The Castaway Cowboy
He tamed the cattle... and the WILD natives of Hawaii.
1974 • 91 min • Adventure · Family · Comedy · Western
Synopsis
A Wayward Texas cowboy washes up on the beaches of Hawaii and is taken home by an fatherless boy. He saves the family's business while romancing the single mom.
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 64%
- 67 Audience · 30 · 36%
A Texas cowboy finds himself shipwrecked in 1850s Hawaii, where a young boy takes him in. He helps the boy's family save their ranch from a greedy neighbor, bringing his cowboy skills to a new land while falling for the boy's single mother.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Some mild peril involving ranch work and minor scuffles.
- A few instances of light romantic affection and implied courtship.
What it models well
- Helping others
- Finding family
- Perseverance
- Cultural exchange
Talk about it after
- Different cultures and ways of life
- The importance of family and community
- Dealing with conflict peacefully
- The value of hard work
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Top billed cast
Director: Vincent McEveety • Crew: Don Tait, Don Tait, Richard M. Bluel, Hugh Benson
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersJames Garner ("Costain") is washed up on the beach of an Hawaiian island where he is befriended by a widow "Henrietta" (Vera Miles) and her young son "Booton" (Eric Shea). They are struggling farmers, and so he sets his mind to try to help them out. All of this much to the chagrin of local bigwig "Bryson" (Robert Culp) who has designs on their cattle and on the good lady.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersNot bad, not good. <em>'The Castaway Cowboy'</em> is a run-of-the-mill live-action offering from Disney. The casting is fine but plain, while the plot is alright if unspectacular and entirely predictable - especially the love story, which is one of the most obvious I think I have ever seen. The humour is decent, probably the best part of this.…
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