White Fang is portrayed by a wolfdog, Jed, who also appeared in such films as The Thing (1982) and The Journey of Natty Gann (1985). White Fang (1991) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events White Fang defeats all opponents pitted against him, including several wolves and a lynx, until a bulldog called Cherokee is brought in to fight him. [4] Film critic Roger Ebert, giving the film three stars out of four, described it as a film that "holds the natural world in wonder and awe", and praised the actors' "authentic and understated" performances. It was produced by Harry Alan Towers and co-written by Roberto Gianviti, based on Jack London's 1906 novel White Fang. White Fang is victorious, killing the opposing dog. [1], Since the novel has been published it has been translated into over 89 different languages and released as a three-volume Braille edition. That night, Charlie changes his mind about the animal when it arrives at his hut barking furiously. For other uses, see, "Jack London: The Paradox of Individualism", "Revolution and Other Essays: The Other Animals", "FILMING OF 'WHITE FANG' WAS A BEAR OF A PROJECT", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Fang&oldid=977748574, Works originally published in American magazines, Works originally published in sports magazines, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 September 2020, at 18:53. 2018 TV-PG 1h 27m Dramas. [4] The men, Bill and Henry, are stalked by a large pack of starving wolves over the course of several days. A loyal wolfdog's curiosity leads him on the adventure of a lifetime while serving a series of three distinctly different masters. The she-wolf gives birth to a litter of five cubs by the Mackenzie River, and all but one die from hunger. The following review will be spoiler free. White Fang, through deception, becomes the property of the devious Beauty Smith who mistreats him. The film was also a particularly large box office hit in France where it had 3,501,373 admissions becoming the 4th highest earning film of 1991.[6]. White Fang follows Jack Conroy, a gold prospector played by a young Ethan Hawke. Mitsah is saved by his father and canine friend, but falls seriously ill with hypothermia after his plunge into the icy water. Having earlier reached his father's claim and begun the work of digging for gold, Jack returns with White Fang to the cabin where he seeks to transform White Fang's vicious and territorial nature. But Charlie tells them that he must get medical attention to his son or he will die. Meanwhile, Chester (Daniele Dublino), the Smith assassin who murdered Charlie, is freed from his jail cell by a corrupt Mountie (Janos Bartha). While carrying Mitsah down a mountainside, he meets an old friend named Kurt Johnson (Raimund Harmsdorf) a fellow fur trapper who agrees to help Charlie carry the barely conscious Mitsah. White Fang examines the violent world of wild animals and the equally violent world of humans. Scott and Kurt arrive on the scene just as Smith's henchmen disperse where the assembled townspeople, gripped with fear of retribution, claim to have seen nothing. Later that night the wolves return but are scared off by Jack and Alex using burning branches. [5], The film produced on a budget of $14,000,000 grossed $34,793,160 in North America. As Smith walks away, Charlie is surrounded by the jostling gang and fatally stabbed to death. The movie is a feast for the eyes and ears that captures the adventure feeling as few others have ever done . Weedon frees White Fang and ends up bonding with him. Directed By: Alexandre Espigares . It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild (1903), which is about a kidnapped, domesticated dog embracing his wild ancestry to survive and thrive in the wild. Jack and Alex reach a town where they plan to stay for the winter. [3], Upon its release, White Fang was an immediate success worldwide,[4] and became especially popular among younger readers. Furious at this one humiliating failure of his attempt to wield cash power, Smith stalks off for a muttered conference with his lackeys. White Fang eventually meets his match in a brutal fight against a bulldog, but Jack happens upon the fight and intervenes in the nick of time. The following morning the wolves attack the two men, but they are saved when another sled team arrives with one of the men mortally shooting a female wolf. Much of White Fang is written from the viewpoint of the titular canine character, enabling London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans. White Fang is a 1991 American Northern adventure drama film directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Seymour Cassel. In the meantime, Scott takes a parental interest to the youngster. But at the last minute, White Fang reappears, swimming from the riverbank after the departing boat and is soon reunited with Mitsah once again. White Fang nearly suffocates, but is rescued when a rich, young gold hunter, Weedon Scott, stops the fight, and forcefully buys White Fang from Beauty Smith. Stars Klaus Maria Brandauer (Alex Larson), Ethan Hawke (Jack Conroy), Seymour Cassel (Skunker), James Remar (Beauty Smith), Susan Hogan (Belinda). The pup is left to fend for himself. "[2] London himself took influence from Herbert Spencer's words: "survival of the fittest", as well as Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of a "superman" (or "superdog", in this instance) and of "the worship of power". [1] In writing it, he was influenced by the ideas of Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Nietzsche. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival. "WHITE FANG | Movieguide | The Family Guide to Movie Reviews", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Fang_(1991_film)&oldid=977948513, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-LCCN identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Pius Savage as Grey Beaver, a Native American chief who is White Fang's first master, Clint Youngreen as Tinker, Beauty Smith's colleague, Suzanne Kent as Heather, Belinda's best friend, Michael Davis Lally as Sykes, Beauty Smith's archrival, Aaron Hotch as Mit-sah, Grey Beaver's son, Diane E. Benson as Kloo-koosh, Grey Beaver's wife, Robert Scott Kyker as Frozen Prospector 1, This page was last edited on 11 September 2020, at 23:28. Filmed on location in Alaska. One Eye is killed by a lynx while trying to rob her den for food for the she-wolf and her cub; his mate later discovers his remains near the lynx's den. White Fang was released on VHS and Laserdisc on June 12, 1991, then released again for the 1992 re-releases and onto DVD on April 23, 2002. One man, Grey Beaver, recognizes the she-wolf as his brother's wolfdog, Kiche, who left during a famine. Released on video in 1991. JOIN NOW. White Fang intervenes, saving Jack's life. Jason and Kurt soon discover that Dawson City is a hotbed to business corruption and barely suppressed lawlessness. Annecy International Animated Film Festival, "Sundance Clip: Big Beach's Animated Jack London Adaptation 'White Fang, "Netflix Picks Up Animated Feature 'White Fang, "Home > Festival > Awards > Film index Award winner", "Complete list of 2018 HMMA Music In Visual Media Nominations", "21st Golden Goblet Awards Competition Films", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Fang_(2018_film)&oldid=979157812, Wikipedia articles without plot summaries from June 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 September 2020, at 04:10. [1] Conditions in the US also influenced the story. He realizes how hard life in the wild is when he runs away from camp, and earns the respect of Grey Beaver when he saves his son Mit-Sah from a group of boys seeking revenge. Time and again, and many times, in my narratives, I wrote, speaking of my dog-heroes: "He did not think these things; he merely did them," etc. This article is about the novel. Father Oatley is under the thumb of Dawson City's richest and most powerful resident, Beauty Smith (John Steiner). Conroy meets two mushers named Clarence "Skunker" Thurston and Alex Larson, Conroy's father's buddy, who reluctantly agree to guide Jack to his father's claim in the Yukon. While most people only see the finished product of the movie, many in Haines have memories from that year when actors and film crews took over town. It starred Franco Nero, Fernando Rey and Virna Lisi. White Fang (film) A young adventurer, Jack Conroy, in the harsh wilderness of Alaska, along with Klondike prospector Alex Larson, come upon a wolf-dog, White Fang, who has been raised by an Indian. Shortly afterward, the she-wolf kills all the lynx's kittens to feed her cub, prompting the lynx to track her down, and a vicious fight breaks out. Released on January 18, 1991. Eventually, White Fang ends up being swindled away from his first master by the scheming Beauty Smith and forced to become a fight dog. Later, just as he's boarding the ship back to San Francisco, Jack realizes that his rightful place is in the Yukon and he decides to stay behind alone and live off the land; Alex congratulates him by saying that it is what Jack's father would have wanted. Set in the year 1896 in the Yukon Wilderness, the film opens when Charlie (Daniel Martin) an Aboriginal Canadian fur trader, discovers his young son Mitsah (Missaele) attempting to befriend a wolf, he scares the beast away, believing it to be too wild and dangerous. Jack and Alex later leave the settlement. When a famine occurs, he runs away into the woods and encounters his mother Kiche, only for her to chase him away, for she has a new litter of cubs and has forgotten him. After a short time, White Fang returns to the cabin site where he and Jack are happily reunited. While on their journey, they are stalked by a large pack of wolves. At the end of the book, an escaped convict, Jim Hall, tries to kill Scott's father, Judge Scott, for sentencing him to prison for a crime he did not commit, not knowing that Hall was "railroaded". Watch all you want.