A Cry in the Wild

Jun 1, 1990

1h 22m

★ 5.6

Overview

13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry animals until or if he is found.

Genres

Drama

Family

TV Movie

Production Companies

Concorde Pictures

Tessa Trust

A Cry in the Wild Trailers

Cast

Brian

Jared Rushton

Mom

Pamela Sue Martin

Dad

Stephen Meadows

Pilot

Ned Beatty

Boyfriend

Terence H. Winkless

Woman at Picnic

Louise Baker

Store Clerk

Deke Anderson

Rescue Plane Pilot

John Jakes

Grandma

Lois Mallory

Grandpa

Ollie Mann

Wolf (uncredited)

Storm Cloud

Student on a Bus (uncredited)

Shannon Frank

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