Pathfinder (2007)

A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.

Director:

Marcus Nispel

Writers:

Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay), Nils Gaup

Stars:

Karl Urban, Clancy Brown, Moon Bloodgood

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karl Urban	...	Ghost
Moon Bloodgood	...	Starfire
Russell Means	...	Pathfinder
Clancy Brown	...	Gunnar
Jay Tavare	...	Blackwing
Nathaniel Arcand	...	Wind In Tree
Ralf Moeller	...	Ulfar
Kevin Loring	...	Jester
Wayne Charles Baker	...	Indian Father (as Wayne C. Baker)
Michelle Thrush	...	Indian Mother
Nicole Muñoz	...	Little Sister
Burkely Duffield	...	Ghost - 12 Years Old
Ray G. Thunderchild	...	Elder #1
Duane Howard	...	Elder #2
Brandon Oakes	...	Elder #3

Storyline

A young Viking boy is left behind at a hostile tribe of American Indians, whom eventually accept him into the tribe and raise him. A personal war begins for the young Viking when the Vikings return 15 years later and initiate a barbaric attack on the tribe and the woman he loves.

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Plot Keywords:

viking | boy | native | native american | native american hunter | 

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Taglines:

An Untold Legend

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Russia] Twentieth Century Fox [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Icelandic

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le sang du guerrier

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£109,262 (UK) (20 April 2007)

Gross:

$10,232,081 (USA) (15 June 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Phoenix Pictures, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 107 min (unrated DVD)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actors wore hockey shoulder pads underneath their viking costume to make them appear larger and fiercer.

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Goofs

Vikings did not use double-bladed axes or flails.

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Quotes

Pathfinder: You have become the Pathfinder for the Dragon People. Good!
Ghost: I'm dying.
Pathfinder: Don't complain to me about it!

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Connections

References King Arthur (2004)

User Reviews

visually arresting

Pathfinder was not nearly as bad as many people are making it out to be. True, the editing was mediocre at best, with the seasons clearly out of whack. There were some pretty odd incongruencies with language as well. The filmmakers relied on some trite Native American imagery and stereotypes...

But Pathfinder was obviously never about the plot or silly Viking outfits. Ultimately I think the filmmakers wanted to impress upon the viewers the starkness of the landscape of "uncivilized" North America, and how the people who lived there survived. One of the best lines in the movie is delivered when Ghost tells his lady friend that the Vikings know eternal winter, but "don't know our spring." I think the movie, in its own kind of botched way, did a good job conveying the awe, reverence and fear that the people who lived in N.A. had for the seasons and the natural environment.