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The Biscuit Eater

Name: The Biscuit Eater
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1972-03-22
Cast: Earl Holliman, Johnny Whitaker, George Spell, Pat Crowley, Lew Ayres

1972 | 92 min | Drama, Family

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: A natural pick for anyone who likes secrets inside secrets and anyone with a best friend they'd call at 3am. Nobody is quite who they seem. Same wavelength as Hachi: A Dog's Tale. The friendships are the beating heart of it.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Lively and easy to follow, at 1 hr 32 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

Lonnie and Text are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero. Tennessee farmer and dog trainer Harve McNeil tells his son Lonnie that his dog, Moreover, is a good-for-nothing 'biscuit eater'.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Vincent McEveety

Earl HollimanHarve McNeil
Johnny WhitakerLonnie McNeil
George SpellText Tomlin
Pat CrowleyMary Lee McNeil
Lew AyresMr. Ames
Godfrey CambridgeWillie Dorsey
Beah RichardsCharity Tomlin
Clifton JamesMr. Eben