't a chore.
While their parents might not care for the story, kids will enjoy it. Get it for them. And you might even find yourself enjoying the nostalgia as well.
Of course, there's a bigger reason for Bundage's plan. Seems there's a hidden fortune in gold in the mansion, and he wants Casey to follow the clues and find it for him.
Once Casey gets to Candleshoe, she grows to love Lady St. Edmund (Helen Hayes), her supposed grandmother. Even butler Priory (David Niven) and the orphans who live there grow on her. But they are having money problems of their own. Can Casey find the gold? What will she do with it if she can?
I remembered liking this movie as a kid, but I hadn't seen it in a long time. Turns out, it's still not a bad little film. True, it's definitely oriented toward kids with several slapstick scenes. Frankly, I didn't like Casey at the beginning, but she grew on me as the movie progressed. And there are several moments that scream out the 70's, but it really holds up pretty well today.
The story is fairly predictable, in fact, I wanted to shout one thing to the characters early on. But once it gets going, you come to care for the characters, so watching it isn't a chore.
While their parents might not care for the story, kids will enjoy it. Get it for them. And you might even find yourself enjoying the nostalgia as well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This is the DVD I've been waiting for, the classic film based on the Novel "Christmas at Candlesoe", and set in typically English countryside, I first remember seeing Candleshoe at the Odeon Cinema in Scarborough as a 12 year old.
It's a typical bumbling con-plot that features Jodie Foster as the supposed Grand-daughter of a wealthy woman. Only she's not so wealthy, and unbeknown to granny most of her possesions are being sold to pay bills. She is protected by her butler (David Niven) and her foster/adopted children.
It's comically sinister with the addition of Leo McKern as a bungling fraudster.
If it sounds gruesome I assure you it isn't - it's a very funny family film that you will love. You'll need the hankies though at the end. After nearly 30 years I still gulp at the last scenes. But then I'm just a big softy. Enjoy!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the lesser known live action Disney Movies. Set in the delightful English Stately Home of Candleshoe, we see the return of Casey Brown, claiming to be Margaret the long lost heiress of Candleshoe (a slight Lindburgh feel here).
Candleshoe is a great film, dated it surely is, but the interplay from Niven, Foster and Hayes is wonderful and some genuine excellent moments like the last dance at Candleshoe between Hayes and Niven, the scene where Hayes and Foster look over the lands and talk of the past is genuinely moving.
It has comedy, it has some slapstic humour, and for anyone wanting a sunday afternoon movie, when outside the world is cloudy Candleshoe will add a little ray of sunshine. Also a pretty good score as well...so all in all a good buy if you are a fan of these live action Disney movies.
Candleshoe is a great film, dated it surely is, but the interplay from Niven, Foster and Hayes is wonderful and some genuine excellent moments like the last dance at Candleshoe between Hayes and Niven, the scene where Hayes and Foster look over the lands and talk of the past is genuinely moving.
It has comedy, it has some slapstic humour, and for anyone wanting a sunday afternoon movie, when outside the world is cloudy Candleshoe will add a little ray of sunshine. Also a pretty good score as well...so all in all a good buy if you are a fan of these live action Disney movies.
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There is David Niven and David Niven and David Niven.
This is one of those cute films that are safe for kids. It has the Disney signature all over it.
Casey Brown (Jodie Foster) is recruited and in cahoots with a con man... Read more
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Published on 23 Feb 2005 by bernie
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