True Heart (1997)

A brother and sister are plane-wrecked in Canada, where they must rely on the help of a native and his bear.

Director:

Catherine Cyran

Writer:

Catherine Cyran

Stars:

Kirsten Dunst, Zachery Ty Bryan, August Schellenberg

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kirsten Dunst	...	Bonnie
Zachery Ty Bryan	...	Sam
August Schellenberg	...	Khonanesta
Dey Young	...	Wanda
Michael Gross	...	Dick
Tom McBeath	...	Quint
Ben Cardinal	...	Ranger Simon Blackcrow
John Novak	...	Louie
Vincent Gale	...	George
Darren Moore	...	Johnny
Mitchell Kosterman	...	Ranger Charlie Cartwright (as Mitch Kosterman)
Mark Acheson	...	Red Head Man
Garvin Cross	...	Bi-Plane Pilot
Duncan Fraser	...	Lloyd Nelson
Larry Musser	...	Ranger Virgil

Storyline

A brother and sister are plane-wrecked in Canada, where they must rely on the help of a native and his bear.

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Plot Keywords:

canada | bear | brother sister relationship | airplane crash | overalls | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for adventure violence and peril, and for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Absturz in der Wildnis

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the two kids cut themselves loose from a rope tying them back-to-back to a tree, it's obvious that they could have easily wriggled free from under the rope. It was loosely wrapped around them as they sat with their backs to the tree, nothing else was tied, not their hands or feet, so they could have easily gotten out from under it.

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Connections

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

User Reviews

Saturday Afternoon Television Schlock

Terrible film. Horrible dialogue. The underlying message to protect the environment is annoying. And why is it that in every movie with a Native American in a lead role, he must act exactly like every other stereotyped Native American character ever portrayed. Filmmakers need to understand that Native Americans are people too, not just Mother Nature's inexorable minions out to save the earth from the evil poachers. Ughh. Catherine Cyran, the writer and director (whose other writing credits include Slumber Party Massacre III), must be another one of Mother Nature's minions trying to save the earth through her film-making. I don't mind a someone making a movie that speaks about the environment and the way some people hurt it. However, I feel Miss Cyran did not really want to tell the story of two lost children trying to get home. She just wanted to make a movie that supported her environmentalist viewpoints, and needed this plot to do it. The problem is the end result is not subtle. It is obvious and stilted. Hence my vote of 1.