What is Lassie?
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1994
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Release date
- Jul 22, 1994
- Studios
- Paramount Pictures, Broadway Pictures
- Genres
- Family, Adventure
- Updated
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Overview
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.
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