Summaries

Adapted from Gary Paulsen's novel "Hatchet", a boy crash-lands in Canada's bear country and survives with a hatchet his divorced mother gave him.

13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry animals until or if he is found.—Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).

Based on the book "Hatchet" By Gary Paulson, 13 year old Brian's parents are divorced, and he heads to Canada to stay with his dad, but his pilot has a heart attack and crashes the plane. Brian now has to survive in the wilderness until he is rescued. Or is he?—partlydeadtv

Brian Robenson is a 13 year old boy. His mom and dad are divorced. He is going to visit his father, but unfortunately the pilot has a heart attack and suffers death. So Brian needs to survive in the Canadian wilderness all alone. Will he make it out? Just watch and see. A Cry in the Wild

Details

Keywords
  • sole survivor
  • teenager
  • survivalist
  • crash survivor
  • coming of age film
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Adventure
Release date May 31, 1990
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Quincy, California, USA
Production companies Concorde Pictures Tessa Trust

Box office

Gross US & Canada $1494969
Gross worldwide $1494969

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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