Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)

Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, John, the boy and dog become stranded ... See full summary »

Director:

Phillip Borsos

Writer:

Phillip Borsos

Stars:

Mimi Rogers, Bruce Davison, Jesse Bradford

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mimi Rogers	...	Katherine McCormick
Bruce Davison	...	John McCormick
Jesse Bradford	...	Angus McCormick
Tom Bower	...	John Gale
Joel Palmer	...	Silas McCormick
Dakotah	...	Yellow Dog
Josh Wannamaker	...	David Finlay
Margot Finley	...	Sara
Matthew Bennett	...	Ron Willick (as Matt Bennett)
St. Clair McColl	...	St. Clair McColl
Jennifer Weissenborn	...	Labrador Helicopter Pilot (as Capt. Jennifer Weissenborn)
Gordon Neave	...	Flight Engineer (as MCpl. Gordon Neave)
Karen Kruper	...	Nurse
Dean Lockwood	...	Sartech
John LeClair	...	Sartech (as Cpl. John LeClair)

Storyline

Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, John, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. Angus's parents relentlessly badger rescue teams. Angus, schooled by his father in wilderness survival skills, and assisted by the intelligent Yellow Dog, tries to attract rescuers.

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Plot Keywords:

boat | dog | survival | wilderness | stray dog | 

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Taglines:

Partners in survival. Friends for life.

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for perilous adventure

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Yellow Dog

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Gross:

$11,642,946 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last film directed by Phillip Borsos

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Goofs

When Angus and Yellow Dog are traversing the log together, a black safety line is visible, moving along the log in front of them.

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Connections

Featured in Garfield (2004)

User Reviews

Predictable adventure yarn

Why can't Hollywood come up with something besides the same old stuff that plays out exactly as you know it will? Every cliche in the "boy lost in the wilderness" tale was brought out, dusted off, and run a little deeper into the turf. This kid was supposed to have had training in the survival arts, but he didn't have a clue as to the first rule when lost...stay put. He just kept walking farther and farther away from his rescuers while mom and pop were at home wringing their hands in agony. Of course, there was another of those idiotic wolf attacks. Enough with the wolf attacks!