Joe Panther | Brian Keith, Ricardo Montalban | A moving, dignified drama of a native american coming-of-age     vhs video:     Joe Panther   Joe Panther Brian Keith, Ricardo Montalban Jef Films/Mvd, 2002 average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image  for more information click here one of a kind. In a wicked world panther touches your heart. a must see for all ages. clean yet kept me on the egde A moving, dignified drama of a native american coming-of-age JOE PANTHER- Although this film is packaged as if it were a low-budget (which it is)international co-production mishmash {which it is assuredly not) this Florida made tale of the struggle of a native american who battles the requisite obstacles of many inferior coming-of-age films succeeds because it has the simple audacity to respect its audience with a literate screenplay, a beautifully evocative score by Fred (Sterile Cuckoo) Karlin and a knowing performance by Ricardo "corinthian leather" Montalban to balance each other joyously. The "G" rating should not set off alarms deterring an otherwise interested viewer from experiencing this wise sleeper. Only the usual overripe performance by co-producer Cliff Osmond (who disserviced one too many Billy Wilder films) momentarily sidetracks this crisp and winning adventure. Beware the NEON VIDEO tape which runs 104 minutes and runs out of tape 8 minutes before the film does! Joe Panther has myriad rewards. Discover it!  for more information click here search for videos joe panther, panther      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel