Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

Three pets escape from a California ranch to find their owners in San Francisco.

Director:

Duwayne Dunham

Writers:

Sheila Burnford (novel), Caroline Thompson (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Don Alder

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Don Alder	...	Molly's Father
Ed Bernard	...	Desk Sergeant
Kevin Chevalia	...	Jamie Seaver
Anne Christianson	...	Research Assistant
Ted D'Arms	...	Vet
Woody Eney	...	Forest Ranger 'Mark'
Kim Greist	...	Laura Burnford-Seaver
Rich Hawkins	...	Forest Ranger
Robert Hays	...	Bob Seaver
Nurmi Husa	...	The Caterer
Jane Jones	...	Molly's Mother
Veronica Lauren	...	Hope Burnford
David MacIntyre	...	Foote
Kit McDonough	...	Female Forest Ranger
Mary Marsh	...	Laura's Mom

Storyline

Three pets (Chance, a young dog unfamiliar with the world; Shadow, an aging, wise dog; and Sassy, a snobby cat) are left behind when their family goes on vacation. Unsure of what happened, the animals set out on a quest to find their family. This journey across America is very dangerous and the animals risk never seeing their masters again. The group of pets travel across forested mountains and areas of wide-open countryside, while their family searches for them in the same areas.

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Plot Keywords:

river | stupidity | animal in cast credits | digging under a fence | wedding | 

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Taglines:

In the classic tradition of Walt Disney Pictures comes a story about courage, adventure and friendship.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Incrível Jornada

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$41,833,324

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchwood Pacific Partners 1,Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the rare talking animal movies in which the animal's mouth doesn't move in sync with their lines.

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Goofs

Grizzly bears are not found in the mountains of California.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Chance: My name is Chance. I know, it sounds odd, but most names do if you think about it long enough... maybe even yours. I was abandoned when I was very young. I lived on the streets scrounging for food sleeping wherever I could; that seemed like fun at first, but pretty soon, it landed me behind bars. But I don't like to talk about that; let's talk about after that... when I got my second chance... and my name. You see, this family came along, and I guess you can say they rescued me, ...

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Alternate Versions

There is a scene in the TV version of Peter washing off Chance after he eats the cake and before he vomits.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1995)

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Soundtracks

WITCH DOCTOR
Written by Ross Bagdasarian

User Reviews

For the whole family

Two dogs named Chance (voice by Michael J. Fox) and Shadow (voice by Don Ameche) and a cat named Sassy (voice by Sally Field) are left behind when the family that owns them goes on vacation. They are not sure what happened and therefore they have to find the family. An incredible journey is what is next.

This is a movie for all ages but especially kids will love this. The animals, the beautiful nature, some nice and funny moments, a good heart and a happy ending, everything what a movie for the whole family needs. Of course the story is simple and some events are quite impossible, but with movies like this you are not suppose to ask too many questions and you must not be too critical.