Ten year old Jodies Foster stars as Samantha, who joins Napoleon (Johnny Whitaker) and their pet lion, when his grandfather dies, searching for their grown-up friend, Danny (Michael Douglas).
This mediocre Disney adventure is memorable only as Foster’s first film; she would impress in two Scorsese films: “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” in 1974 and especially “Taxi Driver,” in 1976, for which she received a Supporting Actress nomination.
Oscar Nominations: 1
Original Score: Buddy Baker.
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context:
The winners were Chaplin, Raymond Rush, and Larry Russell for “Limelight.”
