The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

1968
G
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.1K

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Lesley Ann Warren and John Davidson in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)

The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.

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Comedy Drama Family Musical Western

The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Goldie Hawn's film debut. Not only was it Hawn's first movie, but the movie set where she first met future longtime partner Kurt Russell. In a 2012 interview Hawn said, "I was 21 and he was 16 and I thought he was adorable, but he was much too young. And then years later we met up again and I liked him, and I remembered that I liked him very much when I first met him." Hawn and Russell reconnected around 17 years later at Russell's audition for the film Swing Shift.

Quotes
Calvin Bower: There's a time to stand up for what you believe in and there is a time to join hands and work together.

Crazy credits
This film had its credits at the end. Although this is commonplace today, it was unheard of in most 1960s films, especially the ones produced by Disney until the early 1980s.

Connections
Featured in The Disney Family Album: Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen (1985)

Soundtracks
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Performed by the Bower Family
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

I wish I could see this movie now

I can't remember if I ever even saw this movie. What I do know for sure is that I had an LP with a large picture book and as you listened to the record you could read along in your book. I MUST have seen the movie because I have such a clear picture of Leslie Ann Warren kicking up her heels in this movie! I have looked for years for a copy of either the record and book, or the movie itself but I never have found one. This movie has some of the greatest songs in it. I still find myself singing snippets from "Ten Feet Off The Ground." Love it, Love it, Love it! As I watch "The Incredibles" again, or put "Monsters Inc." in the DVD player for my children I wish I could find this movie instead. Singing, dancing, romance, politics...this has to be a classic! The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band has it all.