Search - Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends: Ponce de Leon on DVD

Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 09/06/2005 Format: DVD Edition: Television SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 0 hrs 49 mins Studio: Koch Vision Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Children's/Family, Family-Oriented Adventure

This film, hosted by Shelley Duvall, is a spoof, loosely based on the exploits of Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon. The Spaniard laid claim to Florida in 1513, landing near St. Augustine. History has it that he was seeking the Fountain of Youth, a legend that he had learned from native peoples in the Caribbean. He never did find it, but a few years later he was made acquainted with an Indian arrow, which dealt him a mortal blow. The film features photography of the lands that Ponce de Leon conquered throughout the Caribbean, as well as of Florida. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide