The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975)

Directed by

Stewart Raffill

Genre

adventure film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

G

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family leaves the big city to live in the Rocky Mountains. They build a log cabin and befriend wild animals while adjusting to a simpler life off the grid.

wholesomeleisurelyidyllicwarmfamily-orientedoutdoorsyoptimistic

What happens

The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (also known as The Wilderness Family) is a 1975 American family adventure drama film directed by Stewart Raffill and starring Robert Logan, George Buck Flower and Susan Damante-Shaw. The film is about Skip Robinson and his family who decide to move from Los Angeles, California to a new home in the majestic Rocky Mountains, where Skip builds a log cabin and the children befriend wild animals. As the intrepid Robinsons make a simpler life for themselves off the grid, they discover that, in the wilderness, each day brings its own adventure. The Adventures of the Wilderness Family was released in theaters on December 19, 1975, by Pacific International Enterprises, and grossed $28.8 million. The film had two sequels: The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978, also known as Wilderness Family Part 2) and Mountain Family Robinson (1979). The filming location was the Gunnison National Forest in the state of Colorado. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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