The Call of the Wild is a 1993 movie. The screenplay by Christopher Lofton is based on the classic Jack London novel The Call of the Wild, published in 1903. starring Ricky Schroder , Gordon Tootoosis and Mia Sara.
Sumarry[]
A young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
Story[]
Cast[]
- Ricky Schroder - John Thorton
- Gordon Tootoosis - Charlie
- Duncan Fraser - Red Fiske
- Richard Newman - Perrault
- Brent Stait - François
- Mia Sara - Jessie Gosselin
- Eric McCormack - Hal
- Kerry Sandomirsky - Mercedes
- Tom Heaton - Asa
- Allan Lysell - Charles
- Vince Metcalfe - Rupert
- Marie Stillin - Mary
- Dayne Low - Richard
- Peter Bibby - Casey
- Bill Croft- Stranger
- Ed Mitchell - Dispatcher
- Ron Sauve - Toothless Sourdough
- Wilf Wedding - Bearded Man
- Gordon Wilson Harvey - Kita
- Kim Kondrashoff - Sourdough #1
- David Longworth - Sourdough #2
- Roark Critchlow - Arthur
- Andrew MacGregor - Miner
- Dan Shea - Tall Musher
- Matthew Walker - Matthewson
- Buffalo Child - Yeehat Chief
- Walter Mills - Sourdough
- Adrien Dorval - First Handler
- Wyatt Orr - Garraty
- Frank C. Turner - Old Timer
- David Wodchis - Store Clerk
Similarities and differences with book[]
- Mercedes doesn't ride inside sledges.
- Hal, Charles and Mercedes death is not shown on screen, John Thornton discovers their sledges and stuff later with their bodies nowhere to seen.