Never Cry Wolf | 
| Director: Carroll Ballard
Actors: Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah, Hugh Webster
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 5260
Format: Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DISD35370D
UPC: 786936240825
EAN: 0786936240825
ASIN: B0001I55Y2
Theatrical Release Date: October 7, 1983
Release Date: September 7, 2004
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Carroll Ballard's 1983 adaptation of Farley Mowat's autobiographical novel turns his life-changing experience studying the wolves in Canada's inhospitable North into a moving drama of one man's courage and discovery of nature's majesty. Charles Martin Smith plays green biologist Tyler, sent by the Canadian government to "prove" that the wolves are depleting the caribou herds, but what he finds is a natural world in perfect harmony where he becomes a tolerated outsider. Dumped unprepared in the wilds by a hard drinking bush pilot (Brian Dennehy), Tyler learns survival skills from the aged Eskimo who saves his life and the rules of coexistence from a neighboring wolf (which results in a literal pissing contest as man and beast mark their respective territories). Tyler's journey culminates in the majestic run with the wolf pack, an exhilarating sequence where for an instant he becomes one with natural environment of the wilds. For all its beauty, however, Tyler's experience becomes a bittersweet lesson as the encroachment of hunters, tourism, and the social landscape threaten the natural order. As in his previous film, the delicate and lovely The Black Stallion, Ballard's astounding visual treatment captures the awesome natural beauty of the Canadian wilderness with power and poignancy. Kevin Costner's Oscar-winning Dances with Wolves explores many of the themes presented in this film, but without the resonance or beauty of Ballard's unsung masterpiece. --Sean Axmaker
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 Just found this dvd available - a truly great film, unforgettable June 15, 2009
Tactitles (Missouri)
I first saw this in the theater many years ago, and I own an old VHS copy. Now I will be ordering the DVD. There were no weaknesses in this movie for me. It is beautiful, haunting, thoughtful, and ultimately uplifting. Charles Martin Smith turned in an outstanding performance, and is convincing as an introverted scientist who is at ease in the desolate tundra landscape. Brian Dennehy is perfect in his small role, and I never tire of watching his performance. The story seems simple and straightforward, and the wonder of the movie is how deep it really is. I was moved along so gradually that I hardly noticed how involved I had become in the movie, and yet the effect was instant when it ended - I watched it again and again. All these years later it is still among a short list of my favorite movies. I don't know how many times I have watched it, but each is as enjoyable as the first. It is truly a loss for many people who have never heard of the movie, who may never see it. The book was also good, but here is a rare example of a movie far surpassing the book.
Great Movie April 5, 2009
Dyann W. Dube
My husband was pleasantly surprised that Amazon had this movie on DVD. Good movie--G rating!
Never Cry Wolf March 30, 2009
David Daggett (Grants Pass, Or United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Have always loved this movie. This particular copy is very good quality. Of course since the movie first came out we now have a 37" HDTV and HD DVD player which could have made a BIG difference;-) And it did!!!
Several of our friends have already borrowed it and loved it...
Thanks.
Dave Daggett
Cries out for Blue-Ray March 21, 2009
Jack Rice (Southern California, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Charles Martin Smith was always typecast as the nerd/geek. Well, here's a starring role for the type, and Smith brings it off to perfection. As a scientist out to study wolves, not master nature, Smith develops his character from clumsy academic to man of the wilderness thanks to the imperative of sheer survival. He plays an everyman, not heroic, but fortified with the will to survive and also, midst the dire challenges, the enduring curiosity which marks the human species. He's half-starved, half-frozen, but he stops to stare at the wolves in wonder. As he sets about surviving he also sets about getting to known these creatures, and they him.
Director Carroll Ballard, whose few works have been of high quality (this one, Black Stallion, Fly Away Home, Duma), specializes in stories about humans' relationship with animals, in an understated and believable way, avoiding the pitfalls of cuteness that plague the genre. Which makes this one all the more remarkable, since it comes from Disney, who have made cuteness into an industry (and of whose acting stable Smith was a member).
The son of famed cinematographer Lucien Ballard, Carroll Ballard marks his work with stunning visuals. So, not only is there a well-played adult story of survival here, but a movie so beautiful, that it cries out for a Blue-Ray version.
Never Cry Wolf March 18, 2009
K. L. Callis (Middle TN, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an old movie about real research. I have never read the research so I cannot comment on the movie's accuracy. However it is fun, touching, amusing, but with a very sad ending. I find the directing, acting and photography entertaining and meaningful.
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