{"id":1892,"date":"2006-12-03T23:22:14","date_gmt":"2006-12-04T06:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2021-01-06T10:20:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T17:20:21","slug":"never-cry-wolf-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1892","title":{"rendered":"Never Cry Wolf (1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;In the end there were no simple answers, no heroes or villains; only silence.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Never-Cry-Wolf-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Never-Cry-Wolf-Poster-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Never-Cry-Wolf-Poster-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Never-Cry-Wolf-Poster-91x128.jpg 91w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Never-Cry-Wolf-Poster.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA government researcher (Charles Martin Smith) is sent into the Arctic wilderness to investigate the effect of wolves on the caribou population.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Antarctica and the Arctic<\/li>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Native Americans<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nCarroll Ballard&#8217;s cinematic adaptation of Farley Mowat&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Never_Cry_Wolf\">bestselling semi-fictional memoir<\/a> features stunning cinematography, a slow yet compelling narrative, plenty of unexpected humor, and &#8220;the rare opportunity to witness scientific methodology in practice.&#8221; As Peary notes, Smith was &#8220;an inspired choice&#8221; to play Mowat&#8217;s character (here named Tyler); his natural pluck and good cheer make Tyler&#8217;s survival in the seemingly barren environment plausible. It&#8217;s incredibly exciting to watch Tyler interacting with the wolves, gradually understanding more about their way of life; and his naked run with the caribou pack &#8212; while perhaps a bit cliched &#8212; nonetheless effectively shows the transformation he&#8217;s undergone during his months in the Arctic.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beautiful cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Wilderness.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Wilderness.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1891\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A fascinating look at the little-understood culture of wolves<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Wolves.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Wolves.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1890\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A respectfully authentic treatment of Arctic natives<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Natives.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Natives.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1886\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charles Martin Smith as the tenacious biologist who learns to survive and thrive in the wilderness<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Smith.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Smith.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1888\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smith learning to eat mice as nonchalantly as popcorn<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Eating2.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Eating2.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1887\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smith&#8217;s hair-raising airplane ride with pilot Brian Dennehy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Plane2.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Plane2.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1889\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This enjoyable film merits at least one viewing, and may become a repeat favorite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0086005\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/10\/14\/movies\/never-cry-wolf-arctic-tale.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In the end there were no simple answers, no heroes or villains; only silence.&#8221; Synopsis: A government researcher (Charles Martin Smith) is sent into the Arctic wilderness to investigate the effect of wolves on the caribou population. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Antarctica and the Arctic Character Arc Native Americans Scientists Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Carroll Ballard&#8217;s cinematic adaptation of Farley Mowat&#8217;s bestselling semi-fictional memoir features stunning cinematography, a slow yet compelling narrative, plenty of unexpected humor, and &#8220;the rare&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1892\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1892"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61934,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892\/revisions\/61934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}