The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975)

A family flees the city for a deep forest, to escape the pressures of life, and to help their sickly daughter.

Director:

Stewart Raffill

Writers:

Arthur R. Dubs (story), Stewart Raffill (screenplay)

Stars:

Robert Logan, Susan Damante, Hollye Holmes

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Logan	...	Skip (as Robert F. Logan)
Susan Damante	...	Pat (as Susan Damante Shaw)
Hollye Holmes	...	Jenny
Ham Larsen	...	Toby
George 'Buck' Flower	...	Boomer
William Cornford	...	Pilot
John F. Goff	...	Doctor #1
Herbert F. Nelson	...	Doctor #2

Storyline

City dweller Skip leaves his urban life behind indefinitely to seek fresh air for his daughter's health. His wife grudgingly sacrifices domestic comforts, while their darling boy Toby and his dog Boomer have the time of their lives roaming in the wild. Meeting wildlife however has its pros and cons, especially as not all bears are nearly as tame as a local glutton and a pair of cubs in need of adoption.

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Plot Keywords:

forest | father son relationship | first of trilogy | cabin | ingenuity | 

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Genres:

Family | Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 1977 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

A Robinson család kalandjai a vadonban

Filming Locations:

Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$31,223,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pacific International Pictures, Wilderness Family Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

A pot that is on the stove when the family first enters the old cabin was not there the first time the stove is shown.

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Connections

Spoofed in When Nature Calls (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Wilderness Family"
Lyrics by Dennis Bachmann
Sung by Lee Dresser

User Reviews

Great, wholesome film for the whole family.

I loved this film as a child - and was brought up in the Rocky Mountains, backpacking with my Dad, and can relate to the feeling of wanting to drop everything and "head for the hills."

Have seen the movie and its sequel recently, I can still say it is a movie I would love for my children to watch and love. It is wholesome, family value oriented, and in general, a great joy for kids. It makes you want to go out camping and enjoy what little wilderness we have left in the US.

While I do have to agree with other posters that you simply can't "up and leave" as they do in this film (ie - no preparation re: hunting, fishing, planting, learning, etc.), you just can't fit all that into a film. And it would bore the kids to death. It is a family/children's film, after all, not an adult action flick.

I highly recommend this film to anyone with children.