Review of Never Cry Wolf (1983) by Simon G — 15 Aug 2012

The words 'Walk Disney Pictures' appearing onscreen at the beginning of any movie conjure up images of simplistic family-friendly fun and cute animals, however, Carol Ballard's excellent adaptation from a screenplay by Curtis Hanson based on Farley Mowat's book of the same name is anything but. Though garnering a PG rating (and this back in 1983) Never Cry Wolf captures beautifully man's awe and lack of understanding of nature.

A biologist named Tyler is given an assignment to spend 6 months in the Alaskan wilderness to study wolves in relation to the declining caribou population. After some territorial-based humour and spending some time in the animals' environment as well as the education he receives from the Inuit he encounters Tyler earns some valuable lessons about the animal he is studying and through this nature as a whole.