A Cry in the Wild (1990)

Directed by

Mark Griffiths

Genre

drama film, survival film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy survives a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness. He must find food and shelter while fighting the elements and his own fear.

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What happens

A Cry in the Wild is a 1990 American coming-of-age survival drama film directed by Mark Griffiths, based on the 1987 novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The film was co-written by Paulsen, and stars Jared Rushton as Brian, Pamela Sue Martin as Brian's mom, Stephen Meadows as Brian's dad, and Ned Beatty as the pilot. It spawned three sequels: White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II (1993); White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild (1996); and White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf (2000). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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