The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Peter Svatek

Writers:

Jack London (novel)
Graham Ludlow (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

Jack London's classic story from 1903 about Buck, a dog kidnapped from his home in California and taken...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Dog Actor | Based On Novel

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	John Thornton
Bronwen Booth	...	Mercedes (as Bronwên Booth)
Charles Edwin Powell	...	Hal (as Charles Powell)
Burke Lawrence	...	Charles
Luc Morrissette	...	M. Perrault
Robert Pierre Côté	...	Francoise
John Novak	...	Mr. Matthewson the Gambling Man
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Narrator (voice)
John Dunn-Hill	...	Thornton's Partner Hans
Jack Langedijk	...	Thornton's Partner Pete
Michael Shanks	...	Fellow Gambler #1
Raymond Ducasse	...	Judge Miller
Eric Hoziel	...	The Kidnapper
Deano Clavet	...	The Baggage Man
Barry Blake	...	The Man in the Red Sweater
Bernard Ranger	...	The Government Clerk
Howard Rosenstein	...	The Savvy Prospector #1
Michel Perron	...	The Savvy Prospector #2
Steve Adams	...	Mr. Kerns, Matthewson's friend
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Fellow Gambler #2 (as Chris Heyerdahl)
Eric Cabana	...	Yeehat Warrior
Mike Kanentakeron	...	Yeehat Story Teller
Vasko	...	Buck the dog
Gessa	...	Buck the dog
Gustav	...	Buck the dog
Pinceau	...	Curly the dog
Kino	...	Spitz the dog
Dave	...	Dave the dog
Pirate	...	Billee the dog
Sun	...	Solecks the dog
Jack	...	Dog, Mercedes' Team
Rocky	...	Dog, Mercedes' Team
Andy	...	Dog, Mercedes' Team
Dixie	...	Dog, Mercedes' Team
Shakespere	...	Producer's Dog (as Shakespeare)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lynne Adams	...	Maggie

Directed by
Peter Svatek

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jack London		novel "The Call of the Wild"
Graham Ludlow		screenplay

Produced by
Julie Allan	....	producer
John Buchanan	....	executive producer
Jeff Geoffray	....	executive producer
Marcel Giroux	....	line producer
Gary Howsam	....	executive producer
Walter Josten	....	executive producer
Pieter Kroonenburg	....	producer
John McCunn	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Alan Reeves

Cinematography by
Sylvain Brault

Film Editing by
Denis Papillon

Casting by
Rosina Bucci
Vera Miller
Nadia Rona

Production Design by
Michael Devine

Art Direction by
Michael Devine

Set Decoration by
Louise Pilon

Costume Design by
Claire Nadon

Makeup Department
Christiane Fattori	....	key makeup artist
Réjean Forget	....	key hair stylist
Ginette Lajeunesse	....	assistant hair stylist
Alex Lambert	....	assistant makeup artist (as Sonia Alex Lambert)

Production Management
Richard Bélanger	....	post-production supervisor
Hélène Boulay	....	production manager
Stéphane Fréchette	....	assistant unit manager
Dominic St. Jean	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luc Campeau	....	first assistant director
Marie Gislaine Cretier	....	second assistant director (as Marie-Gislaine Crétier)
Jean-Sébastien Lord	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Josée Arsenault	....	assistant decorator
Denis Boudreau	....	swing gang
Robert Carpentier	....	carpenter
Christian Corvellec	....	painter
Robert Côté	....	assistant propsman
Richard Lebon	....	carpenter
Simone Leclerc	....	props buyer
Vidar Neuhof	....	property master
Gérald Potvin	....	painter
Jeoffroy Racine	....	swing gang
Doris Simard	....	art department coordinator
Bruno Sorel	....	swing gang
Steve Ward	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Sylvain Arseneault	....	boom operator
Richard Betanzos	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel Duceppe	....	assistant sound editor
Philippe Espantoso	....	sound re-recording mixer
Serge Gaudet	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Gurman	....	dialogue editor
Steven Gurman	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Harper	....	foley recordist
Peter Harper	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Med Lagacé	....	foley assistant (as Eric Lagacé)
Arun Majumdar	....	sound consultant
Louis Marion	....	sound
Phil Reznick	....	assistant sound editor (as Philip Reznick)
Virginia Storey	....	foley artist
Glenn Tussman	....	sound editor
André Vincelli	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Thierry Craig	....	special effects assistant
Mario Dumont	....	special effects technician
Éric Hébert	....	special effects assistant
André Laperrière	....	special effects
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Jérôme Tiberghien	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Aubin	....	trainee camera
Steve Beasse	....	assistant camera: second unit (as Steven Béasse)
Sylvain Bergevin	....	electrician
Alain Brouillette	....	additional camera operator
Alain Brouillette	....	key grip
Guy Ferland	....	electrician
Claude Fortier	....	gaffer
Gilles Fortier	....	electrician
Claude Fortin	....	grip
Barry Gravelle	....	additional camera operator
Robert Guertin	....	camera operator: second unit
Pierre Jodoin	....	camera operator: second unit
Maarten Kroonenburg	....	focus puller
Patrice Lapointe	....	grip
Frédéric Lefebvre	....	best boy
Pantazidis Panagiotis	....	still photographer (as Panayiotis Pantazidis)
Boris Roy	....	assistant camera: second unit
Carlo Secchiaroli	....	best boy grip
Danielle Turgeon	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lison Daigneault	....	dresser
Denis Gagnon	....	tailor
Michele Groulx	....	assistant dresser

Editorial Department
Julie Bouffard	....	assistant editor
Christian Gravel	....	assistant editor
Stéphane Lestage	....	off-line editor
Louis-Martin Paradis	....	assistant editor
Jeremy Presner	....	assistant editor
Pierre Provost	....	color timer

Music Department
Peter Measroch	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Gilles Emond	....	driver
José Sanchez	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Natalie Bédard	....	production secretary (as Nathalie Bédard)
Daniel Bouthillette	....	production assistant
Suzanne Chiasson	....	script supervisor
André Croteau	....	assistant animal wrangler
Benoit Descary	....	office runner
Jean-Marc Ducasse	....	assistant animal wrangler
Raymond Ducasse	....	animal wrangler
Bram Eisenthal	....	unit publicist
Hélène Grimard	....	production accountant (as Hélène Gallizzi)
Michele Groulx	....	production secretary
Josée Juteau	....	animal wrangler
Karina Larsen	....	assistant to producers
Charles Obrul	....	lab liaison
Alain Pecquet	....	assistant craft service
Marie Potvin	....	location manager
Marielle Poupelin	....	production coordinator
Paula Reis	....	accounts assistant
Sirod	....	coordinator
Stéphane St-Germain	....	craft service (as Stéphane Staint-Germain)
Myriame Tessier	....	assistant animal wrangler
Donald Tetreault	....	production assistant (as Donald Tétreault)
France Wolfe	....	assistant animal wrangler

Production Companies

• Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures

Distributors

• Family Channel, The
• Hallmark Home Entertainment
• Highlight Video (Germany) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects)

Other Companies

• AstralTech Inc.  film lab
• Ciné-Titres  titles
• Montage Metaphore  off-line editing
• Negbec Films  negative cutting (as Negbec)
• Premium Sound  sound editing

Also Known As:

Jack London's The Call of the Wild
Jack London's The Call of the Wild Dog of the Yukon

MPAA:

Rated PG for violence and language.

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:PG | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures

Quotes:

[referring to Buck, the Yukon Dog]
Narrator: And he knew that John Thornton was dead. It left a great void in him somewhat akin to hunger, but a void that ached and ached...and which food could not fill.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Call of the Wild (1935)

A good movie for dog lovers.

I would have loved the movie if I was 15-18, but still liked it. I still like dogs. And if you like the dogs, and life in the wilderness, you'll like the movie. Bit similar to "White Fang".