Bad News: "Song of the South" is Not Coming to DVD

[musicradio77]

Last week during a Disney Shareholders meeting, Bob Iger States Disney Does Not Have Plans to Release "Song of the South". During the question and answer session, Iger was asked regarding the future of "Song of the South". He stated he had recently screened the film. And was concerned by some of the depictions and how they would be received. He stated that they have made the decision not to release the film.

I have never seen that film in such a long time. Here is Brian's thread from 2 years ago.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=95306&highlight=Song+South

It is very sad that Disney would not release "Song of the South" on DVD according to Bob Iger at the Disney Shareholder's meeting last week.:(

[Brian Damage]

I already own it on DVD.

[musicradio77]

Keep in mind, if there is a DVD of "Song of the South" out there, in that case, the film is still in numerous bootlegs around the city. A number of file sharing such as Limewire has the movie. I haven't seen it yet, I might try to get it on Limewire to download the whole movie, but be careful!

[savageamusement]

My dad bought it on Laser many years ago---so my advice is Laser is still better than vhs.
And I am content watching my dvd from laser of that cartoon.

I dont know why Disney has such a grudge against this movie being produced.

[Brian Damage]

My dad bought it on Laser many years ago---so my advice is Laser is still better than vhs.
And I am content watching my dvd from laser of that cartoon.

I dont know why Disney has such a grudge against this movie being produced.


I guess it has a lot to do with the slavery theme and a character named "Tar Baby."

[Fonzarelli]

Why was it ok to re-release it in 1986 but it's not ok to release it now? They showed this movie on Dutch tv a few years ago. I have it taped. It's really not that good a movie, but it's the first appereance of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Bear and Br'er Fox. :cool:

[Dr. Thong]

This just smacks of what I hate: Political correctness!! I've never seen the movie, so I can't comment on the accusations of stereotypes, but it was a product of it's time.

When companies do things like this, it's as if they're trying to re-write history by doing the politically correct thing. I think they should release it and let people decide for themselves whether or not they want to watch and/or buy it.

[Brian Damage]

This just smacks of what I hate: Political correctness!! I've never seen the movie, so I can't comment on the accusations of stereotypes, but it was a product of it's time.

When companies do things like this, it's as if they're trying to re-write history by doing the politically correct thing. I think they should release it and let people decide for themselves whether or not they want to watch and/or buy it.


The NAACP will never allow it.

[Fonzarelli]

The NAACP will never allow it.
What has the NAACP to say? If they don't want it to be released, let them go to court and then we'll see who's right.

Dr. Thong is absolutely right. These kinds of measures make it very hard for (film-) historians to study trends/objects etc. that occured in history. They [the pc companies] can't rewrite history. Today in college, we watched "Guess who's coming to dinner?" which was the first movie to depict a relationship between a white and a coloured person. Such things are interesting when placed in the time they came out. We had a good laugh out of how certain things were presented because it seems so outdated and ridiculous. But like I said, we place it in the time it came out. That's why films like SOTS should come out again.

[Brian Damage]

What has the NAACP to say? If they don't wnat it to be released, let them go to court and then we'll see who's right.

Dr. Thong is absolutely right. These kinds of measures make it very hard for (film-) historians to study trends/obejects etc. that occured in history. They can't rewrite history. Today in college, we watched "Guess who's coming to dinner?" which was the first movie to depict a relationship between a white and a coloured person. Such things are interesting when placed in the time they came out. We had a good laugh out of how certain things were presented because it seems so outdated and ridiculous. But like I said, we place it in the time it came out. That's why films like SOTS should come out again.


I agree with you.

[tdf4077]

I teach Multicultural Studies, and one of my students has a version from China somehow (it's in English, but when a song breaks out, it's got chinese subtitles).

We watched it and discussed it in class. Ultimately, the class came up with the idea that it is extremely racist my today's standards, but it provides an interesting and important look at 1940's perceptions.