The Million Dollar Duck

"What an EGGstravaganza!"

1971 1h 32m EN

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5.8

MID

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17%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.8

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 98🥫17%Rotten Tomatoes●45Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 2,733

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.

“What an EGGstravaganza!”

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Cast

Dean Jones
Professeur Albert Dooley
Sandy Duncan
Katie Dooley
Joe Flynn
Finley Hooper
Tony Roberts
Fred Hines
James Gregory
Rutledge
Lee Montgomery
Jimmy Dooley
Jack Kruschen
Doctor Gottlieb
Virginia Vincent
Eunice Hooper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vincent McEveety
Writers: Roswell Rogers, Ted Key
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincent McEveety, shot by William E. Snyder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Buddy Baker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Dean Jones and Sandy Duncan and Joe Flynn carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What an EGGstravaganza!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0066728 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Vincent McEveety directs. William E. Snyder behind the camera. Buddy Baker scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Vincent McEveety, shot by William E. Snyder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Buddy Baker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Dean Jones and Sandy Duncan and Joe Flynn carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "What an EGGstravaganza!".
6IMDB entry: tt0066728 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: William E. Snyder
Original score: Buddy Baker
Costume design: Chuck Keehne
Makeup / hair: La Rue Matheron
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes: 17% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 45/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 2,733 votes
MPAA: G
US box office: $11,118,000

Awards

2 nominations

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r96sk2020-08-06
★ 7/10
Suitably entertaining. <em>'The Million Dollar Duck'</em> follows very similar steps as a lot of Disney's wacky comedies from around this era, it that regard it isn't anything particularly noteworthy. The writing to set up the events of this film is poor, it's incredibly manufactured. However, as with most of these sorta films, it does produce enjoyable moments. That's helped by the casting, which Disney pick masterfully the vast majority of the time. Dean Jones always elevates a production upward, even if his performance here isn't one of his best. Tony Roberts is decent as Fred, though none of the others do all that much; not even Joe Flynn (Finley). Nothing out of this world, but a good enough watch nonetheless.

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