I remember very little of this movie,but mainly the fact that about half of it bored me. This movie is harmless-after all it is Disney-but there are better ones from this era-such as Old Yeller, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Pollyanna, The Parent Trap, etc. It would be better to see this kind of movies rather than this.
... View MoreI saw this movie at theater when I was 6. I made my dad take me at least 3 times because I could not get enough of it. The Supermarket scene is definitely the best scene in the whole film. I always got scared when Tom Bosley fell into the tank of lobsters because it looks so painful when he limps off down the isle with the lobsters hanging off his pants. Overall, this is a fun movie with lots of slapstick. To this day, I still remember the word that was used to get Gus to kick the ball: "Oyage!!" The live-action Disney film is a lost treasure and they just don't make them anymore like they did back in the 60's and 70's.
... View MoreOnce I was watching TV late at night and this stupid-looking movie came on. It was Gus. I can't believe movies like this could be actually pitched to an executive, but I guess Disney can never be underestimated. As I began to watch it, I became enthralled: a mule kicks field goals from any distance and never misses. Alas, the mule gets kidnapped before the BIG GAME and he must be retrieved. Boy was I surprised when he was airlifted back onto the field after an unpleasant yet unbelievable scene involving a supermarket. Don Knotts plays a terrible coach too, but Gus steals the show here. If you want to watch a movie that never should have been made, check out Gus.
... View MoreGood old Tim Conway.No matter what, you can always count on Tim Conway for a good laugh; in the movies or TV.Especially here, in "Gus".Never mind the fact that Asner, Knotts, Dick Butkus and a field goal-kicking mule provide big laughs here, this is Tim's movie.Never was there a modern-day pratfall king like Tim, and the scenes featuring him and Bosley (as two losers who kidnap the mule to make Gus' team forfeit) give this movie the laughs that it has.You'll love the supermarket scene. Guaranteed.Eight stars. All for Tim's work. He's a national treasure.Oh, and a nice mule, too.
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