White Fang (I) (1991)

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writers:

Jack London (novel), Jeanne Rosenberg (screenplay),

Stars:

Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ethan Hawke, Seymour Cassel

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Klaus Maria Brandauer	...	Alex Larson
Ethan Hawke	...	Jack Conroy
Seymour Cassel	...	Skunker
Susan Hogan	...	Belinda Casey
James Remar	...	Beauty Smith
Bill Moseley	...	Luke
Clint Youngreen	...	Tinker (as Clint B. Youngreen)
Pius Savage	...	Grey Beaver
Aaron Hotch	...	Little Beaver
Charles Jimmie Sr.	...	Older Indian
Clifford Fossman	...	Old Timer #1
Irvin Sogge	...	Old Timer #2
Tom Fallon	...	Prospector
Dick Mackey	...	Sled Dog Prospector
Suzanne Kent	...	Heather

Storyline

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.

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Plot Keywords:

gold | dog | friendship | alaska | yukon | 

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Taglines:

Where Civilization Ends, Their Journey Begins.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Colmillo blanco

Filming Locations:

Haines, Alaska, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$34,793,160 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hybrid Productions Inc., Silver Screen Partners IV, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"White Fang" is played by Jed, a wolf/dog hybrid, who also played "Wolf" in The Journey of Natty Gann.

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Goofs

The trees in the movie are large and robust. Yukon, and especially Klondike, trees are stunted by the harsh climate.

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Quotes

[about Jack]
Skunker: What's he doing?
Alex Larson: Cleaning his teeth.
Skunker: How'd they get dirty?

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Connections

Referenced in Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (1997)

User Reviews

A kind of beauty

I just read White Fang and I found it awesome. London is the writer of the Yukon and the Gold Rush. When I start watching this movie I just thought that it must have a lot of twist to be a good movie. The book was really wild: the famine, the attacks of White Fang to the dogs at the station, are not here... It will be too cruel to the movie screen and I guess impossible without hurting the animals. Instead, you will find here a kind movie, with action, with a spectacular scenarios, with this beautiful wolf/dog, with great music and with the London adventure at his best. Inspired in White Fang, the movie carry us trough the life of Jack becoming a man, and a simple and moving relationship between the man and his dog. There are scenes that were just great: the amazing dog combat, in this point both movie and book are just awesome.

Enjoy!