Tickle the Sky 1995
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Stark Productions, Inc.
Directed by David Stark
VHS, color, 40 min.
Adult
Anthropology, Sociology
Date Entered: 11/09/2018
Reviewed by Gerald Notaro, University Librarian, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida, St. PetersburgThe biggest challenge any instructional media faces is to interest the viewer/listener in a subject with which they may not have an existing affinity. With a subject of treeclimbing Tickle the Sky fails. Even the most ardent fan of such sport would find the entire 40 minutes tiring. Robert Fulghum, of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten fame hosts. His credentials read that he is "an avid treeclimber." We are told that treeclimbing does not harm the trees. It is doubtful that South Florida horticulturists who have banned Banyan treeclimbing to preserve them would agree. Cliches abound: treeclimbing is as American as apple pie; we are all kids at heart; we climb trees because they are there. The video includes information on the manufacture of the specially designed treeclimbing equipment and location shots of various treeclimbing expeditions. At $250, purchase is not recommended.