Shiloh (film)
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| Directed by | Dale Rosenbloom |
| Produced by | Zane W. Levitt Dale Rosenbloom Mark Yellen |
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (novel) Dale Rosenbloom |
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| Music by | Joel Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Frank Byers |
| Edited by | Mark S. Westmore |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment |
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113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Shiloh is a family drama film produced and directed by Dale Rosenbloom in 1996. It was shown at the Heartland Film Festival in 1996, but its general release came on April 27, 1997. The original book by the same name was written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. There are two sequels, Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999) and Saving Shiloh (2006), both directed by Sandy Tung.
An abused dog runs away from his cruel owner, Judd Travers (Scott Wilson), and meets a boy named Marty Preston (Blake Heron). The dog follows the boy to his home, but is not allowed to stay with him. Marty decides to remodel an abandoned shack at the top of a hidden hill for the dog to stay in for the next few weeks. Marty bonds with the dog, and names him Shiloh.
Marty's stern father, Ray Preston (Michael Moriarty), won't let Marty keep Shiloh because he belongs to Judd, a local hunter. Judd is a mean old man that hunts with his dogs. Shiloh was the most mistreated in the pack.
Marty hesitantly returns Shiloh to Judd, but, after Shiloh is mistreated again, the dog returns to Marty. Knowing Ray will make him take Shiloh back to Judd, Marty decides to hide Shiloh in a shed behind his house.
His secret is soon revealed when his mother, Louise Preston (Ann Dowd), comes up the hill and sees Marty and Shiloh bonding. When a German Shepherd belonging to the Bakers family attacks Shiloh, Marty turns to Ray for help.
Marty takes Shiloh to a vet and Shiloh recovers quickly. Soon, Ray says that it is time to take Shiloh back to Judd. Marty urges his father to keep Shiloh, pleading about how Judd abuses the dog.
Ray initially agrees to keep Shiloh until he recovers, and tries not to grow attached to Shiloh. That night, when Ray thinks Marty is asleep he gives the dog a treat, and soon his heart softens toward granting Marty's wish.
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