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Genres:
Action & Adventure, Family
Language:
English
Running time:
1:45:22
Partner rating:
PG
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Charles Martin Smith Tyler
  2. Brian Dennehy Rosie
  3. Zachary Ittimangnaq Ootek
  4. Samson Jorah Mike
  5. Hugh Webster Drunk
  6. Martha Ittimangnaq Ootek's wife
  7. Tom Dahlgren Hunter No. 1
  8. Walker Stuart Hunter No. 2

Directors

  1. Carroll Ballard

Producers

  1. Lewis Allen
  2. Jack Couffer
  3. Joseph Strick
  4. Jack C. Couffer
  5. Ron Miller
  6. Walker Stuart

Writers

  1. Curtis Hanson
  2. Sam Hamm
  3. Richard Kletter

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Never Cry Wolf

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The wolves of the Arctic Circle and its environs, the stunning beauty of a Northern winter, a biologist who braves it all to record the lives of the wolves, and Inuits who save the biologist's hide and share their own wisdom openly are all winners in this film that is a tribute to the skills of writer and director Carroll Ballard (The Black Stallion). Based on Farley Mowat's autobiographical novel of the same name, Tyler (Charles Martin Smith)... The wolves of the Arctic Circle and its environs, the stunning beauty of a Northern winter, a biologist who braves it all to record the lives of the wolves, and Inuits who save the biologist's hide and share their own wisdom openly are all winners in this film that is a tribute to the skills of writer and director Carroll Ballard (The Black Stallion). Based on Farley Mowat's autobiographical novel of the same name, Tyler (Charles Martin Smith) is a normal biologist until he gets up into the Arctic winter in order to prove that the caribou herds are not being decimated by wolves; then he becomes a semi-klutz, unable to instinctively adapt to the deep freeze around him. After he sets up his first stake-out, a native Inuit named Oolek (Zachary Ittimangnaq) comes along to help him out and gets him better established in an isolated hut, where Tyler is left to fend for himself again. That he does, but not because he can see in advance what his needs or problems are going to be -- he just comes up against the worst when it happens and works from there. At the same time, Tyler gets to carefully and closely observe a wolf family he has already dubbed as George, Angeline, and the three pups, and he has several comic interactions with his distant "pets." Oolek and his friend Mike (Samson Jorah) drop by to keep Tyler company for awhile, sharing their observations on nature and life in an easy-going, non-committal manner. With Tyler's perseverance and the knowledge gained from experience and through these conversations, the real culprit in the decimation of the caribou turns out not to have four legs at all.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

100%Tomatometer score: 100% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine Ballard and his masterly crew of film makers have reimagined a corner of the natural world...They leave us awed. – Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Ronald Holloway, Variety Measures up to the promise Ballard amply provided in his first feature, The Black Stallion. – Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Vincent Canby, New York Times Perhaps the best thing about the film is that the wolves are never made to seem like strange but cuddly dogs. They look like wolves, not especially threatening but still remote and complete unto... – Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader The film is still memorable for its compassion, commitment, and unexpected humor, qualities that go a long way toward tempering the ecological didacticism of the screenplay. – Full review External link

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