| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B+ |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | B+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
| Run Time: | 97 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 26 Oct 2010 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
Having an orphan find their family is a very popular movie plot. Can you think of a few? Why do you think so many stories use this setup?
Does your family know of anyone who has recently moved into your area from a very different place? Although the culture shock Buddy went though while trying to fit into NYC life is an extreme example, do you know someone struggling with similar issues?

Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for