On the complete other end of the spectrum but covering the same demographic, the tiny independent
film Old Goats — now available on DVD from Music Box Films — is described on the movie's Facebook Page as «a gentle comedy about the indignities of aging.»
Not exact matches
The
film, directed by Jordan Roberts, centers on an American 8 - year -
old who declares to his parents that he is actually a Mongolian
goat herder born in the wrong place.
The
film that proves in a surprising number of ways the wellspring for Ron Shelton's similarly - dated Bull Durham from two years later (but don't hold that in its favour), it, like The Outsiders and Red Dawn, variously features a drive - in / moviehouse (this one playing Slumber Party Massacre), rumbles, and noble death's bed vigils — and, like those flicks, Patrick Swayze in a key role as the
old guy crashing the party, serving as mentor /
older brother / Oedipal
goat.
Director Naomi Call will be our special guest, leading an audience Q&A after her
film screens; Love Unleashed, directed by Kasey Klonsky, is a short documentary that explores the deep emotional bond between humans and their
older dogs; Maybelle's Story, directed by Ellie Laks, is a short
film about a cow who had a reprieve from slaughter and getting a second chance at life; Hope the Blind
Goat by Shawn Bannon is a two minute long short about a
goat who is rescued and given a happy life.