Movie review of Gus, starring Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Ed Asner

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Editorial review of Gus starring Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Ed Asner, Tom Bosley courtesy of Amazon.com

Gus - The Don Knotts Collectons - Walt Disney Classics
When Andy, brother of a Yugoslavian soccer hero, brings Gus, a field goal-kicking mule, to the United States as halftime entertainment for a losing Atoms football team, laughs and lasting fame follow. Gus’s intelligent, almost human interactions with his Yugoslavian ball holder and the devious duo intent on stifling Andy and Gus’s success are amusing and entertaining. An extended mule chase through a busy supermarket and Gus’s drunken acceptance of an award on “Gus Day” are only two examples of the slapstick comedy that pervades this 97-minute film. Talents Edward Asner, Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Gary Grimes, Dick Enberg, and Tom Bosley enliven the somewhat predictable plot of this 1976 Disney film. Other notable appearances include real-life football players Dick Butkus and Johnny Unitas. This is fun, wholesome entertainment for children ages 3 and older. --Tami Horiuchi

Trivia for Gus (1976), starring Don Knotts, Tim Conway

Bob Crane’s last movie.
The chase scene playing on the drive-in screen is from Disney’s ‘The Million Dollar Duck (1971)’ , also directed by Vincent McEveety.