I was 18 in 1983. A year later I moved into my first apartment. My roommate rented a VHS player with this movie and we were both simply mesmerized at the images and the telling of the story. The world lost him to a motorcycle accident a few years later. It's now 2024 and I'm finally able to watch this film for the second time. Such a flood of memories, both good and bad. I don't think I'll wait so long to watch it a third time. RIP Kenneth Max "Wally" Mahler.
I was 18 and homeless when this came out. I had enough for a ticket, but no snacks. I offered to clean the theatre for some popcorn and a coke. The girl gave me a hot dog as well and let me watch until the theatre closed so I could dry. It closed in 87’. The last movie was La Bamba. I worked there 4 years. She was the owners daughter and went away to college. He passed in 87’ and the theatre bldg was sold. The entire block became a strip mall.
I saw this movie at a tiny movie theater in Lake Tahoe. With my brother and dad. I was 11. Tonight is a September evening in 2024 and I am 52. A true classic 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I am 56 and only just found it tonight. Superb film, I'm glad I saw it with years behind me. I live in Cambodia now & it kind of breaks my heart because of all the illegal logging & wildlife poaching here that is wiping out already rare species. People talk of climate change as humanity's own private crisis, watching this film reminded me that we are the world's total crisis.
I was 9 when this movie came out. My step dad took me, my brother and my mom to see it at our local movie theatre. I haven't seen it since, but remembered it all my life as one of the best movies I ever saw but couldn't remember the name of it. When I saw the thumbnail, I wondered if it was that same movie I saw as a kid. I just turned 50, and now I'm watching it again. I'm glad to see there are other here like me. Cheers guys !🍻🍻🍺
Yea, i still believe the CGI destroyed the movies in the long run. No smart movies anymore if you see what bullshit comes out every year. And no smart, worldclass directors anymore, sad.
This is the true story of Farley Mowatt. I read his book 'Never Cry Wolf' many years ago when I was just a kid. Long before my own solo adventures into the winter mountains with my old Huskamute, 'Shadow'.
Is after midnight, just another day in the late 80s or 90s. You're changing channel's and you catch this masterpiece begging, and you just feel like the universe is talking to you in some kind of a mystical way. You feel an overwhelming feeling of simplicity, peace, and unexplainable gratitude, without much you feel complete. (Life is what you make of it, and simplicity is key) ✍️🔥🙏
@@LoveOneAnotherHeSaidI think anyone who looks at the world this way is never bored. So I'm suspicious of your question. And I'm always suspicious of people who get bored.
Seems like several lifetimes ago that I watched this movie in a theatre. I was 50 minutes in before I even realized I'd seen it before. Where was I living then? Who was I then? What a marvelous film, and a reminder of a life I'd forgotten.
And one more film proves so many actors are GREAT when given the chance. It won't get the glory or raves many modern films receive, but ;someone will watch this in 2050 and 2075 and find all the same qualities that 1980s audiences found. And I imagine some reactor will say, "Gee - just imagine a good film in 1980-!!"
That portrayal of deep satisfaction at building one's own shelter at around 33.30 is wonderfully done. Great film. Thank you very much for posting it. Much appreciated.
This movie was very enjoyable to watch, after living in the high sage mountains of Wyoming for 16 years it did my heart good to watch this and think to myself that I look forward to moving back
Now we know how kevin costner did made dances with wolves . He just watched never cry wolf , which is a masterpiece ❤ . Thank you so much for uploading this
it is difficult for me to find a movie i like. this one gets my attention. based on one of the first books i ever read and enjoyed. Charles Martin Smith shines in this one.
I first watched Never Cry Wolf in college in 1984. It was part of a series of movies they played on Campus. I thought what a beautiful movie. It still is impactful and very much relevant today. It is beautifully lonely, if that makes sense.
I've loved wolves since I was a little Cherokee kid. Like we Tribal people, wolves don't have disposable pack members. I even got to feed a wolf pack in captivity once. I was with the woman in charge, a wolf biologist. I helped her wheel in their food. I was so careful about not disrespecting the Alpha male. He still was very wary of me. My head was down, eyes down, we left their food and got out of their enclosure. The biologist told me the Alpha's mate was paying too much attention to me. I had forgotten that my Irish Wolfhound had left her scent all over my clothes. I'm sure that was the problem. Wolves are incredibly intelligent animals. Never underestimate their smarts. Love this film and Charles Martin Smith is great in it.
I have been a wolf handler in the uk for nearly 20 years and I became one because i wanted to understand the animal and not the myths about the animal. Though that journey is nearly at an end sadly, the last wolves being 13 now and no more will be coming to replace them, it has been a wonderful journey. Wolves have their ways and keep their own council but if they tolerate you and allow you to pet them, then you are a lucky soul indeed. The movie is amazing and heart breaking at the same time. I wish I could go back to the 80's for so many reasons.
@matthewbooth9265 I'm sorry to read that there won't be any more wolves for you to work with. They are incredible animals. Thanks or wado, in Cherokee, for sharing your story with all of us. Be well, Udo and that's Cherokee for Brother.
I've read many, but not all, of Farley Mowatt's books. They were all just great. He was a very unique and interesting man, an incredible writer with amazing diversity, and a true Canadian in the old sense, before we became totally subsumed by America. His books are amazing, and this adaptation is incredibly well done. What fantastic photography! David Lean was the first director to use landscape as a big part of the story, Lawrence of Arabia being the best example, but he has well and truly been outdone here by such spectacular cinematography. And not just the large landscape shots. It baffles me how even trained animals could be so well captured by a camera as to fit to to the narrative so well. They must have had to take a great many extra hours of film, in a time and place where that was immensely expensive. I believe I've never seen anything so beautiful, and I can't believe it took me until the age of 64 to finally see it. This is a must see film! And huge thanks to the person who posted it! (I have also not seen a single ad at this point, 3/4 of the way through the film.)
This guy learned to respect himself and the natural world by getting right down to ground level. He found true humanity and humility by living with wolves. Huge respect A timeless movie with immence (?) depth.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT movie I've never forgotten since its release on the silver screen !!! (and I went back to watch it three times at the time...). In addition, Charles Martin Smith is such a rich, interesting + creative personality. Never understood he didn't get more recognition from both the mainstream audience and the Hwood industry. 🎬 A MUST-SEE MASTERPIECE, GUYS.
fabiengerard8142 The answer to your question is in the question itself. How could a decent, clean, and unassuming gentleman like Charles Martin Smith flourish in a wicked, perverse industry, based on sex, crime, drugs, and unhealthy living? As to the mainstream audience, if truth be told, they are usually a bunch of idiots. But yes, this fine gentleman deserves plenty of merit. However, rare gems are only appreciated by the few. What a beautiful film- I am blown away by its purity and breathtaking landscapes.
You are both so right. Smith is just not sexy, and he didn't choose to be a comedien. This movie is spectacular, a masterpiece in many ways, and of course he helped to make it one. I'm glad that now he's being recognized here.
seen it when I was a kid about twelve didn't knw what to think about it honestly thought it was more about werewolves so was a little disappointed. It was an interesting story like the bush pilot at least before he became a greedy wanker. Funny how people seem to be nicer or at least more interesting before they get a little money.
The book and this movie are amongst the most important and influential works in my life and inspire me to this dsy to get out in nature to connect and respect. Farley Mowatt is my hero and Charles Martin Smith did a great job in an incredibly demanding role.
Some people love that part of the world. I retired to the Philippines. Hard to imagine how much money someone would have to pay me to live in a cold climate. My wife's sister lives in Calgary hahaha. She loves it. I just shake my head. Difficult to imagine. Fun how different people can be.
A long time since I saw this movie - maybe in the Wonderful World of Disney nights or in a theater or a drive-in ... I cannot recall. Charles Martin Smith and Brian Dennehy are among my most appreciated actors ...
I'd never paid attention to CMS in his earlier work - "Just another oddball face littering the background..." was the zenith of my consideration for him. "Just a supporting character - yada yada - who cares? What's HE done FOR ME?!!" ha ha... and then THIS tiny, puny, overlooked or UNconsidered film. Wow. As I dove into older films, I'd discover Franklin Pangnorne (the perennial clerk in almost all of his films), Jerome Cowan (who was Sam Spade's murdered partner in MALTESE FALCON) and dozens of other 'background' characters whose faces landed in hundreds of films. "Just supporting actors" - but on rewatching those, they are often critical in moving scenes along. Few of those (Jerome Cowan, Charles Martin Smith) were given full films to 'run', to star in, to drive forward... and they always do! "How many more hidden jewels are there in film history?"
@@cattymajiv I don't rewatch STAR MAN very often, but it is almost a complete charmer... hardly any scene fails: even Karen's eyes as she sees Jeff "grow" - she's in total disbelief but she understands what's happened. And IS fearful. But not exactly terrified - she keeps seeing ways to escape but - is it the deer-rejuvenation scene and parking lot punch - where she gives up HER fears and realizes his? Just a fantastic sequence, and she delivers that soooo well. I know GRAFITTI's soundtrack kills it on RUclips reactions, but STAR MAN's seems perfectly fit for film fans that don't need Wickian body counts.
This movie is based on the real life study of wolves conducted by Farley Mowatt in 1949, described in a book with fhe same name. I enjoyed reading the book decades ago and am glad i found this movie adaptation of it.
If you can find the books, read Farley Mowat’s “Never Cry Wolf”, “The Desperate People”..He wrote others also. This true story took place in the 1920’s, while the author was serving in the Canadian Air Force. I will never be the same in my thoughts about wolves, and will never understand why anyone would want to kill off such a magnificent animal..they are still trying to.
I've always been fascinated with them. Have you ever seen that show where the guy integrates himself into the wolf pack( typing it out sounds kinda silly) ? ... One thing that stuck in my mind is what he said that anytime he got hurt, even when one time he went and got stitches, the wolves of the pack he belonged to took them out...licked the wound and it actually got better!!! Healed faster he said. Maybe we shouldn't go off the deep end with things but all in all I do consider myself an admirer of God's handiwork!
In my opinion Farley Mowat is by far the best author who wrote about wolves, whales, men and other animals. He is a man of genius. But he was born in 1921, and the story took place after WWII.
@@rickzap7957 We read this book aloud with my wife and daughter - first in Russian, than in English and laughed out loud in many places. It's great, and the movie is very close to the text.
Just the movie I needed today Friday the 13 and it’s 13 degrees where im at in a small camp in northern Michigan . Please respect all living creators even more when they taste good ✌🏼
My father sent me this novel/memoir by Farley Mowat when I was about 12 years old. That would have been around 1972 or so, three years after the divorce. He knew that I read anything he put in front of me, as long as it was about animals. Math was not acceptable reading material and not worth studying past long division. (I knew math wasn’t his favorite class either, as a boy). So he mailed me books to read. Stories that always included beautiful wild creatures. “Never Cry Wolf” was an absolute favorite of mine back then and I fantasized about doing this same kind of thing when I grew up. A decade later I was sailing around the South Pacific with my dad on his beautiful old gaff-rigged Tahiti Ketch. Five or more years went by without ever watching a television or seeing a movie in a theater. I didn’t miss it at all. I was living life, not watching someone else do it on a screen. In civilization again, friends would ask if I saw a certain movie and nope, I hadn’t. Didn’t have a favorite TV show since I haven’t owned a TV since I was a kid. Dad had settled down with his new wife in Hawaii and he’d just gotten a VCR. I drove a few blocks to his house and he had rented “Never Cry Wolf”. He asked if I remembered the book? I nodded and he said, “It’s probably better than the movie is but they always are. Let’s watch this anyway.” He was right, the book was much better. Though the movie was excellent, reading a book is different and more personal. You are forced to imagine what the characters look like and turn the words on the pages into your own kind of movie you can see. Nobody is seeing exactly the same thing, it’s your own version. So this is my second time seeing this movie and I love this version since I don’t really remember my 12 year old self’s book creation. Thanks for putting this on RUclips now. What a treat! Reminds me of dad. He’s been gone 5 years now and I miss him terribly. Aloha from Washington.
Same 44 loved this decades ago now I'm going to understand it better than before. I live north with ti.ber wolves. So.e folks still hunt them sadly but I'd rather photograph.
Same 44 here, not shore if I have seen it before . I think there is no movies like this now because the understanding what is important in this life ,good ,bad ,appropriate all values have changed for a lot of people.
This made middle aged men in the 80's reassess their lives. They all bought that LL Bean rag wool sweater, they grew beards, and starting reading about Alaska. They bought hiking boots and clomped around town in wool pants and flannel shirts. It was a great story, it remains a great film. *I'm just glad ''Toad'' did something meaningful with his life after Vietnam,🤣
@@buzz5969 And audiences, which partly reflect society as a whole, have become SO much more shallow minded. Personally I can't sit for long to watch any action movie, nevermind the extreme stupidity they put out now nearly exclusively. But many people are too young to ever have been exposed to really good films as being the norm. There has always been a lot of garbage too, but not like now, where few filmmakers even bother striving to make truly good movies. They just don't care. It's a very lucrative business. Yet people are forced to let their kids be exposed to that onslaught of violence and stupidity, so that those kids will be able to understand it and cope with it, and its effect on others. The problem is that they too are affected so negatively by them. It's an unsolvable dilemna.
I loved the book. I read at least twice. I wondered if I, too, could wake every 10 minutes, turn around three times then go back to sleep. I decided no. I saw this movie only once, over 40 years ago. I think. Beautiful.
Thank you for posting this movie. I must have watched it years ago, but I couldn’t remember what it was called. As soon as I started it, I finally knew that this was the one that I’ve been searching for. Thanks again.👍
It's like 30 years since I've seen this movie I've never forgotten never Cry wolf it tresends time I had tears over the woman how went to the elders.A very moving Movie
Loved the book!! I've always admired wolves and this book just made me love them even more. As humans we are so often afraid of what we don't understand. First time watching the movie... 🐾
I saw this movie in Michigan at a little Theater when I was 11 as well. I loved it! It's classic how the first thing he does when the plane drops him off is smoke his pipe! LOL!
My neighbor's have huskies.... anyways one night they were howling....they did this here and there...and it never dawned on me why...until that night, and then i had another neighbors huskies howling..these huskies are on the same side about 5 houses down...and then i knew...thier communicating ...so cool
I have read this book many years ago. The author is my favorite, he is Canadian. Farley Mowat’s 1963 book “Never Cry Wolf” is a narrative about his experiences as a biologist studying Arctic wolves in the Keewatin Barren Lands of northern Manitoba in 1946. Also check his other books, 'A Dog That would Never Be' is a great one for the soul.
The man is a distant relative of mine and I once tracked him down via telephone to speak with him out of curiosity... He was very rude and antisocial... Not a nice person 😊
@cattymajiv Yes, that's quite likely. Some curious people can be real pests, and they can get on artists' nerves. But for you being a relative, it must have been hurtful. Try to remember the good times, especially if he's now "gone", as you say. I personally enjoyed the film very much. You know, I was a performing musician for some time in Paris and I met some pretty well known people. My conclusion is that it's better to preserve their stage identity, because sometimes the true-life individuals are not the most recommendable individuals. Hard pill to swallow, but true. Greetings from France.
Non conoscevo questo film, che ho trovato per caso e nemmeno l' autore del libro. Il film è bellissimo, con scene stupende sulla natura selvaggia e sui lupi, animali maestosi. Queste immagini ti riconnettono con tutto l' universo.❤
The people saying that some of the things shown aren't realistic should remember that its a Disney film and not a documentary. Also, the people who are saying it's boring must have the attention span of a gnat.
No, I certainly don't think it's a Disney film, in fact anything but that. If you read the text at the beginning and the description you'll have understood that it was based on a true story. I don't know where you get the impression that ANYBODY said a single word about boredom (???). Everyone in this space talks lovingly about this film.
@@musamor75 It is a Disney film, with Amarok Productions. Disney owns the film. How it has appeared here is a good question, Disney being noted for holding its properties tight.
Back in the 80s the Disney channel had a magazine that they put out. My brothers, myself,and our pets where in the issue that had this movie on the cover.
Wow, what a beautiful film. At first I thought it was some comedy about a man out of his depth. But when he gets settled into the wilderness it really took of and became something special.
I love this movie!!! I watched it many times on VHS probably about the time it was released. I don’t watch many shows or movies because most of them are terrible. 😂 This one is a gem I’ve remembered for over 35 years. Absolutely fantastic. ♥️♥️♥️
I chanced on this movie on my rest day. Had no idea what I was in for. Right from the start immediately it had my attention. I’m in for a treat is what I think.
I'm very sorry for your loss. My relationship with both my parents was very complicated and often very bad, but now they are gone I miss them both, and I always will.
@@peterhendricksen6946 I have no idea what movie or song you mean, but Elton John's music from that time is so amazing! It was much less pop music oriented, with more classical piano, which I just loved. It was so evocative! I vaguely remember a couple from then about friendship. Bernie Taupin and Elton were both geniuses, and they were a perfect fit for each other. But nobody can produce masterpieces nonstop forever, and people are affected by forces around them, so not all of their publicly released work is as good as it was, but that's ok. I love them both immensely!
You can say what you want about the shallow people, of the 80's, but there were a few who had profound insight and were able to share there insight with people like me. Thank You for posting. I hope you will be able to find a few more that will show me the profound mysteries of life.
It was northern Manitoba, not Alaska. The world is not solely consisted of the USA. There is a massive country north of you that is MUCH bigger than the USA is. Only Russia is bigger than Canada.
@barrywainwright3391 nature repairs itself and heals, it's a natural process from the beginning of time to the last day. Man on the other hand thinks and behaves like every day is the last day.
Ive been told that author Farley Mowat,s books were banned in the USA.bc they were considered propaganda ,i don,t understand that but mabe its bc of their enviromental messages but to me they are Canadian treasures that do send a great message that animals and the enviroment are very important and vital in our world after all we cannot survive with out them.
Appears to be bases upon a true story. If so, he was very lucky to survive the remoteness of Alaska arriving alone & clueless during the winter. I'm resourceful in the wild, but Alaska is really wild. Visit in 1975 - Early Summer. Left in late summer. May be true, but I just couldn't believe the initial story line. A great docudrama (2004) is "Alone in the Wilderness" - 1968. Enjoyed the movie. Thanks.
In case you didn't know, Charles Martin Smith is only 5'4" tall. He did, in fact, run around buck naked with a herd of Caribu. Filming was done in Canada's Yukon, not Alaska. I remember him as Terry "The Toad" Fields in George Lucas' film American Graffiti (1973).
Powerful movie. Saw it in my youth, now seeing it three decades later. Brought me to tears and I don't know why.
because everybody loves friendly wolves.
I was 18 in 1983. A year later I moved into my first apartment. My roommate rented a VHS player with this movie and we were both simply mesmerized at the images and the telling of the story. The world lost him to a motorcycle accident a few years later. It's now 2024 and I'm finally able to watch this film for the second time. Such a flood of memories, both good and bad. I don't think I'll wait so long to watch it a third time. RIP Kenneth Max "Wally" Mahler.
Thank you for sharing that. I am crying all the way over here in milwaukee wisconsin❤😊
I love that time..happines was in us for simple tape ranting watching movie...i miss all good times where little thinks make us happy BIG time
I was 18 and homeless when this came out. I had enough for a ticket, but no snacks. I offered to clean the theatre for some popcorn and a coke. The girl gave me a hot dog as well and let me watch until the theatre closed so I could dry. It closed in 87’. The last movie was La Bamba. I worked there 4 years. She was the owners daughter and went away to college. He passed in 87’ and the theatre bldg was sold. The entire block became a strip mall.
Thank you for sharing that 😊❤
Awe man I dreamed up a whole other ending
I saw this movie at a tiny movie theater in Lake Tahoe. With my brother and dad. I was 11. Tonight is a September evening in 2024 and I am 52. A true classic 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I was 22 when this movie changed my direction in life in 1984.🙏♥️
I am 56 and only just found it tonight. Superb film, I'm glad I saw it with years behind me. I live in Cambodia now & it kind of breaks my heart because of all the illegal logging & wildlife poaching here that is wiping out already rare species. People talk of climate change as humanity's own private crisis, watching this film reminded me that we are the world's total crisis.
I was 9 when this movie came out. My step dad took me, my brother and my mom to see it at our local movie theatre. I haven't seen it since, but remembered it all my life as one of the best movies I ever saw but couldn't remember the name of it. When I saw the thumbnail, I wondered if it was that same movie I saw as a kid. I just turned 50, and now I'm watching it again. I'm glad to see there are other here like me. Cheers guys !🍻🍻🍺
@Kale-gn2ix Dumbasses like you weren't meant to understand.
I saw it in sioux city ia, im a year older. Often thought about it but forgot the name. Glad it is here. Take care 😊
My dad took me to see this when it came out. I was 7. Thanks Dad. I love you. ❤
I love this. Regards from the Yukon.
I was 9 ❤😂
I love your dad too.
🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤
You're welcome
For me, its one of the best movies ever made. Thanks YT, that i could watch it again, after all this years👍
41 years...
And the eighties produced many great movies...
Better than CGI...
Yea, i still believe the CGI destroyed the movies in the long run. No smart movies anymore if you see what bullshit comes out every year. And no smart, worldclass directors anymore, sad.
Yes i agree with you also, back when films were films they were much more realistic then this stuff now days. God bless real movies
When things on the screen looked real rather than a cartoon.
If I want cartoons mixed in with my movie I'll watch Mary Poppins thank you. I hate CGI
This is the true story of Farley Mowatt. I read his book 'Never Cry Wolf' many years ago when I was just a kid. Long before my own solo adventures into the winter mountains with my old Huskamute, 'Shadow'.
Is after midnight, just another day in the late 80s or 90s. You're changing channel's and you catch this masterpiece begging, and you just feel like the universe is talking to you in some kind of a mystical way. You feel an overwhelming feeling of simplicity, peace, and unexplainable gratitude, without much you feel complete. (Life is what you make of it, and simplicity is key) ✍️🔥🙏
Is your life boring?
❤
Thank you, baby Jesus❤
synchronicity runs the universe.
@@LoveOneAnotherHeSaidI think anyone who looks at the world this way is never bored.
So I'm suspicious of your question. And I'm always suspicious of people who get bored.
There's so many lessons in this film. I'll need to watch it again. One things for sure, you wouldn't come out the same person who went in.
Comedy, documentary, drama, spirituality, so many facets are wrapped into this movie that it seems to last far longer than 1:45 minutes.
If you're under twenty . So many intelligent books to be read . To learn from . Long before youtube university
Seems like several lifetimes ago that I watched this movie in a theatre. I was 50 minutes in before I even realized I'd seen it before. Where was I living then? Who was I then? What a marvelous film, and a reminder of a life I'd forgotten.
I cannot believe how they got these shots. One of the best movies ever. What a blessing.
Amen to that, brother. Beautifully shot.
Charles Martin Smith is one of those unassuming, underrated actors that will never get the recognition they deserve.
You just gave it to him
I know, right?
True
I agree 👍 💯
And one more film proves so many actors are GREAT when given the chance. It won't get the glory or raves many modern films receive, but ;someone will watch this in 2050 and 2075 and find all the same qualities that 1980s audiences found. And I imagine some reactor will say, "Gee - just imagine a good film in 1980-!!"
One of the most beautiful movies and sound tracks I have ever seen and listened to. A masterpiece.
I agree, even the soundtrack is so soothing
That portrayal of deep satisfaction at building one's own shelter at around 33.30 is wonderfully done. Great film. Thank you very much for posting it. Much appreciated.
This movie was very enjoyable to watch, after living in the high sage mountains of Wyoming for 16 years it did my heart good to watch this and think to myself that I look forward to moving back
One of my all time favourite movies for sure. Happy to find this on RUclips! This movie is like comfort food! Love it!
Now we know how kevin costner did made dances with wolves . He just watched never cry wolf , which is a masterpiece ❤ . Thank you so much for uploading this
I read this book in college and another book called “Two Against the North” when in Junior High. I really enjoyed Farley Mowat.
Have told people about this film for many years. Wonderful and sad journey for the biologist .
it is difficult for me to find a movie i like. this one gets my attention. based on one of the first books i ever read and enjoyed.
Charles Martin Smith shines in this one.
try ''into the wild'', and ''alpha''.
I first watched Never Cry Wolf in college in 1984. It was part of a series of movies they played on Campus. I thought what a beautiful movie. It still is impactful and very much relevant today. It is beautifully lonely, if that makes sense.
I've loved wolves since I was a little Cherokee kid.
Like we Tribal people, wolves don't have disposable pack members.
I even got to feed a wolf pack in captivity once.
I was with the woman in charge, a wolf biologist. I helped her wheel in their food.
I was so careful about not disrespecting the Alpha male.
He still was very wary of me.
My head was down, eyes down, we left their food and got out of their enclosure.
The biologist told me the Alpha's mate was paying too much attention to me. I had forgotten that my Irish Wolfhound had left her scent all over my clothes. I'm sure that was the problem.
Wolves are incredibly intelligent animals. Never underestimate their smarts.
Love this film and Charles Martin Smith is great in it.
I have been a wolf handler in the uk for nearly 20 years and I became one because i wanted to understand the animal and not the myths about the animal. Though that journey is nearly at an end sadly, the last wolves being 13 now and no more will be coming to replace them, it has been a wonderful journey. Wolves have their ways and keep their own council but if they tolerate you and allow you to pet them, then you are a lucky soul indeed. The movie is amazing and heart breaking at the same time. I wish I could go back to the 80's for so many reasons.
@matthewbooth9265 I'm sorry to read that there won't be any more wolves for you to work with.
They are incredible animals.
Thanks or wado, in Cherokee, for sharing your story with all of us.
Be well, Udo and that's Cherokee for Brother.
@@kiasax2 Wado Kaisax2.
I've read many, but not all, of Farley Mowatt's books. They were all just great. He was a very unique and interesting man, an incredible writer with amazing diversity, and a true Canadian in the old sense, before we became totally subsumed by America. His books are amazing, and this adaptation is incredibly well done.
What fantastic photography! David Lean was the first director to use landscape as a big part of the story, Lawrence of Arabia being the best example, but he has well and truly been outdone here by such spectacular cinematography. And not just the large landscape shots.
It baffles me how even trained animals could be so well captured by a camera as to fit to to the narrative so well. They must have had to take a great many extra hours of film, in a time and place where that was immensely expensive.
I believe I've never seen anything so beautiful, and I can't believe it took me until the age of 64 to finally see it. This is a must see film! And huge thanks to the person who posted it! (I have also not seen a single ad at this point, 3/4 of the way through the film.)
An excelent film on so many levels. Very moving and so welcome in today's world. Thank you so much for posting.
I saw this movie, it was one of the best movies I have ever seen.👍👍👍
I was impressed with all the twists and turns since I was expecting a documentary. No one would convince me to fly in a single propeller plane. Never.
I fly one with no propeller and no motor and I love it
@@soaringeagleme too😊
wow that was a great movie, such powerful messages told so easily in the film, nothing heavy handed, just direct, brutal even...it just is what it is.
This guy learned to respect himself and the natural world by getting right down to ground level. He found true humanity and humility by living with wolves. Huge respect
A timeless movie with immence (?) depth.
the author of the book based it on a true story, his story.--> Farley Mowat
@@rosscurtis896 thanks for this information
** Immense **
@@alteredbeast1974 thank you
@@nicolarollinson4381 👍
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT movie I've never forgotten since its release on the silver screen !!! (and I went back to watch it three times at the time...).
In addition, Charles Martin Smith is such a rich, interesting + creative personality. Never understood he didn't get more recognition from both the mainstream audience and the Hwood industry. 🎬 A MUST-SEE MASTERPIECE, GUYS.
fabiengerard8142 The answer to your question is in the question itself. How could a decent, clean, and unassuming gentleman like Charles Martin Smith flourish in a wicked, perverse industry, based on sex, crime, drugs, and unhealthy living? As to the mainstream audience, if truth be told, they are usually a bunch of idiots.
But yes, this fine gentleman deserves plenty of merit. However, rare gems are only appreciated by the few.
What a beautiful film- I am blown away by its purity and breathtaking landscapes.
You are both so right. Smith is just not sexy, and he didn't choose to be a comedien. This movie is spectacular, a masterpiece in many ways, and of course he helped to make it one. I'm glad that now he's being recognized here.
seen it when I was a kid about twelve didn't knw what to think about it honestly thought it was more about werewolves so was a little disappointed. It was an interesting story like the bush pilot at least before he became a greedy wanker. Funny how people seem to be nicer or at least more interesting before they get a little money.
The book and this movie are amongst the most important and influential works in my life and inspire me to this dsy to get out in nature to connect and respect. Farley Mowatt is my hero and Charles Martin Smith did a great job in an incredibly demanding role.
Nature doesn't give a duck about you
I moved to Alaska because of this movie.
Are you living off the land or just day-tripping out to these locations? Serious question. I have kidlets in Yukon, thinking about moving there.
Some people love that part of the world. I retired to the Philippines. Hard to imagine how much money someone would have to pay me to live in a cold climate. My wife's sister lives in Calgary hahaha. She loves it. I just shake my head. Difficult to imagine. Fun how different people can be.
I moved in with a pack of wolves because of this movie
I started eating mainly mice because of this movie now
I was in Alaska for 24 years. I moved away in 2022. I miss it so much!!
What part are you in?
I was in the copper River valley. Glennallen area.
A long time since I saw this movie - maybe in the Wonderful World of Disney nights or in a theater or a drive-in ... I cannot recall.
Charles Martin Smith and Brian Dennehy are among my most appreciated actors ...
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out. Loved it. Been a fan of Charles Martin Smith since the film American Graffiti in the 1970's.
I'm 66 and remember seeing it in Austin Tx 41 years ago ! CMS had a number of interesting roles. Star Man came our right after this one.
Also government guy on starman movie
I'd never paid attention to CMS in his earlier work - "Just another oddball face littering the background..." was the zenith of my consideration for him. "Just a supporting character - yada yada - who cares? What's HE done FOR ME?!!" ha ha... and then THIS tiny, puny, overlooked or UNconsidered film. Wow. As I dove into older films, I'd discover Franklin Pangnorne (the perennial clerk in almost all of his films), Jerome Cowan (who was Sam Spade's murdered partner in MALTESE FALCON) and dozens of other 'background' characters whose faces landed in hundreds of films. "Just supporting actors" - but on rewatching those, they are often critical in moving scenes along. Few of those (Jerome Cowan, Charles Martin Smith) were given full films to 'run', to star in, to drive forward... and they always do! "How many more hidden jewels are there in film history?"
I loved American Graffitti, and Star Man with Jeff bridges and Karen Allen. Both were great movies!
@@cattymajiv I don't rewatch STAR MAN very often, but it is almost a complete charmer... hardly any scene fails: even Karen's eyes as she sees Jeff "grow" - she's in total disbelief but she understands what's happened. And IS fearful. But not exactly terrified - she keeps seeing ways to escape but - is it the deer-rejuvenation scene and parking lot punch - where she gives up HER fears and realizes his? Just a fantastic sequence, and she delivers that soooo well. I know GRAFITTI's soundtrack kills it on RUclips reactions, but STAR MAN's seems perfectly fit for film fans that don't need Wickian body counts.
“There are no orphans amongst the Wolves” let that one sink in.
sink in..lol
Inuit I think he said...
..ah yes...and later wolves👌🏼
you see lions and tigers in the circus but never wolves let sink in 👍
. . . to see the great day that dawns, and the light that fills the world.
@@arjanbogaers8003 ⚘️That stuck with me as well....as something to let sink in🙏🏼
This movie is based on the real life study of wolves conducted by Farley Mowatt in 1949, described in a book with fhe same name. I enjoyed reading the book decades ago and am glad i found this movie adaptation of it.
If you can find the books, read Farley Mowat’s “Never Cry Wolf”, “The Desperate People”..He wrote others also. This true story took place in the 1920’s, while the author was serving in the Canadian Air Force. I will never be the same in my thoughts about wolves, and will never understand why anyone would want to kill off such a magnificent animal..they are still trying to.
I've always been fascinated with them. Have you ever seen that show where the guy integrates himself into the wolf pack( typing it out sounds kinda silly) ? ... One thing that stuck in my mind is what he said that anytime he got hurt, even when one time he went and got stitches, the wolves of the pack he belonged to took them out...licked the wound and it actually got better!!! Healed faster he said. Maybe we shouldn't go off the deep end with things but all in all I do consider myself an admirer of God's handiwork!
@@davidschmidt270❤ me too. Deeply.
In my opinion Farley Mowat is by far the best author who wrote about wolves, whales, men and other animals. He is a man of genius. But he was born in 1921, and the story took place after WWII.
I never heard of him very interested thanks. I haven’t read his books yet but the movie is good.
@@rickzap7957 We read this book aloud with my wife and daughter - first in Russian, than in English and laughed out loud in many places. It's great, and the movie is very close to the text.
Just the movie I needed today Friday the 13 and it’s 13 degrees where im at in a small camp in northern Michigan . Please respect all living creators even more when they taste good ✌🏼
UP? Nothing like the north woods in Michigan. It is a way of life for many and an experience cherished by many more.
Watching this wonderful well made movie here in Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸. Hey this is one worth watching. Its really good. Im 50 minutes in and love it.
I had to read this book as required reading when studying in college. Great book and great movie.
My father sent me this novel/memoir by Farley Mowat when I was about 12 years old. That would have been around 1972 or so, three years after the divorce. He knew that I read anything he put in front of me, as long as it was about animals. Math was not acceptable reading material and not worth studying past long division. (I knew math wasn’t his favorite class either, as a boy).
So he mailed me books to read. Stories that always included beautiful wild creatures. “Never Cry Wolf” was an absolute favorite of mine back then and I fantasized about doing this same kind of thing when I grew up.
A decade later I was sailing around the South Pacific with my dad on his beautiful old gaff-rigged Tahiti Ketch. Five or more years went by without ever watching a television or seeing a movie in a theater. I didn’t miss it at all. I was living life, not watching someone else do it on a screen. In civilization again, friends would ask if I saw a certain movie and nope, I hadn’t. Didn’t have a favorite TV show since I haven’t owned a TV since I was a kid.
Dad had settled down with his new wife in Hawaii and he’d just gotten a VCR. I drove a few blocks to his house and he had rented “Never Cry Wolf”. He asked if I remembered the book? I nodded and he said, “It’s probably better than the movie is but they always are. Let’s watch this anyway.” He was right, the book was much better. Though the movie was excellent, reading a book is different and more personal. You are forced to imagine what the characters look like and turn the words on the pages into your own kind of movie you can see. Nobody is seeing exactly the same thing, it’s your own version.
So this is my second time seeing this movie and I love this version since I don’t really remember my 12 year old self’s book creation.
Thanks for putting this on RUclips now. What a treat! Reminds me of dad. He’s been gone 5 years now and I miss him terribly.
Aloha from Washington.
This was my favorite movie as a kid , now at 44 years old I remember why. They sure dont make films like this anymore.
Same 44 loved this decades ago now I'm going to understand it better than before. I live north with ti.ber wolves. So.e folks still hunt them sadly but I'd rather photograph.
Same 44 here, not shore if I have seen it before . I think there is no movies like this now because the understanding what is important in this life ,good ,bad ,appropriate all values have changed for a lot of people.
same 44... we watched this movie in high school.. cant remember what class.
THANK-GOD!!!
Mark Isham's music is extraordinary . Wish the sound was boosted so the ads don't blast you out of your seat.
This made middle aged men in the 80's reassess their lives. They all bought that LL Bean rag wool sweater, they grew beards, and starting reading about Alaska. They bought hiking boots and clomped around town in wool pants and flannel shirts.
It was a great story, it remains a great film.
*I'm just glad ''Toad'' did something meaningful with his life after Vietnam,🤣
I remember watching this back in the 80’s in highs school, still worth watching after all these year’s 👍🙂
I remember seeing this in the theater with my parents, my dad loved this movie. They don’t make movies like this anymore and that’s a shame.
Perhaps because those that made these movies are long gone…
@@buzz5969 And audiences, which partly reflect society as a whole, have become SO much more shallow minded.
Personally I can't sit for long to watch any action movie, nevermind the extreme stupidity they put out now nearly exclusively. But many people are too young to ever have been exposed to really good films as being the norm.
There has always been a lot of garbage too, but not like now, where few filmmakers even bother striving to make truly good movies. They just don't care. It's a very lucrative business.
Yet people are forced to let their kids be exposed to that onslaught of violence and stupidity, so that those kids will be able to understand it and cope with it, and its effect on others. The problem is that they too are affected so negatively by them. It's an unsolvable dilemna.
I loved the book. I read at least twice. I wondered if I, too, could wake every 10 minutes, turn around three times then go back to sleep. I decided no. I saw this movie only once, over 40 years ago. I think. Beautiful.
Thank you for posting this movie. I must have watched it years ago, but I couldn’t remember what it was called. As soon as I started it, I finally knew that this was the one that I’ve been searching for. Thanks again.👍
It's like 30 years since I've seen this movie I've never forgotten never Cry wolf it tresends time I had tears over the woman how went to the elders.A very moving Movie
Loved the book!! I've always admired wolves and this book just made me love them even more. As humans we are so often afraid of what we don't understand. First time watching the movie... 🐾
The part where he freaks the mice out by gleefully eating a plate of them always made me laugh.
Yes, definitely! There were a lot of funny moments. In fact all the mice scenes were really pretty cute.
Mouse kabobs!
Brilliant movie and no swearing and / or blasphemy.
I came across this by accident. What a little gem of a movie. Thank you.
The very last scene coupled with the words of the Inuit song are priceless. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
😊yes yr right 🎉
I saw this movie in Michigan at a little Theater when I was 11 as well. I loved it! It's classic how the first thing he does when the plane drops him off is smoke his pipe! LOL!
My neighbor's have huskies.... anyways one night they were howling....they did this here and there...and it never dawned on me why...until that night, and then i had another neighbors huskies howling..these huskies are on the same side about 5 houses down...and then i knew...thier communicating ...so cool
I have read this book many years ago. The author is my favorite, he is Canadian.
Farley Mowat’s 1963 book “Never Cry Wolf” is a narrative about his experiences as a biologist studying Arctic wolves in the Keewatin Barren Lands of northern Manitoba in 1946.
Also check his other books, 'A Dog That would Never Be' is a great one for the soul.
The man is a distant relative of mine and I once tracked him down via telephone to speak with him out of curiosity... He was very rude and antisocial... Not a nice person 😊
@@buffalobob6438 That's a real shame to hear. Maybe you caught him on a bad day?
@@musamor75 Maybe he got bothered by a lot of people too. (He is gone now.) So maybe that was a sore spot for him. Too bad.
@cattymajiv Yes, that's quite likely. Some curious people can be real pests, and they can get on artists' nerves. But for you being a relative, it must have been hurtful. Try to remember the good times, especially if he's now "gone", as you say. I personally enjoyed the film very much. You know, I was a performing musician for some time in Paris and I met some pretty well known people. My conclusion is that it's better to preserve their stage identity, because sometimes the true-life individuals are not the most recommendable individuals. Hard pill to swallow, but true.
Greetings from France.
@@cattymajiv Oops, I just realised that I meant to reply to the gentleman who WAS his relative. I apologise for the mistake.
What a fabulous story. Yet, sad at the end. I liked this story very much. TY ❤ 😊
Big mouth giving ending away
What a Beautiful Movie ... back when hollywood made great films...
It is an old story, one travels to find answers about an external existence and instead finds one's self....
Classic!!!! Watched this with my wife and kids so many years ago!!! We watched it again some years later... We still talk about it... GREAT MOVIE!!!!
Saw this when released, forgot how good it was!
This is a great program. I bought the DVD and have watched it many times. ✌️❤️
Went to the same high school as Charles and had drama class with him .
His characters he plays in most movies aren’t much different than he himself.
He learned Spencer Tracy's gift of being yourself on screen.
My goodness, what a lucky man you are, to have actually known this fine gentleman in person. That's a true honour. Thank your lucky stars!
An absolute gem of a film.
Non conoscevo questo film, che ho trovato per caso e nemmeno l' autore del libro. Il film è bellissimo, con scene stupende sulla natura selvaggia e sui lupi, animali maestosi. Queste immagini ti riconnettono con tutto l' universo.❤
Man, that's a beautiful film.
I saw this in school in 1984. I've watched it many times but never realized how much it influenced my life
Love this movie, watched years ago, what a wonderful movie, thank you for uploading!
The people saying that some of the things shown aren't realistic should remember that its a Disney film and not a documentary.
Also, the people who are saying it's boring must have the attention span of a gnat.
No, I certainly don't think it's a Disney film, in fact anything but that. If you read the text at the beginning and the description you'll have understood that it was based on a true story. I don't know where you get the impression that ANYBODY said a single word about boredom (???). Everyone in this space talks lovingly about this film.
@@musamor75 Maybe it got deleted? Or maybe that was said elsewhere? I do agree with you but it isn't a big deal.
@@musamor75 It is a Disney film, with Amarok Productions. Disney owns the film. How it has appeared here is a good question, Disney being noted for holding its properties tight.
@@spikespa5208 they did produce it and was seen on all home video prints, but digitally its not
Just surprised to see it in its entirety on an ooyay ubetay channel that wasn't Disney.
I happened upon this little gem Christmas Eve 2024, i watched it the night after. Fantastic 😊👍🏻
Back in the 80s the Disney channel had a magazine that they put out. My brothers, myself,and our pets where in the issue that had this movie on the cover.
Wow, what a beautiful film. At first I thought it was some comedy about a man out of his depth. But when he gets settled into the wilderness it really took of and became something special.
It’s dances with wolves almost exactly
The humans has forget to see the nature today in 2025. Wonderful movie, there's gold in the movie message. Thanks Screen Blaze.
Beautiful cinematography.
I love this movie!!! I watched it many times on VHS probably about the time it was released. I don’t watch many shows or movies because most of them are terrible. 😂 This one is a gem I’ve remembered for over 35 years. Absolutely fantastic. ♥️♥️♥️
What an inspirational movie. 10/10 ...A Must see for everyone
YES! YES! YES!
Saw this movie with my brother in 1983. What memories this brings back.
I was halfway through high school when this came out I loved it!
I chanced on this movie on my rest day. Had no idea what I was in for. Right from the start immediately it had my attention. I’m in for a treat is what I think.
Woah! I can't wait to watch this in the weekend! Thanks, Screen Blaze!! 👍
I saw this 2 times in the theater when I was 13, and once when I was 16 at school, we absolutely loved this movie
Absolutely an amazing movie. I'm going to watch it again, right now ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was a fantastic movie! I’d forgotten about it!
I remember seeing this movie in the theater with my mom. she pasted 2 years ago
Rest her soul.
I'm very sorry for your loss. My relationship with both my parents was very complicated and often very bad, but now they are gone I miss them both, and I always will.
Men that are cruel to Animals are also mean to Women and Children. Don't let them.
That’s very true!
@duncanclan123Because you're normal sir 😉
Anyone that is cruel to Animals. Not just men.
Yeah it's sad. I do my utmost best treating others with respect. I sometimes would rather share my company with animals.
But such things are the natural order of the world
Been looking for this movie but forgot the name, much appreciated.
Never heard of this movie before, but I won't forget it!
Been looking for this movie for years,typed in all kinds of movies about wolves, greetings from cork city ireland,,many thanks.
There is a fairly new documentary called the snow wolf, very incredible film
The snow wolf is a newer documentary here on RUclips, very in depth, outright marvel opus wolf view
And now we are being hunted by the illegal immigrant two legged kind
Me too p.s. my Irish side of my family were from Cork real Corkers. My Great Uncle Gary put the scar on Al Capone’s face for disrespecting his sister.
Druids Peak is another interesting movie with wolves too.
Beautiful movie..thank you🌷
Has that same raw feeling that the movie 'friends' back in the early 70's with the Elton John song.does anyone know that feeling too?
@@peterhendricksen6946 I have no idea what movie or song you mean, but Elton John's music from that time is so amazing! It was much less pop music oriented, with more classical piano, which I just loved. It was so evocative! I vaguely remember a couple from then about friendship.
Bernie Taupin and Elton were both geniuses, and they were a perfect fit for each other. But nobody can produce masterpieces nonstop forever, and people are affected by forces around them, so not all of their publicly released work is as good as it was, but that's ok. I love them both immensely!
You can say what you want about the shallow people, of the 80's, but there were a few who had profound insight and were able to share there insight with people like me. Thank You for posting. I hope you will be able to find a few more that will show me the profound mysteries of life.
You joker you😂
Based on a book not written in the 80s
Show me the world; one of the many subscriptions..btw, are you rich in money? I desperately need 8000 dollars, can you help
This was an outstanding film, wasn't it?
Why were we shallow,we didn't walk around with a phone Infront of our faces
Thanks for the movie. Plenty of wonderful memories of Alaska revived and fabulous time spent there with Inuits.
It was northern Manitoba, not Alaska. The world is not solely consisted of the USA. There is a massive country north of you that is MUCH bigger than the USA is. Only Russia is bigger than Canada.
From the eyes of man comes destruction, from the eyes of nature comes peace! ❤
True. But nature can be a destructive force to reckon with too.
@barrywainwright3391 nature repairs itself and heals, it's a natural process from the beginning of time to the last day. Man on the other hand thinks and behaves like every day is the last day.
First saw on cable in early 80's. HBO? Great film. Try to watch it every few years..
Beautiful movie! So wonderful how God made everything!
Directed by: Carroll Ballard
Sure ..and the fucking god doesn’t give a shit that 95% of the wolves are murdered by shitty humans
" I form the light , and create darkness . I make peace , and create evil . I , the Lord , do all these things "
Every time I watch this it gets better !
Great movie. ! Loved the last part ! Made me smile !
One of the most majestic and magnificent animals in the kingdom.
Ive been told that author Farley Mowat,s books were banned in the USA.bc they were considered propaganda ,i don,t understand that but mabe its bc of their enviromental messages but to me they are Canadian treasures that do send a great message that animals and the enviroment are very important and vital in our world after all we cannot survive with out them.
Appears to be bases upon a true story. If so, he was very lucky to survive the remoteness of Alaska arriving alone & clueless during the winter. I'm resourceful in the wild, but Alaska is really wild. Visit in 1975 - Early Summer. Left in late summer. May be true, but I just couldn't believe the initial story line. A great docudrama (2004) is "Alone in the Wilderness" - 1968. Enjoyed the movie. Thanks.
It was northern Manitoba, not Alaska.
@@cattymajiv Thanks. I had Alaska on the mind. Yes - a Canadian in the Arctic.
In case you didn't know, Charles Martin Smith is only 5'4" tall. He did, in fact, run around buck naked with a herd of Caribu. Filming was done in Canada's Yukon, not Alaska. I remember him as Terry "The Toad" Fields in George Lucas' film American Graffiti (1973).