White Fang

I've never read Jack London's book, but it's certainly on my wishlist. And after seeing this film I think I might finally get around to buying it. Ethan Hawke plays Jack Conroy a young gold prospector in Canada/Alaska during the gold rush of the late 19th century. His story is without considerable peril and seems to take a backseat to the more intimate story of a young wolf cub who loses his mother and ventures out into the world on his own. Many people (kind, cruel and indifferent) interact and encounter the wolf before Jack adopts him as "White Fang". The scenes of the cub hugging his dying mother are heartbreaking, and the training the filmmakers did with the animals is really impressive. A disclaimer pops up before the film begins to explain that although all the animal cruelty looks realistic is was done safely. The scenery is wonderful, but I am puzzled as to why director Randall Kleiser didn't shoot it in anamorphic Panavision. When filming in breathtaking parts of the world it's kinda dumb to not take full advantage. The resulting picture looks a bit TV-ish. But it's a minor quibble. Basil Poledouris' score is also great. I am convinced Hans Zimmer might have also contributed as there are a couple of tracks that have the early 90s Zimmer sound. But it's definitely Poledouris' show, and it's a shame that a definitive score CD was never released. For those of you who love wolf, adventure and great outdoors movies, this one is a must.

I adored this movie. Great cast especially Jed. I loved the set they filmed the movie. It's just breathtaking. It's cold but I would love to visit Alaska because of the beautiful land. It was cruel that they had Jed get into dog fighting.

Jack London was a wonderful author, but I don't like the way animals are treated in his works. This movie was shown at school when I was in 4th grade...and I just cried when White Fang's mother was killed, when he was wandering around alone...I practically sobbed as this poor little puppy was wandering alone through the wilderness, the look in his eyes seeming to say:"Help me, please!" It was heartbreaking to watch. I can't bear seeing animals suffering, especially since I've had numerous pets since I was very young. This movie's good, but it's so sad. I couldn't bear to watch it.

This is one of my childhood favorite movies. =) We can see the young Ethan Hawke, many years before meeting Uma Thurman and marrying her. In 1898, Jack is an orphan who move to Alaska in search of a gold mine left by his father.In the beginning, he has some problems in Alaska, because of the weather and the difficulties of the wild life. But soon he and Alex become friends and partners in the gold sector. Alex teaches Jack how to search for gold in live in Alaska, and Jack teaches Alex how to read and to write. After some time, Alex and Jack meet the Indian native Grey Beaver, who was the responsible of taking care of the little wolf that he gave name White Fang. Jack starts to like White Fang,specially after W.F. saves him from a bear. When Grey Beaver goes to the city he has some problems and needs to sell White Fang for a guy named Smith ( Richard from'' Sex and The city ''). Smith wants White Fang because he likes dog fights to win money.He teaches White Fang to be angry and suspicious about men, and this will only stop when Jack saves White Fang from Smith and the dog fights and takes care of him, beginning a friendship with the beautiful wolf.:)

The backgrounds of wolf dog and his new owner and the owner's partner (Beautifully played by Claus Maria Brandauer) explore unlikely relationships that form in a turn of the century Yukon environment which is raw and difficult. The boy becomes a man, the wolf-dog becomes a loyal friend of the young boy, and the partner becomes mature and sentimental - all changes against a glorious mountain backdrop.. The American Humane Society approved the many action scenes, some of them very violent, in which the dog and other less friendly dogs appear. The criminals are taken to the Royal Mounties, the boy stays with his wolf dog, the partner goes off with the bar owner after boy, dog and partner find a mine full of raw gold. It's a classic old movie with boy and dog as an unexpectedand wonderful team. What a beautiful dog! A few tears. Great!

Maybe I've seen this film for about 5-6 times so far. But it seems that I would never get bored. I just love animal movies which are involved with dogs or wolves. While the lead characters(one young boy who plays Ethan Hawke) are traveling the snow mountains, they encounter a pack of wolves. The battle to survive between them ends up one person and one beast got killed. A baby wolf left alone in the cold place, begin to explore outside world alone. Boy and wolf meet for the first time in the river, their friendship starts growing in the experiences they go through. The real star in this movie is absolutely a wolf. This brave, dangerous but irresistible creature totally got me through the movie.

The film deals about a very young man (Ethan Hawke) going to Klondike , Alaska territory , where there's a mine which inherited from his deceased father . There he meets prospectors (Klaus Maria Brandauer and Seymour Cassel) and they go on looking for gold . The protagonist befriends a mixed dog-wolf called ¨White Fang¨ for its white and sharp tooth when he is saved during the attack of a bear . After that , he rescues to White Fang from hands a villainous (James Remar) who utilized it for illegal dogs fighting . The picture is based on autobiographic life of Jack London , as in his real life was a gold seeker or prospector . Furthermore , there remains the essential elements as the young-dog friendship , the gold rush , spectacular outdoors and snowy locations and several moving scenes . Authentic film stars are the animals , there appear the followings : dogs, wolves , bear and specially ¨White Fang¨ incarnated by a magnificent animal , middle wolf and dog . As says the warning in the beginning of the movie , the animals aren't mistreated but they're well cared by an exceptional trainers group . The best part of film are the spectacular snowy outdoors , the marvelous landscapes are stunningly photographed by Tom Pierce Roberts . The film is wonderfully set in Klondike -Yukon territory- on the end XIX century and was filmed in sensational scenarios and gorgeous landscapes . The movie is a feast for the eyes and ears that captures the adventure feeling as few others have ever done . Ethan Hawke as a young adventurer is nice , he's a newcomer and would have much success later on , converting himself in a world star . Evocative and atmospheric musical score by Basil Poledouris (author of Conan soundtrack) . The film was one of the various adaptations about Jack London novel , though differs partially from the book (other pictures were directed by David Butler , Lucio Fulci and Italian exploitation) . The movie got an official sequel : ¨White Fang II, myth of the white wolf¨ , though differs significantly from the book , being directed by Ken Olin , starred Scott Bairstow , Alfred Molina and Geoffrey Lewis . The motion picture was rightly directed by Randal Kleiser (Grease) . The flick will appeal to animals enthusiast and adventure cinema fans. Rating : Good and entertaining , it maintains the charm and magic of the classic novel but still makes for decent kiddies amusement .