Das große Ferienabenteuer (1976)

Das große Ferienabenteuer: Directed by Norman Tokar. With David Niven, Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, Herschel Bernardi. During school-break, two kids are to stay with their rich Grandpa but they would rather join their mother overseas, so, in need of plane-ticket cash, they convince two petty-criminals to fake-kidnap them for a ransom they could all share.

“What more could you ask for from Disney, their formula comedy films were a staple from the 1950s through the 70s. In this film, two children are supposed to spend their vacation with their grandfather. Problem is, they donu0026#39;t like him, so they concoct a plan to be kidnapped. The kidnappers couldnu0026#39;t have been better cast with Darren McGavin and Don Knotts. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film couldnu0026#39;t be made in todayu0026#39;s world, with all the child abductions going on, but back in 70s though, the atmosphere was different. The point of the movie though, is money is not what loves you back, and the grandfather needed to learn that. This is one of the last Disney films to star Don Knotts.”