"Tad" (1995) - Kris Kristofferson as Abraham Lincoln - Family-Friendly Film

[@Lily_1010]

Kris makes a great Lincoln. I love this protrayal of Lincoln as a kind, patient and fun loving father.

[@mrs.g.9816]

Lincoln had to be the best POTUS ever. And it seemed he was a wonderful dad. Patient, loving, wise and full of good humor. I can't imagine him raising his voice in anger, especially with his kids. I don't care if Kris didn't look like Lincoln - His acting made me believe he was Lincoln, and all in all, this movie was done very well. I love the music used in the movie. The tune played at the end credits kept playing in my head. I'd like to find more music like it.

[@katiec4947]

Love this ☺️

[@SJJewel-fl2jl]

Kris was an excellent Lincoln. Great movie.

[@johannesnicolaas]

I am Dutch and I have just read Lincoln of Vidal and the study: Team of Rivals of Goodwin. What an interesting and lovable person he was. A man to be proud of.

[@thenextrung]

That book by Vidal is a classic!

[@johannesnicolaas]

@@thenextrung I am reading it again. So uplifting!

[@DavidJones-su9ob]

When I heard that Kris Kristofferson passed, I looked around for a copy of a film that he appeared in called "Tad". I had a special interest because some US Colored Troops (USCT) re-enactors, myself included, were tasked as extras in the film. In the scenes where Lincoln is meeting with his son Robert inside the tent, I am the soldier standing guard at the entrance of the tent. This really brings back some great memories and after the scenes concluded, Kris was gracious enough to thank me and shake my hand. He seemed like a very nice person. I'm really sorry to hear of his passing!

[@Clover-tf7jc]

Excellent movie and acting. Abraham Lincoln has always been my favorite president. He was a president who truly loved the people and his country. He is the reason that we are the "United" States of America. If only presidents today were as honest and loyal to the people of our country as Lincoln was. If only the presidents today would do everything possible to unite America rather than divide us.

[@Koopalingfan]

Totally.

[@Teenpool2009]

I'm proud of President Lincoln for freeing the slaves which I was supposed to freed the slaves before Lincoln and that was my biggest mistake that I will never forget and that would somehow prevent the Civil War in 1861

[@Koopalingfan]

@@Teenpool2009 Same.

[@christienelson1437]

I was saddened to see a story about Tad Lincoln that fails to talk about why he was so wild. Thomas was born with a cleft lip and palate. As a result his speech was difficult to grasp by most people and he was Lincoln’s youngest son. Tad was a bit spoiled and was allowed to interrupt meetings running and playing through the White House rooms. This was likely because Lincoln was gone on the circuit as a lawyer for long periods each year for approximately 26 years, the harshness of his own up bringing and Tad’s disability. Lincoln was close to his mother and older sister who both died when he was young. Thomas gave Lincoln lots of affection and relief from the tedious tasks of the presidency.

[@Nyx773]

@@christienelson1437 I also found it odd that they didn't portray Tad's speech impediment. However, the story is supposedly Tad's memories. As such, maybe Tad would not think that his speech was a problem? His speech problem was "cured" after Robert hired an elocution teacher for him a year or two after the assassination. And when Tad returned from Europe, he had a German accent.

[@Tbolt1000TForLife]

I watched this in school in the 5th grade back in '03 along with Selma, Lord, Selma! This brings back memories.

[@sheiladesoysa7112]

This movie was done very well. The story was dealt with in a sensitive manner. The acting was good all round and it was all so very sad. 😢 feel so deeply sad for Mary Lincoln. Poor soul.😢😢😢😢

[@Tiredofthinkingforaname]

No way 😮 I haven't seen this in eons. I may have been one of the first people to see this. My mom was the secretary to the directir of marketing for the family channel who produced this. She got to speak to kris kristifferson briefly when he called to soeak to her boss. I had to go to work with her one day and to give me something to do she put me in a conference room to watch this 😂 This is so cool...thank you!

[@erinwalker711]

This was a funny movie and had heart ♥️. Tad Lincoln’s antics were a much needed respite for his Dad who was trying to keep the republic together and a Civil War was well under way.

[@jeffreyhutton8283]

Kris Kristofferson looked like Lincoln and had a great personality as to how he loved his family and his three boys. What I read about Pres. Lincoln he had the same love for his wife and boys. This is a great historical movie about the Lincoln’s.

[@jasonpaquin3540]

Wow what great work being Abraham Lincoln kris very amazing work on this movie and the part where Tad was riding the goat was just to hilarious 😆 🤣 😄 but one thing the ending of the movie is just to sad to think about it I literally cried to that I can't watch the ending but other then that this is a great movie 😁😁😁❤❤❤💗💗💗🥰🥰😇😇😇😭😭😭😭

[@SteveHarvy0swald]

RIP Kris. Thank you for everything.

[@ONYINYEIFEANYIBRUNO-ro4fw]

I just shed some tears coming to the end of the movie 😢😢...A.B Lincoln was truly a wonderful father and President. Anyone else agrees? 12-07-2024.

[@workingman-xl6xh]

I miss family friendly movies. Thank you for posting.

[@stacysatterfield2154]

I love Kris as Abraham Lincoln. Lol loved the part when Tad and Willie rode the goat cart into Mary Lincoln 's women gathering.

[@theprayinggirl1587]

It has been said that he frequently interrupted presidential meetings and other events in the white house.

[@williambarr2698]

Since President Lincoln was taken after the assassin's bullet cut him down. A great number of books written by each subsequent generation. What has so often taken a back seat to the larger then life man is the fact he was a man. He was a son, a brother, a husband and a father. A lot of attention has even been given to he and his family. What is overlooked to often has been the man that mourned. We can only imagine how he felt at the death of 2 children and the local young man cut down in early action. This nation was not and has not been served by a greater man so dedicated to his oath of office and his strong belief that no person should be owned. To this day our country should thank God for send this man at that time. He it not been the study hand of that rural breed Grandson of a Patriot we may not have survived as a country. How would/ the world look if this nation had not been endured?

[@dolinaj1]

A lot is know about Lincoln the man. Perhaps you should read more.

[@jkenreyn977]

@@dolinaj1 along with what really happened to Willie and Tad.

[@andrewpytko4773]

Even Jefferson Davis was moved by Willie Lincolns's death.

[@charlietheanteater3918]

0:11 No brass band in Springfield Illinois would ever play “Bonnie blue flag”, a Confederate song

[@FlyingTooFast]

There’s always the Irish volunteer

[@WonderfulEagle-mm1vj]

That's right.

[@kristannHarrigan-l6j]

This is a good movie. Kristofferson is a short Lincoln, but pretty good actor.

[@PennySmyrk]

A very good movie…all the actors were great,especially Kristofferson, who I think was a striking likeness to Abe Lincoln!! Beautifully shot & directed, it was an excellent portrayal of a great president👍👏

[@katehartley621]

Yes, please! Keep up the good work! We desperately need to be reminded of the Heart of our country.

[@pamelamyers-lewis5886]

I watched this on television years ago and loved it so much. I’ve looked for it for years; so happy to find it now!

[@Nyx773]

This was a very nice movie. It had a lot of inaccuracies and anachronistic features. But I think it is a good introduction of Lincoln history for children and adults. Since the premise of the movie is that it is Tad's childhood recollections, then one could assume that any inaccuracies are the result of his faulty memory. In real life, Tad had a severe speech impediment in which only those who knew him well were able to understand him. Thanks to Robert in 1867, Tad had elocution lessons to correct his speech. Tad spent his last 3 years primarily being schooled in Germany and returned to the U.S. a couple of months before his death speaking with a German accent. The portrayals of Mary and Robert also were not quite accurate, but acceptable. Mary was very permissive with her sons, not scolding. They downplayed her aristocratic manner in which she thought that she was better than everyone else. But I'm glad they included mentioning the incident at City Point in which she berated Mrs. Ord, reducing her to tears. Although Robert was a bit of a prig, he was of great comfort to his mother and knew how to talk to her to calm her down. The movie over-emphasized his crankiness. Before the assassination, Robert was known to be jovial and almost as much of a prankster as his younger brothers.

[@jkenreyn977]

Some sources report that Tad instead of passing away actually went to the Middle East.

[@Nyx773]

@@jkenreyn977 Best of luck having a fulfilling life if you keep up the habit of making troll comments.

[@LW62FL]

So appreciative I can still find this movie!

[@MsBackstager]

I can't wait to watch this -- because I love Honest Abe and I've never heard of this movie.

[@Teenpool2009]

This is not only a story about The greatest leader of America this is also a story about a kid who lost his father

[@doreekaplan2589]

As hundreds of thousands did at that time.

[@pattyseverson4956]

And a father who lost a son

[@M.Sforza]

@@pattyseverson4956And a wife who lost her husband. And a country that lost its greatest leader.

[@pattyseverson4956]

The movie sucked

[@BoonOrBust]

Loved it! Thanks..!! To those who produce film You need more authentic and factual history movies like this. Raunchy verbiage is great as well as long as it’s factual Live up to Truth. People are connecting the dots as to where things lie , con,trick or deceive and the young who are not hearing the importance of true facts will be the next to be caught up in the turmoil of just who they really belong to.

[@ahmedqassem6572]

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[@skate103]

Speak English!!​@@ahmedqassem6572

[@denisestrickland2976]

Music was good, but as some one had mentioned, They won’t of ever played The Bonnie Blue Flag, when he was boarding the train. Other than that, those boys were a piece of work! It’s in written history the ran around like a bunch of heathens thru the White House, & that Ol Abe never got on to them about their behavior. I had to laugh, but then it gets sad. It was worth the watch. I enjoyed the movie.

[@justinamarina8192]

I think he looks more like Burt Reynolds here but he sort of looks like Lincoln

[@Dallas_K]

Have, not of.

[@prissypants2336]

I loved this...

[@countrybunny0321]

This was such a good movie!!!

[@lizlocher3612]

I love history n Abraham Lincoln, but combined with Kris Kristofferson we have a triple winner!!!

[@itorapadas]

Jane Curtin as Mary Todd lacked the Kentucky accent. Sounded New England.

[@philhamood7596]

I think

[@coyotedust]

Abraham Lincoln's grandfather was Abraham Lincoln Sr., who fought in the Revolutionary War as a Captain of a militia. He was granted some land in the Shenandoah Valley of Kentucky and traveled with Daniel Boone opening up that wilderness. He owned 5,000 acres of the richest ground in Kentucky. One day while planting corn with is three sons, one of them being Thomas Lincoln, the father of Abraham Lincoln, the President, an Indian shot and killed Abraham. The eldest son, Mordecai ran to the cabin grabbed a gun and through the slits in the cabin aimed and shot the Indian dead. The Indian was fast approaching young Thomas who was reportedly 8 years old, crying over his dead father's body to scalp the dead man, and either grab or kill the boy. Abraham Lincoln Sr. never left a will, so the law always gave the property to the oldest son, that being Mordecai. Thomas went from being a son of a Pioneer in the Ohio Valley who was land rich to poverty, and having to make his own way.

[@LolManI-75]

That man does NOT look like Abraham Lincoln 🤣🤣🤣 Although I do like his character, with how he just wants to hang out with his own kids and have fun with them whenever he can. I just hope that's how he actually was 😊

[@justinamarina8192]

Excellent movie

[@sandyhardin5617]

Great movie

[@markherron1407]

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[@MsBackstager]

Tad only lived to age 18. Roberts lived to 80+ and the other 2 sons died very young --- sad situation.

[@jkenreyn977]

Except some sources report that Willie and Tad were removed to Libya instead of actually passing away.

[@mariocisneros911]

Did Kris come from the same area as Lincoln?? Kentucky area or nearby .

[@niecybaker7388]

Great movie 🎥🍿

[@WonderfulEagle-mm1vj]

I heard he had a lot of patience with 😅mary too

[@bethbartlett5692]

DNA revealed that we are related to Abraham Lincoln, what a most inspiring realization, for I have always shared a natural common perspective of People, Opportunities, Harmony Realism, the Possibilities we Humans have, and his affection for humor. Establishing a habit of being "Conscious in Thought" + "Applying Higher Mind" is key to looking through the eyes of Lincoln. It was a delightful discovery ...

[@charlesmccormick585]

Certainly a little hokey but, I think, it was intended to be that way. Clearly was not interested in historical accuracy, but the subject was Tad so I'm not sure the rest mattered.

[@tomlavelle8340]

I remember watching this at the time. Was so sad to have Tad die at the end.

[@emilielaurent6098]

Tad and Willie were both an handful in real life. Although the pushing out of office seekers is a made up for the movie, they really did rang the bells altogether! Among many other stuff, like pulling a cart in the East Room, and later, Tad alone charged every visitor five cents to go visit the president. They were really over spoiled, even by today's positive education standards.

[@sueferris3685]

Totally agree.

[@jasonpaquin3540]

Lincoln's love to his sons is very sweet and very loving now I know why Lincoln was a very very very loving father to his family 👪 ❤ 💙 ♥ 😀 😍 🥰🥰🥰🥰😇😇😇😘😘😘💗💗💗💗❤❤❤❤❣❣💝💝💝💝💖💖💖💖🧔🧒👦😇😇

[@stilltlrforlife]

I cannot imagine what that poor family went through.

[@zacharyclark5617]

18:26. Inaccurate flag.

[@gabrielzayas2251]

How inaccurate is it?

[@FlyingTooFast]

@@gabrielzayas2251 the actual confederate flag was the stars and bars This commonly gets tangled up. That’s actually the battle jack.

[@garyc39]

I was thinking the same thing.Too many stars for 1861.I wish these historical movies wold be more accurate.This is just plain cheap.Why even show the flag in the first place?No wonder people are so dumb down.

[@gabrielzayas2251]

@@garyc39 Movies just can't be 100% accurate as documentaries.

[@davidrobinson8337]

That was the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia.The Confederate flag had that white field with eleven stars on it

[@fredhall5038]

How odd. They open the show playing The Bonnie Blue Flag. The Confederate emblem.

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[@williambrock3349]

I enjoy historical movies like this but I like it if it had more fife and drum patriotic music playing in the background

[@jparker59able]

If there was anyone, even with makeup, who didn't look anything like Abraham Lincoln it's Kris Kristofferson.

[@mickmchale1]

Oh, I so dissagree.

[@justinamarina8192]

I think he looks more like Burt Reynolds here but he sort of looks like Lincoln

[@odoublegfpv701]

Truth your way xx

[@carolinelalumiere4834]

😅

[@jasonpaquin3540]

​@@mickmchale1 same, kris did amazing 👏 🎉🎉

[@gabrielzayas2251]

You will also bring back Path to War and Kingfish?

[@EarlyMusicDiva]

Is this the same Bug Hall who has a YT channel now??

[@milliebanks7209]

Not only was Mary Todd crazy so were her children! In fact I have read that the entire Todd family was touched! Disagree if you like, I don't mind,

[@Nyx773]

I disagree with your blanket statement, please don't exaggerated to try to make your point sound more interesting. And please try to use more sympathetic language and not words like "crazy". A significant number of the Todd clan, including Mary, had severe mental health issues. At least one committed suicide and her half brother David was a sadistic psychopath. But it was not the "entire" family. None of her children were "crazy". Tad and Willie were mentally stable, just allowed to be overly rambunctious. Robert had a temper plus "nervous dyspepsia". He also had 2 near mental breakdowns (after the deaths of his son and Tad), but he was mentally stable otherwise.

[@thebanjolady]

I just can’t buy Jane Curtin as Mary Lincoln. It ruined the whole movie for me

[@Yelyzavetta27483]

Why?

[@charliesommers4657]

Omg l pledge allegiance to the American flag as they are now our New government 🎉

[@3r7torus6]

In Ending His Father Was Assassinated

[@shadraklombard2844]

Ted didn't go to school ?

[@Nyx773]

Nope, Tad had a tutor but he wasn't encouraged to study. Tad had a speech impediment and his parents didn't want to embarrass him.

[@WonderfulEagle-mm1vj]

Iys a terrible yhing when patents out live the e choldren yobremember how the choldren died to greive over them. For the rest of their lives

[@gotchalifeandrobloxandcoco9589]

1:21:1

[@jrhandley]

The Zouave colonel seems awfully young for a colonel.

[@davidrobinson8337]

That's Elmer Ellsworth. He organized a drill team which later became Zouaves. He got killed early in the war when he removed a Rebel Flag.. Lincoln was devastated.

[@jrhandley]

@@davidrobinson8337 thanks for that!

[@timothyhuebner3889]

I'm related to Colonel Ellsworth. He was 24 when in was killed in May of 1861. Also, a little quibble. In the movie, it shows Ellsworth tearing down the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, which didn't exist until late 1861. I'm glad that they showed the Colonel in a movie, but clearly because it is a family film, the producers didn't see the need to do a little research. The flag still exists, is a massive 14 x 24 feet, and is the Stars and bars, the actual National flag of the Confederacy...Also, the dude playing Ellsworth looks nothing like the real thing.

[@jrhandley]

@@timothyhuebner3889 how do you make colonel at 24? Yikes!

[@Nyx773]

@@timothyhuebner3889 I agree, the actor didn't resemble E. Elmer Ellsworth - both in the face and stature (Elmer was 5'5"). I don't think it's a lack of "need" for research. My guess is that the budget didn't "allow" for thorough research, script consultants, etc.

[@charlesritt5088]

Kris Kristofferson working for pat robertson ?

[@MikeMarley-r9s]

I wonder what Old Abe would say about the disrespect certain presidents have done in Our Whitehouse in the last two score of years ?I bet it would curl ones hair for sure.😮

[@MikeMarley-r9s]

Mary Tod Lincoln ,the first Karen of America.😂

[@susanhowe163]

IM AFRAID I HAVE TO AGREE WITH JACKIE PARKER. CHRIS DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ANY OF THE OTHER ABE LINCOLN ACTORS I'VE SEEN AND IF THE REAL ABE HAD BEEN ABLE TO SEE THIS...😂😂😂😂🎉😅😅😅. SORRY. I'M JUST SOME CANADIAN 😂😂WHO FINDS THIS REALLY FUNNY 😁 😅😅😅😂😊

[@charleskeefer3043]

Orange yah say?

[@ladysuzanna1]

robert was spoil child no respect to his parents

[@tefinnegan5239]

When the skyrag, of a terrorist empire, is the first image, I know I'll have zero interest in wasting 1.5 hours of my life watching it.

[@samuelmccarter4659]

OK big man you tell em

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

You don't show anything I would watch for a long time its all War.. what happened to the Friday the 13th Twilight Zones ? And Comedy's? 😭🇦🇺🦘🐨🥃 I stay subscribed in hope but it's been war war war for a long time... We have enough Fantasyland War in Reality...b