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A Girl Named Sooner (1975)
I'm amazed how many people were affected like me...
While a great well-acted movie, I probably wished I didn't see it. I'm amazed so many people were deeply affected by the crow scene. I thought it was just me. I'm 44 now but remember seeing it when I was 11 on vacation to Disney World, sitting in a hotel room and watching it with my mom. WHAT A DOWNER the crow scene was (I had to keep telling myself it was just a movie, but it was so real). I understood the motivation for needing friends and to be accepted (even at my age then), but I agree with the other comment, that I don't think I would want my kids to see this film (maybe as a teen) for that scene alone. The girl was a phenomenal actress.
The Brass Bottle (1964)
Loved this movie...
I remember seeing this on an afternoon movie show as a kid and loved it. For a movie of its age, it actually had some decent special effects (however, maybe if I saw it today, it wouldn't be as good as we are spoiled by all the computer generated stuff they can do now).
I loved I Dream of Jeannie, and was familiar with that show before I saw this movie. It was odd seeing Barbara Eden in the non-genie role.
The scene that stands out is when Burl Ives has no effect on some girl genie and shoots all these sparks out of his hands at her (am I dreaming this??). Or when he shrinks some business men and they are floating in a glass or pitcher or something and hanging on to a pencil (that sounds weird, and maybe I'm getting senile in my old age, but that's what I remember! :) ).
Cute movie.