"Did you cry when Old Yeller died?" Topic

There can only be one answer, and that is "Of course".

Yes, but I was only 4 at the time!

only when they brought the pubs round at the end .. .

No, because I already knew he would. I'd read the book.

Ohh! I thought you were referring to my nickname in the army. I was going to say I did not die ( well maybe a 1000 deaths). Yes I cried too but I was 7 and not allowed in pubs. H

Old Yeller?

never seen the movie – unk at this point

Yes. I won't watch movies in which dogs or other animals die. Kill gajillions of people but don't touch the hair on a pooch's head.

Yes and have not watched it since.

It's one of my favorite monologues:

John Winger: Cut it out! Cut it out! Cut it out! The hell's the matter with you? Stupid! We're all very different people. We're not Watusi. We're not Spartans. We're Americans, with a capital 'A', huh? You know what that means? Do ya? That means that our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world. We are the wretched refuse. We're the underdog. We're mutts! Here's proof: his nose is cold! But there's no animal that's more faithful, that's more loyal, more loveable than the mutt. Who saw "Old Yeller?" Who cried when Old Yeller got shot at the end?
[raises his hand]
John Winger: [Sarcastically] Nobody cried when Old Yeller got shot? I'm sure.
[hands are reluctantly raised]
John Winger: I cried my eyes out. ….

oh yeah!!!

For some reason I seem to have missed out on the tragic pooch, but the Yearling is probably even more traumatic … Certainly had me doing the neyeagara …

Yes, I was three!

The official name for Old Yeller's breed is Black Mouth Cur.
Haven't seen any on the Westminster Kennel Club show.

Yep.

And don't mention Bambi's mom.

Oops.

No

Yup, like a little kid, which of course I was.

Yes, what wrgmr1 said.

Yes, in fact I did.

Read the book in the late 60's. I cried then and would probably cry if I read it again….

I avoid movies where I know dogs die.

You might like the movie Eight Below anyway, even though -- spoiler alert -- not all of the dogs survive.

No

Yes I did. Unashamedly. And to the above post, I also bawled while watching Eight Below.

Likewise. I hate to see animals "suffer" in a story.

Yes. Can't remember how old I was when I read the book. Junior High? Completely gutted me.

No.

LT

Yup.

Yep. I don't deal with dogs dying at all well, even fictional ones.

I even cried at the end of Peter's Jackson's King Kong, and I was about 28.

I remember a Slappy Squirrel cartoon("Bumbi's Mom") which parodied both Bambi and Old Yeller. And "Bambi Meets Godzilla"

Cried?

Hell…(sniff)…I never (sniff) really stopped…(BAWL!)

Damn you, John! Until you reminded me, my shrink said another ten years and I might've stopped!

TVAG

Probably sorry to admit it but never heard of Old Yeller. Unless it's a mainly American thing in which case there's the reason.

YouTube link

Old Yeller is a Disney movie made in 1957.

It is a classic and a real tear jerker.

I cried when Old Yeller died, and I have seen it twice, once as a child and once a few years ago.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

Oh yeah, The Yearling! Aka Cross Creek, in the movies? That's a hard one to take.

Bambi Meets Godzilla! Thanks for reminding me of that animated classic.

I did not cry at all when I saw it.

(Sigh). For those who've never seen it:

youtu.be/8s3UogfAGg0

Yep