Film

Johnny Appleseed

1986 · 51m · Family

IMDb

7.2

Shelley Duvall acted as host for this 1980s television series about legendary characters and historical events. This volume chronicles Jonathan Chapman (Martin Short), who loves two things: apples and his sweetheart, Jenny Smith (Molly Ringwald). Following Mother Nature's advice, he travels the countryside and sows apple seeds along the way, riling Smithville's imperious ruler (Rob Reiner) in this timeless American yarn.

Martin Short

Jonathan Chapman

Rob Reiner

Jack Smith

Molly Ringwald

Jenny Smith

Anne Jackson

Mother Nature

Lewis Arquette

Jimbo Smith / Narrator

Will Sampson

Chief

Michael McKean

Mac Macintosh

Archie Hahn

Jed

Walter Olkewicz

Zeke

David McCharen

Bart

Alan Autry

Butch

Tom O'Rourke

Joe

Richardson Morse

Mr. Chapman

Jane Alden

Mrs. Chapman

Martha Ferris

Edna

Mark Blankfield

Larry

• Christopher GuestDirector
• Mark CurtissWriter
• Rod AshWriter
• Shelley DuvallProducer

Release date

October 31, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

51m

Genres

Family