He tamed the cattle... and the WILD natives of Hawaii.
A Wayward Texas cowboy washes up on the beaches of Hawaii and is taken home by an fatherless boy. He saves the family's business while romancing the single mom.
The Castaway Cowboy (1974) is a adventure, family, comedy and western film directed by Vincent McEveety, released on August 1, 1974 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars James Garner, Vera Miles, Eric Shea and Robert Culp. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 31 ratings.
James Garner
as Lincoln Costain
Vera Miles
as Henrietta MacAvoy
Eric Shea
as Booton 'Little Maca' MacAvoy
Robert Culp
as Calvin Bryson
Manu Tupou
as Kimo
Gregory Sierra
as Marruja
Shug Fisher
as Capt. Cary
Kim Kahana
as Oka
Buddy Joe Hooker
as Boatman
Elizabeth Smith
as Liliha (MacAvoy housekeeper)
Nephi Hannemann
as Malakoma (witch doctor)
Lito Capiña
as Leleo
Directed by Vincent McEveety, written by Don Tait, Don Tait and Richard M. Bluel, produced by Ron Miller and Winston Hibler.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 31 ratings.
Not bad, not good. <em>'The Castaway Cowboy'</em> is a run-of-the-mill live-action offering from Disney. The casting is fine but plain, while the plot is alright if unspectacular and entirely predictable - especially the love story, which is one of the most obvious I think I have ever seen. The humour is decent, probably the best part of this. James Garner (Costain) and Vera Miles (Henrietta) are a duo once again,…
Reviewed on August 21, 2020
James Garner ("Costain") is washed up on the beach of an Hawaiian island where he is befriended by a widow "Henrietta" (Vera Miles) and her young son "Booton" (Eric Shea). They are struggling farmers, and so he sets his mind to try to help them out. All of this much to the chagrin of local bigwig "Bryson" (Robert Culp) who has designs on their cattle and on the good lady. The ensuing adventure is actually quite…
Reviewed on May 27, 2023
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The Castaway Cowboy (1974) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Castaway Cowboy (1974) includes James Garner, Vera Miles, Eric Shea, Robert Culp and Manu Tupou. The film was directed by Vincent McEveety. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Castaway Cowboy was released on August 1, 1974 and runs for 1h 31m.
The Castaway Cowboy (1974) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 31 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, family and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
