4 Movies Starring Joseph Ashton

The Education of Little Tree

The Education of Little Tree

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (1206 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Forrest Carter (novel)

Earl Hamner Jr. (teleplay)

Don Sipes (teleplay)

Richard Friedenberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.

Slappy and the Stinkers

Slappy and the Stinkers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-01-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

78 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(806 Reviews)

Director:

Barnet Kellman

Genres:

ComedyFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Wolterstorff

Mike Scott

Fullplot:

Five 2nd-grade kids who don't follow strict rules by their school principal Brinway are dubbed "Stinkers" by him. On the class visit to an aquarium the Stinkers decide that a sea lion called Slappy doesn't feel too good there, "free" him, and plant him into Brinway's hot-tub.

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

Basic Info:

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

74 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

4.4 (355 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

John Loy (screenplay)

Glen MacDonough (operetta)

Fullplot:

It's 2 days before Christmas, and the Toyland Toy Factory has just received its biggest order ever. But the evil Barnaby, who doesn't believe in toys, has plans to shut the factory down and spoil the holiday for everyone. Now it's up to Toyland's most recent arrivals, young Jack & his sister Jill, to help their newfound friends Tom Piper, Mary Lamb, Humpty Dumpty, and the rest of Toyland stop Barnaby's plot and save Christmas!

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-05-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (762 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Wilson Rawls (novel)

Douglas C. Stewart (screenplay)

Eleanor Lamb (screenplay)

Lyman Dayton (screenplay)

Sam Pillsbury (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Where the Red Fern Grows is the heartwarming and adventurous tale for all ages about a young boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs. Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann." The movie follows the inseparable trio as they romp relentlessly through the Ozarks, trying to tree the elusive "Ghost" raccoon. Their efforts prove victorious as they win the coveted gold cup in the annual coon-hunt contest, capture wily ghost coons and bravely fight a mountain lion. Through these adventures Billy realizes the meaning of true friendship, loyalty, integrity and heroics, in this timeless and poignant coming of age story.

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