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Synopsis: Natty Gann (played by Meredith Salenger) is a twelve year old Depression era girl whose single-parent father leaves her behind in Chicago while he goes to Washington State to look for work in the timber industry. Natty runs away from the guardian she was left with to follow Dad. She befriends and is befriended by a wolf that has been abused in dog fights, hops a freight train west, and is presumed dead when her wallet is found after the train crashes. Dad gets bitter and endangers himself in his new job. Meanwhile Natty has a series of adventures and mis- adventures in various farmhouses, police stations, hobo camps, reform schools, and boxcars.
Genre: Adventure, Family
Director(s): Jeremy Kagan
Production: Walt Disney Productions
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
PG
Year:
1985
101 min
371 Views


Yeah, she's alone.

You better send somebody

right away.

It's the san Marco hotel.

- [ puppy whimpers ]

- [ Natty grunts ]

[ doorbell chimes ]

I'm coming !

Ah.

[ clatter ]

[ owl hooting ]

[ puppy yips ]

You stay here.

I can't take you with me,

understand ?

You gotta stay with Sherman.

[ puppy whining ]

You'll be okay.

[ locomotive chugging slowly ]

[ bell ringing ]

[ bums talking ]

[ bums shouting ]

[ chugging increases ]

[ grunts ]

Oh !

You know, uh,

you can get hurt that way.

I thought that one

was a goner.

Rail meat.

- Little bits of blood

and busted--

- leave the kid alone.

[ warning bell clanging ]

[ bell jangling ]

[ seagull calling ]

[ men chattering ]

[ man ] bar tree ?

[ another man ]

yeah, you get up on top.

[ man in distance ]

fire in the hole !

[ explosion ]

(music) [ harmonica ]

That was nice.

Where'd the others go ?

I dunno.

Where are you goin' ?

West.

Me too.

My dad's out west.

- Yeah ?

- Yeah. In Washington state.

What part ?

The middle... Part.

You're runnin' away, huh ?

What makes you say that ?

I didn't say that.

You didn't have to.

You better wise up if you

expect to make it, kid.

Oh, I'll do all right,

Mr. Know-it-all.

[ train clattering,

bell clanging ]

Don't let the bulls

get you.

The what ?

Railroad cops.

Think I don't know that ?

Jump with the train,

and you'll be all right.

Natch.

Good luck, kid.

Yeah.

[ grunts ]

[ men shouting ]

Stop !

I'll get you, tramp !

[ officer shouting ]

[ groans ]

[ men talking ]

[ crowd shouting in distance ]

[ shouting continues ]

Break his legs !

[ barking ]

[ shouting, cheering ]

[ bell clanking ]

[ snarling, growling ]

[ official whistles ]

[ bell clangs ]

[ official ]

all right, pull your animal

back ! Get him off !

Get back !

Keep 'em apart.

Let 'em go !

Pit to die !

[ bell clangs ]

Get him ! Get him !

[ dog squeals ]

[ shouting stops ]

[ dog growling ]

[ shouting resumes ]

[ snarls ]

[ man ]

stop that animal !

Don't let him get away.

Cut him off !

[ barking ]

[ crowd shouting ]

[ whip cracks ]

- Stay put !

- [ whip cracks ]

[ barking ]

Let go, you son of a--

[ screaming ]

[ door creaking ]

You dumb kid !

Agh !

[ moans ]

[ train bell dinging ]

[ rustling ]

[ growling ]

[ snarling, barking ]

Connie. Sol.

Connie, you gotta talk

louder. Where's Natty ?

Is she there ?

Can I talk to her ?

Did she get my letter ?

Connie, I can't hear you.

You have to talk louder.

[ man ]

I'm through

waitin' on you !

Wha-- she--

she wouldn't just run

away like that.

What the hell happened

back there, Connie ?

Well, they better

find her !

They damn well better find

her, 'cause if they don't--

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