Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Released in 1976, the walt disney adventure treasure of matecumbe arrived during a very busy year for the studios liveaction output sandwiched in between such titles as freaky friday, the shaggy d. The goonies, raiders of the lost ark and explorers. Treasure of matecumbe is a 1976 american family adventure film directed by vincent mceveety and produced by walt disney productions. The theatrical version of this movie consists of two consecutive sequences, approximately fifty minutes apiece. Read the treasure of matecumbe movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. This adventure chronicles two boys search for a treasure buried somewhere in the florida keys during the mid 1800s. Young david burnie becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret. Watch treasure of matecumbe 1976 full movie online m4ufree.
A meandering 70s live action disney movie that feels like its assembled from spare parts of other movies huckleberry finn and treasure island in particular. Please see fullcolor, enlargeable images above for more details. Young david burnie and four friends use a secret map in a dangerous search for pirate gold in this postcivil war adventure. Still, i really love the look and feel of these movies and the scene where they chuck a bunch of molotov cocktails at a klan gathering is pretty great. Treasure of matecumbe 1976 peter ustinov, billy pop atmore, and johnny doran in treasure of matecumbe. Has articles, promotional tips and items, contests, bios. The filming locations were in danville, kentucky, sacramento river at colusa, california and walt disney golden oak ranch in california. In 1869 kentucky, a young boy and his friends set out to find a treasure chest hidden by his late father in the florida everglades during the civil war. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
Treasure of matecumbe 1976 trailers and clips two boys meet a belle joan hackett, a quack peter ustinov, a bum robert foxworth and a bad guy in the 19thcentury florida keys. The treasure of matecumbe movie posters from movie poster. Without commercial breaks, the full movie treasure of matecumbe has a duration of 117 minutes. But once he and his buddy, thad, had got done jumping out of their attic, watch their pal ben get wasted by the evil spangler vic morrow, and make their escape down river, things start going slower than. I worked for walt disneys non theatrical 16mm division from 1981 1987. We soon have two boy pals finding a secret map and going off. In postcivil war kentucky, young david burnic becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret, a map leading to buried treasure on the florida isle of matecumbe. With robert foxworth, joan hackett, peter ustinov, vic morrow.
Purchase treasure of matecumbe on digital and stream instantly or download offline. There are several gunfights including one death and a child firing a gun in the style of western movies, but. Treasure of matecumbe 1976 stream and watch online. Treasure of matecumbe 1976 directed by vincent mceveety. In postcivil war kentucky, young david burnie johnny doran becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Treasure of matecumbe 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The story of a pair of boys on a perilous adventure across the american south shortly after the civil war, it was originally announced in may of 1966 in the. Please note that pressbooks were sent to theaters for newspaper aid. Treasure of matecumbe, dvd, familydisney, action adventure, 786936785937. The youth, joined by four fellow adventurers, begins his search for the treasure. The filming locations were in danville, kentucky, sacramento river at. Treasure of matecumbe 1976 trailers and clips moviefone. There is a degree of threat throughout as main character davie johnny doran and his friends are pursued by aggressive baddies.
The final scene at a beached shipwreck was filmed at. Treasure of matecumbe film shortly after the civil war, two yearold boysone white, the other blackset out from kentucky to seek a treasure buried in a florida swamp. The plot involves a boy johnny doran and his companion billy atmore who run away from home to hunt for treasure. Treasure of matecumbe 1976 official trailer, organic. I would even place a bet that tarantino was inspired by matacumbes ku klux klan encounter as he wrote the screenplay for django unchained. Two boys meet a belle joan hackett, a quack peter ustinov, a bum robert foxworth and a bad guy in the 19thcentury florida keys.
Parents need to know that treasure of matecumbe is a disney adventure movie based on a 1961 novel, a journey to matecumbe, by robert lewis taylor. The movie opens with a catchy ohtoocool 70s theme song about matecumbe. The treasure of matacumbe is a bold adventure film with some surprisingly striking moments, and is the definite godflicker of films like. At times theres a hint that the film is going to go slightly darker than the average disney liveaction adventure, but like most of their 70s films it never makes the full. The youth, joined by four fellow adventurers, begins his search for the treasure despite deadly interference by his late fathers archenemy. Released 1976, treasure of matecumbe stars robertfoxworth, joanhackett, peterustinov, vicmorrow the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Treasure of matecumbe presented fullscreen panandscan, subtitled, no extras follows the riverborne trek of. Treasure of matecumbe film clips 16mm walt disney reel in. The children are assisted by three adults, who each have the their own agendas for finding the cache. Watch treasure of matecumbe starring robert foxworth in this western on directv. A journey to matecumbe by robert lewis taylor keywords.
You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. View movie details on imdb view movie details on allmovie. One sheet movie theater poster treasure of matecumbe, the 1976 vincent mceveety walt disney family adventure thriller the richest adventure of them all. Treasure of matecumbe started off promisingly enough when young davie learned of some buried treasure in the first six minutes of the movie.
Treasure of matecumbe 1976 released in 1976, the walt disney adventure treasure of matecumbe arrived during a very busy year for the studios liveaction output sandwiched in between such titles as freaky friday, the shaggy d. They did some extensive editing to make it fit in the time slot for that night, and maybe that was a good thing. Watch treasure of matecumbe online stream full movie. Along the way they pick up a southern belle and a crooked medicine man, face thuggish river folk, alligators, mosquitoes, a. Treasure of matecumbe 1976 in postcivil war kentucky, young david burnie becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret. During the course of their exciting and often hilarious experiences, they acquire three colorful traveling companionsa dashing adventurer, a tarttongued southern belle, and a jaunty old medicine man. Its all silly hokum reconstituted from silly hokum that came before, but at least whenever ustinov is onscreenspewing polysyllabic prevarications with characteristic panachetreasure of matecumbe becomes the sort of frothy escapism that. The story of a pair of boys on a perilous adventure across the american south shortly after the civil war, it was originally. Anyway, i came into treasure of matecumbe blind, mainly being one of.
In postcivil war kentucky, young david burnie johnny doran becomes. Buy the treasure of matecumbe movie posters from movie poster shop. A youth and four fellow adventurers search for treasure despite deadly interference by his late fathers archenemy. The movie later aired on the wonderful world of disney television show on october 2, 1977 as a two hour format. We soon have two boy pals finding a secret map and going off in search of the treasure of matecumbe in order to save. It was based on the novel a journey to matecumbe by robert lewis taylor. The man happens to be father of their friend, played by victoria justice, another. Treasure of matecumbe film shortly after the civil war, two yearold boys one white, the other blackset out from kentucky to seek a treasure buried in a. Treasure of matecumbe never wants for stimulation, since the movie has riverboat intrigue, a deadly tropical storm, chases through forests, and so on. In postcivil war kentucky, young david burnie becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret. Artwork for treasure of matecumbe and unidentified flying oddball by paul wenzel, and artwork for tom thumb by reynold brown. Sort of a hybrid of huckleberry finn and the appledumpling gang, treasure of matecumbe presented full screen panandscan, subtitled, no extras follows the riverborne trek of two boys in pursuit of buried treasure. Treasure of matecumbe 1976 vic morrow disney adventure.
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