The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

Note Générale:

6,8/10   

Réalisateur:

Jeremy Kagan

Scénariste:

Jeanne Rosenberg (writer)

Date de sortie:

27 septembre 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Famille | Aventure

Accroche:

Unforgettably Undeniably Disney

Intrigue:

In the 1930s, a tomboyish girl runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2,000 miles away, because there was work there.

Plot Keywords:

Train | Girl | Wolf | Wallet | 1930s

Récompenses:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Great Depression-era adventure with female lead star

Ensemble

Meredith Salenger	...	Natty Gann
John Cusack	...	Harry
Jed	...	Wolf
Ray Wise	...	Sol Gann
Lainie Kazan	...	Connie
Scatman Crothers	...	Sherman
Barry Miller	...	Parker
Verna Bloom	...	Farm Woman
Bruce M. Fischer	...	Charlie Linfield
John Finnegan	...	Logging Boss
Jack Rader	...	Employment Agent
Matthew Faison	...	Buzz
Jordan Pratt	...	Frankie
Zachary Ansley	...	Louie
Campbell Lane	...	Chicago Moderator

Durée:

101 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-10 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6

Lieux de tournage:

British Columbia Railway, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Société:

Silver Screen Partners II

Anecdotes:

Only two steam locomotives were used in the filming of this movie. Both steam locomotives are owned by the Province of British Columbia. The first engine which appears in most of the scenes is ex CP #3716. It had its number changed in a few scenes to give the illusion of more locomotives. It is now operational at the Kettle Valley Steam Railway in Summerland, BC. The other steam locomotive is ex MB #1077 which is now operational at Fort Steele Heritage Town near Cranbrook, BC. #1077 also appeared in Shanghai Noon starring Jackie Chan. Both #3716 and #1077 also appeared together in the movie The Grey Fox about gentleman train robber Bill Miner.

Goofs:

Equipe ou équipement visible: When Wolf disappears into the woods and Natty has no choice but to run after the speeding train (where Harry is already on board), a camera operator's lower body can be seen sitting on a board that seems to be attached to the side of the train.

Guillemet:

Harry: [Harry has just hauled Natty into the boxcar, where she was dangling dangerously over the edge] You know, uh, you can get hurt that way.
Hobo: I thought *that* one was a goner.
Hobo: *Rail* meat.
Hobo: Little bits of blood and busted...
Harry: Leave the kid alone!

Connexions:

figure dans "Disneyland: Disney Goes to the Oscars (#30.8)" (1986)

Great Depression-era adventure with female lead star

'The Journey of Natty Gann' was a film that I watched several times when I was a child. I enjoyed it because there are few movies in which there is a female lead character who is a tomboy, and I could easily relate to this character, being a tomboy and seeking adventure myself.

This film is about Natty, a girl during the Great Depression, who is separated from her father. She runs away from her guardian to try to find her father and finds compassion in an captive wolf in a similar situation. During her travels, she meets many new people, including a love interest, and puts herself into danger. She's always on the run in her attempt to get to her father.

This film is a good family historical film, and it is packed full of adventure and danger. It has some good messages behind it, and it is easy to see the similarities in the two lead outcasts: wolf and girl. It's a great film because it has a female lead character who is a tomboy.