Lassie: The New Beginning (1978)

영국 요크셔 지방에서 광부로 일하던 아버지가 가족의 사랑을 받던 개 래시를 백작에게 팔고, 스코틀랜드로 옮겨진 래시가 극적으로 탈출에 성공해 가족에게 돌아오기까지의 과정을 그린 가족영화.

타너 가족은 버지니아로 이사가는 도중 교통사고를 목격하게 되고 이 사고로 떠돌이 개가 되어버린 래시를 만나게 된다. 이때부터 래시는 터너 가족과 동행하게 되고 13살된 아들된 매튜(Matthew Turner: 톰 거리 분)의 영원한 동반자가 된다. 4살때 엄마를 잃고 엄마의 기억 속에서 항상 외롭게 지내던 매튜를 버지니아의 아름다운 정취 속으로 이끌어주며 새 엄마와 새로운 생활에 적응할 수 있게 도와준다. 아빠의 직장일이 예정대로 잘 풀리지 않자, 매튜는 아빠에게 양목 사업을 제안하고 모든 일이 순조롭게 시작된다. 담장을 만들고 양을 사들이고 함께 일하며 오랜만에 가족의 행복을 확인하는 터너 가족, 그러나 이웃과의 땅 분쟁에 휘말리게 되고 매튜와 래시는 생사가 달린 모험을 감행하게 되는데.

Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.

A two-part episode of the original Lassie television series (that aired in 1971) made into a single TV-movie.

William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.

In this touching drama a disparate group of people rally together to save a dog that has fallen into a deep well.

Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and his dog.

Lassie is claimed from his family by a "former owner" and then braves a cross country trip to rejoin the ones that love her.

When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.

Laddie (Son of Lassie) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage?

After years of prospecting, Jonathan finally strikes gold. He returns to town only to discover that his partner has since died and left Tommy fatherless. He decides to leave Shep (played by Lassie) with Tommy to cheer him up. Meanwhile, Jonathan's new partner, Lin, isn't interested in sharing the gold, and lures Jonathan to his death. Lassie immediately deduces what's happened, so Lin poisons Lassie. Lassie barely pulls through and pursues Lin to a climactic confrontation where, due to an off-screen accident with some liquid nitrogen, Lin's gun jams.

Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from her, and he's drafted into K-9 duty in the trenches until battle fatigue takes its toll and he turns vicious. And even though he finds his way back home, he may be condemned as a killer.