--- product_id: 60720798 title: "A Father's Son" price: "3246 kr" currency: ISK in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/60720798-a-fathers-son store_origin: IS region: Iceland --- # A Father's Son **Price:** 3246 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Father's Son - **How much does it cost?** 3246 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/60720798-a-fathers-son) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description An intimate move of the star from Little House on the Prairie, Bonanza, Highway to Heaven-Michael Landon and his son, Michael Landon Jr's portayal of the star's divorce and the break-up of the family and the healing of wounds that only God can provide. Review: What a gift to true Michael Landon fans - What a beautiful movie. What a gift to true Michael Landon fans. Initially, I thought this was a typical documentary by a son with other actors talking about how great Michael Landon was. However, this is actually a very honest, intimate story by his son about their family life. It didn't sugar coat either Michael or Michael Jr.'s lives. This would make an excellent addition to family movie night, especially for teenagers. I think Michael Sr. must be very proud of his son. Review: "Michael Landon: The Father I Knew" - Before my review, I just wanted to note that this film originally aired on CBS on May 23, 1999, under the title "Michael Landon: The Father I Knew". I saw this film when it first aired, and never lost respect for Michael "Mike" Landon or his son Michael Jr. As someone who has had a life long interest in film and television production, Michael Landon is sort of one of my "heros", largely because he's one of the only people in history to write, direct, produce, and act in three highly successful hit series with only one season of downtime between each (during which he was still busy developing the new show!), and during the height of the success of 'Little House', created, wrote, directed, and produced the series "Father Murphy" starring Merlin Olsen, which ran for two seasons concurrent with LHOP's seventh and eighth seasons during the same time period when he divorced and remarried (so he was producing two series concurrently and actively involved and wearing multiple hats with each...that HAD to be stressful!). He had started work on yet another series in the months immediately prior to his untimely passing in 1991 (the pilot for this series aired as a movie of the week posthumously, and was called "Us"). His talent was such that only a handful of people, including television pioneers Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, have ever paralleled his success, and nearly all such people also had unfortunate family issues as a result of their highly demanding careers. While there are many who "pan" this film because it was told only from Michael Jr.'s POV and some feel that it sheds Mike in a very bad (and "inaccurate") light, you do have to remember, the film was called "The Father I Knew" (and now "A Father's Son"), which gives it away that it is Michael Jr.'s take on the events as HE saw them, perhaps not in the way they actually happened. With that said, one VERY important aspect that was left out of the film was the day to day stresses and struggles of Mike's career--as I said, he had no less than quadruple credits on all his series, and there were even episodes of all his series that he "ghost wrote" but the credit went to someone else. He was a very controlling artist by design, and as such, unfortunately, in telling stories that touched the lives of so many millions of people and likely saved marriages and family relationships and even personal friendships and relationships with co-workers and also how we should treat those less fortunate than us, he sadly and inadvertently sacrificed the happiness of his own family. It is quite possible that if his work life hadn't been so demanding and hectic and he was able to balance things with his personal life better, he wouldn't have fell in love with the make up artist on his show as a result of spending more time with her and the rest of the "Little House on the Prairie" cast and crew than his own wife and family. It has been reported by multiple cast and crew members from 'Little House' that there was always a very strict 6PM wrap time because Landon DID want his cast and crew to have a life outside of the work, which is extremely rare in film and television, where oftentimes production runs continually around the clock, with early call times in the wee hours of the morning that extend to the wee hours of the morning the next day, day in and day out. Unfortunately for Mike, though, his own 6PM wrap was not often observed by him personally, as he would then leave the set to go work on editing film or working on a script for the next week's show. Again, Michael Landon is a man I admire from a career goal standpoint, but perhaps he taught us some important lessons off screen that sort of reveal his own hypocritical lifestyle. After watching this film, you can almost see that there were storylines for episodes of all his series that unfortunately mirrored his own real life shortcomings, and in retrospect add the unintended message of "Do as I say, Not as I Do". Although he did it subconsciously, he more or less sacrificed his own relationships to "save" ours, in an indirect way. As the "moral" of many 'Little House' storylines go, appreciate your friends, your family, and let them know you love them, not only by telling them, but by showing them and being there for them--like he ultimately wasn't for his own kids as he should have been. Michael Jr. really did a great job of telling his own emotional story of how he felt as a result of this, and this movie serves the purpose of reminding everyone that no one--not even the man who embodied Little Joe aka Charles Ingalls aka Jonathan Smith, and brought to life so many other hundreds of characters--is perfect or infallible. But he still created several bodies of respectable work though, which have touched the lives of millions. For that, I will always have respect for him. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00I3KU0YK | | Best Sellers Rank | #159,793 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #11,327 in Kids & Family DVDs | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (153) | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 884051 | | MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) | | Media Format | Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 0.57 x 5.4 x 7.51 inches; 2.19 ounces | | Release date | March 1, 2014 | | Run time | 1 hour and 37 minutes | | Studio | Word Music | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Schneider, John - **Format:** Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC - **Genre:** Kids & Family - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 37 minutes ## Images ![A Father's Son - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71hLY1ZNLAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a gift to true Michael Landon fans *by T***S on September 26, 2020* What a beautiful movie. What a gift to true Michael Landon fans. Initially, I thought this was a typical documentary by a son with other actors talking about how great Michael Landon was. However, this is actually a very honest, intimate story by his son about their family life. It didn't sugar coat either Michael or Michael Jr.'s lives. This would make an excellent addition to family movie night, especially for teenagers. I think Michael Sr. must be very proud of his son. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Michael Landon: The Father I Knew" *by T***K on September 28, 2020* Before my review, I just wanted to note that this film originally aired on CBS on May 23, 1999, under the title "Michael Landon: The Father I Knew". I saw this film when it first aired, and never lost respect for Michael "Mike" Landon or his son Michael Jr. As someone who has had a life long interest in film and television production, Michael Landon is sort of one of my "heros", largely because he's one of the only people in history to write, direct, produce, and act in three highly successful hit series with only one season of downtime between each (during which he was still busy developing the new show!), and during the height of the success of 'Little House', created, wrote, directed, and produced the series "Father Murphy" starring Merlin Olsen, which ran for two seasons concurrent with LHOP's seventh and eighth seasons during the same time period when he divorced and remarried (so he was producing two series concurrently and actively involved and wearing multiple hats with each...that HAD to be stressful!). He had started work on yet another series in the months immediately prior to his untimely passing in 1991 (the pilot for this series aired as a movie of the week posthumously, and was called "Us"). His talent was such that only a handful of people, including television pioneers Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, have ever paralleled his success, and nearly all such people also had unfortunate family issues as a result of their highly demanding careers. While there are many who "pan" this film because it was told only from Michael Jr.'s POV and some feel that it sheds Mike in a very bad (and "inaccurate") light, you do have to remember, the film was called "The Father I Knew" (and now "A Father's Son"), which gives it away that it is Michael Jr.'s take on the events as HE saw them, perhaps not in the way they actually happened. With that said, one VERY important aspect that was left out of the film was the day to day stresses and struggles of Mike's career--as I said, he had no less than quadruple credits on all his series, and there were even episodes of all his series that he "ghost wrote" but the credit went to someone else. He was a very controlling artist by design, and as such, unfortunately, in telling stories that touched the lives of so many millions of people and likely saved marriages and family relationships and even personal friendships and relationships with co-workers and also how we should treat those less fortunate than us, he sadly and inadvertently sacrificed the happiness of his own family. It is quite possible that if his work life hadn't been so demanding and hectic and he was able to balance things with his personal life better, he wouldn't have fell in love with the make up artist on his show as a result of spending more time with her and the rest of the "Little House on the Prairie" cast and crew than his own wife and family. It has been reported by multiple cast and crew members from 'Little House' that there was always a very strict 6PM wrap time because Landon DID want his cast and crew to have a life outside of the work, which is extremely rare in film and television, where oftentimes production runs continually around the clock, with early call times in the wee hours of the morning that extend to the wee hours of the morning the next day, day in and day out. Unfortunately for Mike, though, his own 6PM wrap was not often observed by him personally, as he would then leave the set to go work on editing film or working on a script for the next week's show. Again, Michael Landon is a man I admire from a career goal standpoint, but perhaps he taught us some important lessons off screen that sort of reveal his own hypocritical lifestyle. After watching this film, you can almost see that there were storylines for episodes of all his series that unfortunately mirrored his own real life shortcomings, and in retrospect add the unintended message of "Do as I say, Not as I Do". Although he did it subconsciously, he more or less sacrificed his own relationships to "save" ours, in an indirect way. As the "moral" of many 'Little House' storylines go, appreciate your friends, your family, and let them know you love them, not only by telling them, but by showing them and being there for them--like he ultimately wasn't for his own kids as he should have been. Michael Jr. really did a great job of telling his own emotional story of how he felt as a result of this, and this movie serves the purpose of reminding everyone that no one--not even the man who embodied Little Joe aka Charles Ingalls aka Jonathan Smith, and brought to life so many other hundreds of characters--is perfect or infallible. But he still created several bodies of respectable work though, which have touched the lives of millions. For that, I will always have respect for him. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Father's Son *by K***Y on September 13, 2020* This movie is an excellent. I grew up watching Little House on the Prairie that Michael Landon starred in. I am a fan of TV show. I do remember about Michael Landon. I'll never forget about him. I wanted to see this movie again. I saw it on TV cable many years ago. Michael Jr. had feelings for his famous father in that movie. Those are his huge personal issues. I do remember I heard the news about Michael's diagnosis, pancreatic cancer, on TV and then his death. Michael was a very nice man on his TV interviews. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.is/products/60720798-a-fathers-son](https://www.desertcart.is/products/60720798-a-fathers-son) --- *Product available on Desertcart Iceland* *Store origin: IS* *Last updated: 2026-04-28*