The Journey of Natty Gann
| The Journey of Natty Gann | |
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 Promotional poster |
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| Directed by | Jeremy Kagan |
| Produced by | Michael Lobell |
| Written by | Andrew Bergman Jeanne Rosenberg |
| Starring | Meredith Salenger John Cusack Ray Wise |
| Music by | James Horner Elmer Bernstein (uncredited score withdrawn) |
| Cinematography | Dick Bush |
| Editing by | David Holden Steven Rosenblum |
| Studio | Walt Disney Pictures Silver Screen Partners II |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 27, 1985 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $9.5 million |
The Journey of Natty Gann is a 1985 American film directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan, produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released by Buena Vista Pictures.
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[edit] Plot
Set in 1935, the movie tells the story of a young woman, Natty Gann (Meredith Salenger). Out of work because of Depression-era unemployment, Natty's father (Ray Wise) travels from Chicago to the state of Washington to find work in the timber industry, leaving tomboyish Natty behind. Having no mother, Natty is left in the care of Connie (Lainie Kazan), the insensitive woman who manages the hotel Natty and her father had been living in. After overhearing Connie reporting her as an abandoned child, Natty runs away to find her father on her own, embarking on a cross-country journey. Along the way she is befriended by a wolf who travels with her for much of her voyage, has a brief, innocent romance with another young traveler (John Cusack), and encounters various obstacles that test her courage, perseverance, and ingenuity.
[edit] Cast
- Meredith Salenger - Natty Gann
- John Cusack - Harry
- Ray Wise - Sol Gann
- Lainie Kazan - Connie
- Scatman Crothers - Sherman
- Verna Bloom - Farm Woman
- John P. Finnegan - Logging Boss
- Gary Chalk - Chicago Worker
- Frank C. Turner - Farmer
- Gabrielle Rose - Exercise Matron
- Don S. Davis - Railroad Brakeman
- Alek Diakun - Station Master
[edit] Jed the wolf-dog
- The wolf-dog, Jed, who portrays the wolf befriended by Natty, later appeared as the title animal in White Fang. He also appeared as the first form taken by the alien creature in The Thing.
[edit] External links
- The Journey of Natty Gann at the Internet Movie Database
- The Journey of Natty Gann at AllRovi
- DVD Review
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