A Cry In The Wild

1990, 82 minutes, Rated PG

Exhausted, young Brian Robeson pulls himself from a remote Canadian lake. The tiny plane he managed to steer this far lies underneath the icy water, it's pilot felled by a heart attack. Somehow, Brian has survived. But gazing at the vast forest, he can't help wonder for how long. Jared Rushton (Big and Honey, I Shrunk The Kids) plays Brian, who must make the wilderness his home. Equipped with nothing more than a hatchet and his ingenuity, he must learn to survive.

Based on Gary Paulsen's Newbery Award-winning novel Hatchet and the recipient of several awards. 'A Cry In The Wild' is family adventure at it's most glorious and inspiring. With excellent support from New Beatty and Pamela Sue Martin. 'A Cry In The Wild' towers like its majestic setting - and like the indomitable will of it's courageous young hero.