The Double McGuffin (1979)

my first love Lisa Whelchel

I had to have this when I found out it was on DVD. A nice transfer, though no extras which would have been fun. I loved Lisa when she was a Mouseketeer and I was a young'un, and she's ever so adorable here too. Quick shipping and quality product. June 14, 2007

Watch Out

I remember watching this movie as a kid so I recently purchased it for nostalge reasons. I was quite shocked to realize that there is nudity in the first few minutes of this film, so it's not exactly family friendly. Skip this one if you have kids or object to nudity. February 13, 2007

The mother of one of the boys.

As the mother of one of the boys in this movie, I was very excited to find it is now on DVD. Our VHS copies are old and so we ordered a couple of the DVDs.It will be fun to watch it again.
This movie is a good movie for old and young, even though a couple of scenes were a bit long. We have enjoyed watching it along with our grandchildren, especially seeing our son as a teenager again. The kids in this movie did a good job and were fun to be around during the filming, as they had to have a parent with them.
Yes, things in the movie, such as the computers, have changed, but I think kids today will enjoy the mystery of this film.
September 6, 2006

double mcguffin

i agree i watched this as a kid late 70s early 80s and i am now 36 and thought that possibly it wasnt going to be as good as i had thought after all those years. But i watched it with my 3 boys, they loved it as much as i did and i loved it just as much. A must see February 26, 2006

Personal Classic!

First, if one reviewer was actually in the film and loved it, how come he only gave it 2 stars? For being in it, he should have given it 5!

Now this film was always on my mind since around 1980 when I was a young child. I NEVER forgot about this film. This film always had a special place in my heart as I always wanted to be like the kids, smart, rich and having secret compartments in their rooms.

I used to watch this film every chance I could on either HBO or The Movie Channel back when those channels were indeed premium. I recalled that it came on a lot, but not that much. Then it just stopped coming on and I had not seen it since around 1981 or so. That is a good while. I recently tracked down the DVD. I am a DVD purist, so I was disappointed that it was not widescreen , if it was ever shot in widescreen. The picture quality was surprisingly great for a film that not many recall or ever heard of. The DVD quality was great overall, but some extras could have worked. I don't even think it had the trailer on it. I saw a trailer on the internet.

Upon watching this movie, I was watching to see if I got the same feeling I had when I recalled it from so long ago. I wanted to see if it would have the same effect on me now as it did back then. I have to say that it did! Unlike a lot of movies that i loved from back in the day (16 Candles and a lot of kung-fu films), it was still as good as I recalled. Only the computers(I did not know of or had ever heard of anything called a computer back then. I did know about Atari though!) and other technology looks so -old now.

As I watched, I was looking to see if I would become mystified at the setup which is the discovery of the case with the money in it. I was. Also, as I watched the film, I realized that this film, the characters, their lines and most everything else shaped my personality and being. Yeah, it's that deep. As a little kid, this had a profound influence on me. Watching it and realizing this was shocking. It also let me see how it is to get older and remember back 25 years ago! That in and of itself is shocking! I can also recall the time period very well as for some reason, they were the best years of my life. Maybe it was because of Star Wars or the neighborhood. I don't know, but you can't go wrong with this film.

One other thing, at the time, I did not realize that the kids were 'country.' Dion Pride playing the guitar, I did not realize who he was. I thought that he was just a new actor. He did a great job. I could not find a credit for him being in anything else which is weird. I did not realize that he sang the songs in the film too! Then I looked it up and saw that he was Charlie Pirde's son. That made sense. That arthur character, back then I did not know if he was a male or female and I am still not sure today! That one cannot be solved with age. September 15, 2005

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