Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Very Cool!!!

Simply Perfect

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

Fans of Parrish, A Summer Place, and The Big Country will find a new favorite in Vincente Minnelli's lush drama Home from the Hill. With Robert Mitchum as the macho patriarch, you know the story's going to have a strong foundation and great acting. Eleanor Parker continues to show off her acting chops as Bob's wife, proving that she, too, could have been Blanche DuBois to Bob's Stanley, if Hollywood had any sense back in 1951. The family has a powerful reputation, wealth, and a beautiful house, but their only son, George Hamilton, is a little sheltered. Bob decides it's time for him to discover his masculine side and shows him the art of hunting. Eleanor hates seeing the change in her son, but that's only the beginning. Trust me, you'll want to know what happens next.Robert Mitchum is fantastic and manly, a strong screen presence, and the type of person everyone in a family or town would naturally admire. He's given many wonderful performances in his five-decade career, and Home from the Hill is one of them. Eleanor Parker, George Hamilton, and George Peppard are also wonderful, owning their characters and showcasing them beautifully for the screen. I'm sure George Hamilton was envious of Warren Beatty winning the lead in Splendor in the Grass the following year, as his part in this film could have easily been seen as an audition. Having only seen George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany's, I wasn't really a fan. This movie completely changed my mind. He was kind, sensitive, tough, and extremely likable. I finally understand why my mom thought he was so cute!Home from the Hill has it all: a compelling and dramatic story, wonderfully strong performances, romance, action, tension, beautiful colors, three-dimensional characters, pretty costumes by Walter Plunkett , and a nice theme by Bronislau Kaper. If you prepare yourself to look away during the hunting scenes, you'll be in for a wonderful movie night.Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to upsetting scenes involving animals, I wouldn't let my kids watch it.

Robert Mitchum is a rich and powerful man. He's also a 'man's man'--tough, adventurous, a great hunter and one who likes to lead a manly life. However, he also has the morals of a sewer rat--and frequently sleeps with women--even though he's married (to Eleanor Parker). As a result, their marriage is VERY strained and they are distant. They have a son (George Hamilton) and the parents both want to shape him into their sort of man. As for Hamilton, he desperately wants to be respected by his father and be the manly sort. He has no idea what sort of reprobate his father is--that is, until he asks out a nice girl and her father flatly refuses to allow this. The pair decide to start dating on the sly.As Hamilton is molded into a man like his father, he's told by his father to be mentored by one of his most trusted employees (George Peppard). Eventually, however, Hamilton learns that this 'employee' is actually his dad's illegitimate son as well what sort of man his father really is--and it sends him off the deep end. When his girlfriend becomes pregnant, what sort of man will Hamilton turn out to be? And, what will become of this rich but no account family? And what about George Peppard--what about him?! This is a glossy soap opera, though it may not appear so when it begins. In many ways, it's in the same tradition as "Peyton Place" and "A Summer Place"--enjoyable, glossy, very well-acted and a bit trashy--but mostly enjoyable. It ended very well--very, very well. And, the film has a lot to say about what it means to be a man...a REAL man.

In My Book I Thinks This Is One Of The Best Motion Pictures In The World And I Love Vincente Minnelli Movie Anyway But This Is My Favorite This Movie Could Have Never Been Made By Any Body Else But Vincente Minnelli He Was Right On This Movie It Will Not Leave Your Memory At All 'Robert Mitchum I Wish He Could Have Got An Oscar For His Role As Wade And All The Cast The Wards People Must I've Been A Sleep Our Something I Wish Mr. Minnelli Could Have Got An Oscar For Best Director If You Like Mr. Minnelli Movies Or Robert Mitchum Movies This DVD Should Be In Your Collection And Buy It And Watch It And Come To See Why They Call Him Capt.Wade Come And See Why They Call Mama's Boy.

I loved this movie! I saw it originally as a teenager and am still in love with it today. If they ever do a remake of it, I'd love to play Eleanor Parkers, part! Robert Mitchum was at his all time best, as this truly lovable yet misguided man of the world. George Peppard can still make women fall in love with him, 47 years later and I don't believe George Hamilton ever gave a better performance. Luana Patton was believable as the scared teenager in love. As a whole, I'd say it was one of the best movies of 1960, if not of all time. This is southern life and love at it's best. If you play close attention, you'll see a lot of older character actors, Denver Pyle, for instance, that make the movie seem real, as though you were in Texas, living through the heartache and break with them, great performances by all!