Forever Young, Forever Free

I lived in Africa for many years as a child and was taken to this movie at an outdoor movie theatre at the Etosha Pan game reserve. I saw this movie under the title "A Lollipop".

This is truely a film to inspire racial harmony and love and could serve a tool to teach our young children to be more tolerant.

This film deserves far more credit than it ever received.

I saw this film about fifteen years ago and was overwhelmed by the enchanting fairytale story of a young child abandoned to the nuns and is raised by them in South Africa. He befriends a native child and they become inseparable. Add a fluffy puppy called Snowball and just allow yourself to watch. The film doesn't watch like a Disney film, the children are never precocious, when the adventures get serious, they aren't far-fetched. You see yourself doing those stupid things as a kid.

One accident brings the white child to America, and the native child journeys to visit him. The disastrous results of his arrival are spell-binding to watch unfold, as well as his rescue. Then New York is all theirs.

The film is so subtle, you don't realize it is Jose Ferrer and Karen Valentine in the movie. Even Bernadette Peter's song is gentle. Definitely watch this film if you are in a depressed mood. It will cheer you up. I would love to see it again, but believe it or not, I recorded Peter's song off on an audio cassette and still have it. What a charmer this film was.

I saw this movie when it came out. I was 7 years old, and 28 years later it STILL hasn't left my head. It was exciting, frightening, touching, scary, beautiful, fun - I remember being transfixed to the screen while watching it. Tsepo's journey to NY, the boys rolling down the hill in the tires; all of these things are still vivid in my mind. I haven't come across a family/kid's adventure film like this since. I've hoped that someday they would put this movie out on DVD, because I have a 2 year old son now and I would LOVE for him to get to see this movie. I have never seen it on TV either. It's a movie everyone should see. Rarely do you get taken to South Africa in a kid's story.

I saw this movie as a 13-year-old boy as E' Lollipop. At that time I was wrapped up in Star Wars and other entertainment films. I went to see this film and it was the first time I cried in a movie--I was practically balling, secretly of course so I wouldn't be made fun of. I couldn't help it. This was the first time I actually had an appreciation for filmaking and seeing the deeper meaning a director has worked for. Forever Young has had a profound influence on me and the simple story of two boys sacrificing all for each other in a deep, nonsexual, relationship caused me to re-examine my boyhood friendships in a new light. It is not simple entertainment and carries a very serious message at many levels. Show it with care--it's not a movie to be seen by children by themselves or without any comment afterward; if they are paying attention at all, they will be affected by this powerful story.

A very heart-warming story and I would love to see it again. I saw this movie about 20 years ago and its one of the few I never forgot.(having only seen it once).

It tells the story of two children who become best of friends and get up to all kinds of mischief, some we can probably relate to ourselves. My memories of the adult actors are vague but I always remember the two youngsters who had me engrossed as an 8 year old.

It teaches us about the true value of friendship and this is highlighted especially in a certain moment in the movie.

A great movie for kids and adults alike.