A comedy filled with tenderness as a baby raccoon snuggles his way into the life of a lonely boy. He becomes the boy's only companion during his father's frequent absences. Because of Rascal, both father and son realize their responsibility to each other
Acting
Bill Mumy's painfully authentic lonely-kid energy.
Practical Effects
Real trained raccoons, zero CGI, pure chaos.
Director
Norman Tokar
Steve Forrest
Willard North
Bill Mumy
Sterling North
Elsa Lanchester
Mrs. Satterfield
Henry Jones
Garth Shadwick
Bettye Ackerman
Miss Whalen
Jonathan Daly
Rev. Thurman
John Fiedler
Cy Jenkins
Richard Erdman
Walt Dabbett
Herbert Anderson
Mr. Pringle
Robert Emhardt
Constable
Walter Pidgeon
Sterling North (voice)
Maudie Prickett
Miss Pince-nez (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Sterling North's actual 1963 autobiographical novel about his Wisconsin childhood. The real Rascal lived in a custom-built outdoor room, not the house—Hollywood took liberties with raccoon hygiene.
This was Disney's attempt to replicate their 1960s live-action family formula during their declining animation era—note how Rascal's chaos mirrors that one pesky squirrel in 'Swiss Family Robinson.'
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