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Summary: A film that covers all the bases
Review: A movie such as this is a rarity. The cinematography and musical scores are impeccable, but they never get in the way of the storyline and the acting. Charles Martin Smith pulls an unprecedented performance -- whose best work in the film may be his narratives that draw us in and leave us hanging on his indecision. Never Cry Wolf is a shining example of "pathos" -- one of those college literature terms we all forget. In a world of big budget films with complicated storylines and complicated characters, Never Cry Wolf reminds us that less can be so much more when everyone leaves their Hollywood egos at the front door and commits themselves to finding the right mix of people who can put their craft ahead of their wallet. You simply won't find a better film in the last 20 years of moviemaking. Each time you watch it, you'll find something you never noticed before. How many films can do that?
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Summary: Buy an extra in case you wear the first one out.
Review: This cinematography in this movie is so beautiful to watch that even if you're not the kind of person to view a film repeatedly, you probably will with this one. The score is also perfectly tuned to the story. I once had a boyfriend who would rent any movie with a Mark Isham score, and he was never wrong. The story itself is great. A little bit different from Farley Mowat's autobigraphical book, but it keeps the important themes together. Also, the acting is very good...something about seeing a man trying to survive by eating mice is more affecting than reading about it. And the best part is, it's all portrayed in the film with humor.
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Summary: It will give you chills
Review: I have never seen another movie that has inspired me like this one. It has been 16 years since the first time i have seen it and i have been trying to get my hands on a copy ever since. There is nothing more powerful than seeing the true natural instincts of a human left in the middle of nowhere to learn and survive. The scenery is outstanding as well as the music. It is a perfect movie for all ages to enjoy. Educational and dramatic. By far my favorite movie of all time.
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Summary: Best Film of the 80's
Review: Screw "Raging Bull." This quiet little Disney film from the mid-80's will knock your socks off. Carroll Ballard works wonders with this exquisite movie based on Farley Mowat's tales of wilderness in the Arctic. BY FAR the best of the early Disney "attempts" at more adult storytelling. And BY FAR the best score Mark Isham has ever produced. I've seen the film a dozen times, and cannot WAIT to see the quality of the Anchor Bay widescreen release. Check out the Mark Isham Score (available on Amazon.com). The only thing missing is the cool music from the mouse eating scene...sorry for the spoiler!
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Summary: My favorite movie of all time
Review: It doesn't get any better than this. I am a seventh grade science teacher and I rent this video and show it to my students every year. It presents important lessons about science, nature, inquiry, and the clash of cultures so often encountered in our modern world. And the kids all remember the film years later (especially the mouse eating part).
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Summary: Ironic that this beautifully moving film can't be found...
Review: I agree with everyone of the previous reviews. I too saw this film when I was very young, (only 11 years old) but I never forgot it. I've seen it several times since and it becomes more beautiful and important as I grow older. I've never been driven to search the web and the local movie stores for anything like I have in my frustrating search to aquire this film. Why is it I can find millions of copies of Judge Dread or The Beastmaster yet a film with such importants is allowed to virtually disappear? I've never seen scenery such as this before, or more noble truths displayed on film. Please Disney, put the mainstream insignificant eye-candy movies to rest, and allow all the people I know who have never even heard of this movie to view it's inspiring, intelligent and unforgettable story. Many of us will be waiting.
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Summary: Another Awed Review
Review: The story is outstanding, the cinematography awe-inspiring, like the previous reviewers, I love this. At least I have a VHS copy to watch until the DVD version comes out. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you'll love it, it will take you down a strange path, of the sort that happens when a human being leaves our powerful civilization and enters the great unknown, and must find a niche within Mother Nature's grand creation.
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Summary: One of the Most Underrated Movies of All Time
Review: Where was the Academy when this film was released?? Never Cry Wolf, from it's breathtaking cinematography through it's haunting musical score, is one of the all-time classic films about the juxtaposition between modern civilization and the natural world. Visually, it's the only film I've ever seen that feels like IMAX even if you're watching it on a "19 color TV. Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Samson Jorah and the Ittimangnaqs(both of them!)act without "Acting", and the message of this film is vitally important, without trying to be "Important". Carroll Ballard is a genius of storytelling, and waiting for?? This is screaming to be released on DVD! Well, okay, it's screaming in a quiet, dignified way...
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Summary: Saw it once- wonderful
Review: I saw this movie once, when I was 12 years old. I heard some of the sound track again six years later on NPR and was moved to search for it, but sadly could never find it. How many movies stay in your psyche for 16 years after one veiwing? Few.
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Summary: This movie will move your body, mind, and spirit.
Review: I am also on a crusade to find this video. In the past I have enjoyed exposing friends and loved ones to the breathtaking cinimatography and heart squeezing music of Mark Isham. The overall message is nobel and delivered in a wrapper of understated humor. Charles Martin Smith brings into focus the ache we all feel to connect with our world and alliviate our lonliness. When will a savvy movie mogel digitally enhance and rerease this masterpiece. The next generation is waiting.
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