Against the Wild 2013

     Zach and his younger sister Hannah are living with their mother Susan Wade since their parents separated.  Their dad Robert Wade sends a plane to pick them up so they can spend some time with him.  Charlie Foster is an experienced pilot but they experience an engine fire and the plane crashes in a forest.  The plane doesn’t have an upgraded transmitter and a rescue team hasn’t been able to locate the plane.  Zach and Hannah see that Charlie is hurt and they decide to leave the plane to get help.  They leave some of the food and water for Charlie and a note telling him they left. Their dog Chinook is with them and he's a Husky.  He can help them find the lake water to get water and help with being alone in the woods.  Their parents are extremely concerned about finding the children and Charlie right away.

     Zach was a Boy Scout for three years and he does know some things about being in the woods.  The rescue team is worried about bears in the woods since it’s their mating season.  This can lead to more aggression by the male bears.  There is a little bit of scariness with the bears!!  The scenery is very beautiful and you don’t know how this will turn out?  This family film does have positive messages and role models.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

90 min, Adventure directed by Richard Boddinton with CJ Adams, Erin Pitt, Natasha Henstridge, Ted Whittall, John Tench, Rainbow Francks, Jennifer Gibson, Sarta Keakins, Shawn Storer, Greg Campbell, Chuck Willcocks.

Note:  Imdb 4.7 out of 10, 32% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 3.5* out of 5* with 66 reviews, Letterboxd 2.8* out of 5*.

Special Note:  Filmed in Lions Head and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.  Georgian Bay is in this area and it’s on the east side of Lake Huron.  Not released in theaters but direct-to-video.  The budget estimated to be $2 million and the video profit was also $2 million.  Houston is playing Chinook and he ran off for an hour to chase a squirrel during production.  The filmmakers talked about taking him out of the scene but he wandered back.  A second film Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti was released in 2016.