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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 66/100. Scores higher than 86% of the 387 1980s adventure movies in this catalog. Streaming on Disney+.
Synopsis
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic66/100
178 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeanne RosenbergScreenplay
- Jeremy KaganDirector
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Meredith SalengerNatty Gann
- John CusackHarry
- Ray WiseSol Gann
- Lainie KazanConnie
- Scatman CrothersSherman
- Barry MillerParker
- Verna BloomFarm Woman
- Bruce M. FischerCharlie Linfield
- John FinneganLogging Boss
- Jack RaderEmployment Agent
- Matthew FaisonBuzz
- Jordan PrattFrankie
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Themes
freight traingreat depressionattempted rapehitchhikinginstitution
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