Rating: PG
Movie Release Date: January 18, 1991
DVD Release Date: April 23, 2002
Plot 411: Jack London's classic tale about the bond between a boy and his dog in the Yukon.
Review: I was not even a tween, let alone a teen, when I saw this film, but afterward I had a huge crush on Ethan Hawke. Lesson learned? A guy who loves dogs (or in this case a wolf dog) is a keeper. Hawke plays Jack Conroy, a gold prospector trying to fulfill his dad's last wish. The audience follows him to Alaska where he learns to pan for gold with his father's cohorts Alex Larson (Klaus Maria Brandauer) and Skunker (Seymour Cassel). The pitfalls of goldmining and the harsh environment of the Klondike are hellacious and awe-inspiring at the same time. Conroy's path crosses with that of a mistreated wolf dog named White Fang. He rescues the animal and their faithful bond begins. I'm a sucker for movies in which animals play a big role. I'm hard pressed to think of one that I didn't like. Because of this, I must acknowledge my positive bias for this movie despite a lot of plot hiccups and the fact that it strays a bit from Jack London's original plot. The Alaskan landscape is captured beautifully in all its harshness. How do they get the animals to act and react the way they do? Amazing! This movie is both snuggly cute and tear-jerkingly sad at times. Make sure you've got a box of tissues handy.
Watch It: For the breath-taking shots of scenery blankted in white snow.
Skip It: If you're a tradionalist and like London's plot just the way it is.
Movie Release Date: January 18, 1991
DVD Release Date: April 23, 2002
Plot 411: Jack London's classic tale about the bond between a boy and his dog in the Yukon.
Review: I was not even a tween, let alone a teen, when I saw this film, but afterward I had a huge crush on Ethan Hawke. Lesson learned? A guy who loves dogs (or in this case a wolf dog) is a keeper. Hawke plays Jack Conroy, a gold prospector trying to fulfill his dad's last wish. The audience follows him to Alaska where he learns to pan for gold with his father's cohorts Alex Larson (Klaus Maria Brandauer) and Skunker (Seymour Cassel). The pitfalls of goldmining and the harsh environment of the Klondike are hellacious and awe-inspiring at the same time. Conroy's path crosses with that of a mistreated wolf dog named White Fang. He rescues the animal and their faithful bond begins. I'm a sucker for movies in which animals play a big role. I'm hard pressed to think of one that I didn't like. Because of this, I must acknowledge my positive bias for this movie despite a lot of plot hiccups and the fact that it strays a bit from Jack London's original plot. The Alaskan landscape is captured beautifully in all its harshness. How do they get the animals to act and react the way they do? Amazing! This movie is both snuggly cute and tear-jerkingly sad at times. Make sure you've got a box of tissues handy.
Watch It: For the breath-taking shots of scenery blankted in white snow.
Skip It: If you're a tradionalist and like London's plot just the way it is.
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