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This Black Woman does a pretty good job putting this film into it's proper context. Disney should hire her. I bet Disney puts a forced intro on the Song of the South DVD when they finally decide to release it.

Honestly, I wouldn't care if they had a forced intro. As long as this movie is released! Disney has a gem right here that would sell like crazy!

I just recently read an article at Jim Hill Media.com about the fears of Disney's attempts to edit and re-do this movie. This looks like it's very possible, at least in my eyes, because Disney might have the idea that since no one has seen it "officially" in years they can mess with it. I hope they don't! For example, there was that infamous "Song of the South" book that changed the "Tar Baby" to a white "Glue Baby". I honestly hope we don't get ripped off!

I've never seen "Song of the South" in my entire life. I've seen clips from the "Disneyland" TV show entitled "A Disneyland Story" where Walt Disney discusses about a preview of Disneyland theme park and the a clip from "Song of the South" was shown. That was it. I didn't see the whole thing.

eric89 wrote:I just recently read an article at Jim Hill Media.com about the fears of Disney's attempts to edit and re-do this movie. This looks like it's very possible, at least in my eyes, because Disney might have the idea that since no one has seen it "officially" in years they can mess with it.

What counts as "official"? The Disney Channel in Australia ran SOTS a number of times in 2002 or 2003.

Well, look at Make Mine Music. Overseas you can find it un-editied, but in the US the DVD is edited. (Why can't I live in Austrailia?) LOL

Never heard of "South of the South"........is there some mistake here.....should it not read "Song of the South" or is there a different movie that I am not aware of????

Roklie wrote:

Ciaobelli wrote:I have never seen SOTS. Is it really as boring as the article says?

I haven't ever seen it, but what I've heard, it isn't a very special movie. I don't know, because I don't usually expect much of old movies because they're.. Old.

Here's what Brian posted on the Sitcoms Online Chit Chat movies board last year:

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, I'll explain. Song of the South was a Disney film released in 1946. The film is about a boy named Johnny - played by the late tragic child star Bobby Driscoll (probably best known for the voice of the titular character in Peter Pan) - who learns his parents are separating and that his father is going to be away for a while while Johnny and his mother are at his grandmother's plantation. Depressed, Johnny runs away and meets a popular man in the area named Uncle Remus (played by James Baskett, who won a special Oscar for his performance). During the film, Remus tells Johnny three stories that paralleled his troubles. These animated stories are about Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Bear, and Br'er Fox. The first story is the story where Br'er Rabbit runs away from his troubles at his briar patch, only to run into a new set of them when he is captured in Br'er Fox's trap. Br'er Rabbit tricks a strong but inept Br'er Bear into releasing him. The second story is the tar baby story, which emphasizes the fact that nobody should be meddling in other people's affairs that aren't that person's business. In this case, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear use a figure made out of tar to trap the rabbit. The rabbit gets away using reverse psychology on the pair. The third was the laughing place story, in which Br'er Rabbit fools Br'er Bear into getting attacked by bees.

Meanwhile, Johnny's mother is not pleased with Uncle Remus because his stories are causing trouble. Dejected, Remus leaves because he feels he isn't wanted. After an indident in which Johnny is hit by a bull, Remus and Johnny's father return and, like every Disney movie, everything turns out for the best.
This movie was one of several Disney films (like The Three Caballeros) which combined live actors with animated figures. The popular song, "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", won an Oscar.

Disney has never released this film on DVD or VHS in the US and it hasn't been re-released in the United States since 1986 (the film's 40th anniversary). Right now the only places where you can see these stories are the Splash Mountain rides located at Disneyland in Anaheim, California and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Now down to the nitty gritty. A long while ago, an individual started a Song of the South petition to Disney to get it relased on DVD. It hasn't been updated since November 12, 2003 but as of then 45,314 people have signed it. I am one of the people that have signed it because I feel that going on Splash Mountain isn't enough to enjoy it. The petition is located at this web site:

http://www.uncleremuspages.com/dpp.html

There are other ways to get your message to Disney. Read the first question of the below link for more information.

http://songofthesouth.net/faq/index.html

Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you want to read more on this movie, here is the best site out there dedicated to the subject. It has song lyrics, a plot overview, a critical analysis by the site's administrator, and even the script, plus a lot more stuff. I recommend you check it out.

http://songofthesouth.net/home.html

UPDATE!

I know a manager at my local Suncoast Picture Co. (Large Chain of Movie Stores) and she says that not a day goes by without someone asking about "Song of the South". She said that while there is no "official" release date from Disney, they have recieved a memo from Disney Home Video stating that "Song of the South" will be released in the not-so-distant future due to a high level of demand. She said she'd let me know as soon as the official release date is available to them.

Thought that was awesome!

Well nothing too major, but I just stumbled on this list from Amazon of Disney's future DVD releases, and SOTS is one of them!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listma ... oding=UTF8

It's a fanlist, and mentions it's rumored and coming soon. It also mentions So Dear to My Heart and DuckTales: TOTLL. It hardly confirms a release, though of course, I'll be one of the first to pre-order when it becomes official!

Escapay

Escapay wrote:I'll be one of the first to pre-order when it becomes official!

Escapay

Not if I beat you to it. Sadly I've never seen the film, but have been championing it's release for years now. The portion of the film that was included in one of the extras on the bonus disc for 'Alice in Wonderland' was a horrible tease. And has me chomping at the bit for Disney to finally see the light and release this much maligned classic.

I bet that whoever made that list got that from this site since that's what it says exactly in the upcoming DVD release section. 60th anniversay edition rumored for Fall 2006.

Lucylover1986 wrote:I bet that whoever made that list got that from this site since that's what it says exactly in the upcoming DVD release section. 60th anniversay edition rumored for Fall 2006.

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! And it only took four posters!

Luke wrote:

Lucylover1986 wrote:I bet that whoever made that list got that from this site since that's what it says exactly in the upcoming DVD release section. 60th anniversay edition rumored for Fall 2006.

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! And it only took four posters!

Beast wrote:Sadly I've never seen the film

It's a wonderful film, hardly racist at all, so it will definitely be worth the wait once it's officially released.

Escapay

He was evidently asked this at the shareholder's meeting and said 'no'. Here is the link to the story: http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=1073

IT MUST THOUGH!!!

I guess the only way for me to own it now is to go hunting a boot-leg!

Come on, not even as a Treasure?

-Aaron

Well, I still think it will turn up in some form on non-US shores, especially as it is shown on TV from time to time in the UK (and last time switched channels from ITV to the BBC, showing a new sale and contract must have been created recently).

That truly sucks.

While we're at it, we might as well kiss any chance of seeing Ghibli's Only Yesterday released here goodbye.