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Bookmark this pageThe Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Director: Jeremy Kagan
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From Time Out Film Guide
Set at the time of the Depression, this suggests something like a return to form after a series of Disney disappointments. Natty's one-parent family unit is upset when daddy is forced to leave to look for work in a lumber camp in the north; subjected to the whim of a sadistic guardian landlady, she sets off to find him. On the way she has a string of adventures, runs into the obligatory wild dog whom she befriends, and you can guess the rest. Beautifully shot and well acted (Meredith Salenger in a fine performance as Natty), there's a real sense of period, even if the film does occasionally become over-sentimental.Author: DPe
Cast & crew
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Producer: Mike Lobell
Cast: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Ray Wise, Lainie Kazan, Scatman Crothers, Barry Miller, Verna Bloom full cast
Genre(s): Children's
Duration: 101 mins
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