White Fang to the Rescue

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Summary: WHITE FANG
Review: A young boy gains the trust of a wild wolfhound, which acts as a protector and best friend for the lonely kid. This comes in handy when he gets involved with a famous journalist (Franco Nero), who exposes a web of corruption in a small Klondike mining town, led by a ruthless grasping businessman named Beauty Smith (John Steiner).

WHITE FANG is a change of pace for Fulci. After directing the violent gialli LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN and DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING, he decided to aim for a more 'wholesome' movie. He succeeds quite well, and is helped no end by excellent location photography (though some of the opening scenes do look like they were filmed on a stage) and decent actors. Though Franco Nero's lead performance is capable, he pales in comparison with the likes of John Steiner's greedy, seedy villain and Fernando Rey's drunken preacher, whose faith doesn't keep him from raiding the church collection box to buy whisky!

Unfairly neglected by film fans and Fulci buffs alike, this does deserve greater consideration, and despite it being intended for children, it does go a little overboard on violence, with a lingering scene where Fang duels with a grizzly bear.

Fulci's sequel, CHALLENGE TO WHITE FANG, has much the same cast and crew, and is also worth seeing - if you get the chance.

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Summary: WHITE FANG TO THE RESCUE
Review: This DVD cover is missleading!!! This has nothing to do with the "WHITE WOLF WHITE FANG" The white fang in this movie is a German sheapard -- that people in the movie call a wolf! Get real there is a big difference in a Wolf and a dog!

The people that put out this DVD should not claim it is "Based on the novel by JACK LONDON WHITE FANG TO THE RESCUE"!

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Summary: TOO BAD IT IS NOT LETTERBOXED
Review: This is not a bad Spaghetti Western with snow, not bad for the price either, however this is a pan and scan print of obviously a 2:35 to 1 aspect ratio, but most of the action is central to the screen, so not as many "talking noses" per say....The print was grainy in some parts but oddly adds to the European feel of the film. Maurizio Merli does a credible job as the good guy and fahter figure to the boys and dog (German Shepard or Alaskan Huskie) and the heavy is played with his usual serving of ham by Henry Silva and a small supporting role by Irish star turned Italian film catylist Donald OBrian. Also for Spaghetti Western, the film is quite mild and very little violence or adult situation. The excellent score is by Carlo Rustichelli who scored several films for the late Gioseppi Collizi such as Boot Hill and Ace High. It has a few extras, for some odd reason an Little Rascal short and a dvd dictionary. I would like to see Lucio Fulci's White Fang and its sequel released as well on dvd...Overall this is not a bad family film