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The Call of the Wild

  • 20202020
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
48K
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POPULARITY
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Harrison Ford in The Call of the Wild (2020)
A sled dog struggles for survival in the Alaskan wild.
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A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
48K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,803
148
  • Director
    • Chris Sanders
  • Writers
    • Michael Green(screenplay by)
    • Jack London(based upon the novel by)
    • Egerton Ryerson Young(source material)
  • Stars
    • Harrison Ford
    • Omar Sy
    • Cara Gee
Top credits
  • Director
    • Chris Sanders
  • Writers
    • Michael Green(screenplay by)
    • Jack London(based upon the novel by)
    • Egerton Ryerson Young(source material)
  • Stars
    • Harrison Ford
    • Omar Sy
    • Cara Gee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 553User reviews
    • 178Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    Interview 5:43
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    Omar Syand Cara Gee
    Interview 4:37
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    Interview 4:36
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    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • John Thorntonas John Thornton
    Omar Sy
    Omar Sy
    • Perraultas Perrault
    Cara Gee
    Cara Gee
    • Francoiseas Francoise
    Dan Stevens
    Dan Stevens
    • Halas Hal
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Judge Milleras Judge Miller
    Jean Louisa Kelly
    Jean Louisa Kelly
    • Katie Milleras Katie Miller
    Michael Horse
    Michael Horse
    • Edenshawas Edenshaw
    Karen Gillan
    Karen Gillan
    • Mercedesas Mercedes
    Colin Woodell
    Colin Woodell
    • Charlesas Charles
    Micah Fitzgerald
    Micah Fitzgerald
    • Red Sweateras Red Sweater
    Heather McPhaul
    Heather McPhaul
    • Head Cookas Head Cook
    Adam Fergus
    Adam Fergus
    • Jamesas James
    Stephanie Czajkowski
    Stephanie Czajkowski
    • Postmasteras Postmaster
    Abraham Benrubi
    Abraham Benrubi
    • Skookum Bench Kingas Skookum Bench King
    Thomas Adoue Polk
    Thomas Adoue Polk
    • Assistant Postmasteras Assistant Postmaster
    Raven Scott
    Raven Scott
    • Pastry Chefas Pastry Chef
    Brad Greenquist
    Brad Greenquist
    • Skagway Dog Selleras Skagway Dog Seller
    Benjamin Hoffman
    Benjamin Hoffman
    • Deckhandas Deckhand
    • Director
      • Chris Sanders
    • Writers
      • Michael Green(screenplay by)
      • Jack London(based upon the novel by)
      • Egerton Ryerson Young(source material)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Each sled dog on Buck's team (besides Spitz) was given the personality of one of the dwarfs from the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Dolly is Bashful, Pike is Grumpy, Joe is Happy, Billy is Sleepy, Dave is Dopey, Dub is Sneezy, and Sol-Leks is Doc.
    • Goofs
      The message on the telegram that Perrault receives has a uniformity and cleanness that demonstrates that this was produced not on a typewriter, but by a modern laser printer. Also, the telegram's text uses a modern Courier font not present on typewriters of that period.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      John Thornton: [narrates] Some say that's the legend. Not so. You see, I knew him once, when he was just a dog at a men side. And even all this land is his, every summer, when he comes down to the valley, he remembers kind hands and old masters... before he went to his own... became his own master... before he heard the call.

    • Crazy credits
      Film title at the end of closing credits
    • Alternate versions
      Prior to re-shoots, Mercedes, Charles, and the remaining dog team die (off-screen) on the broken-up river; only Hal survives to return to Dawson and confront John Thornton in the Argonaut saloon. (Paraphrased: "I lost everything because of you: my dogs... my sister...") Despite successful test screenings, studio heads changed this to Hal saying, "My dogs ran off" -- indicating the team and (one assumes) Mercedes and Charles survived -- in an attempt to keep children from being upset.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Harrison Ford/"Science Bob" Pflugfelder/Wiz Khalifa/Ty Dolla Sign/Lil Yachty/Sueco the Child (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Johnny Todd
      Traditional

    User reviews553

    Review
    Top review
    Jack London's 1890s Yukon novel brought to life.
    There have been several movies "Call of the Wild" but this is the first time one has told the entire story in Jack London's book. The real main character is the big dog, Buck, and his transformation from house pet to sled dog to alpha male of his own hybrid Timberwolf pack.

    This movie in its form could not have been made with real dogs. Instead they used state of the art motion capture to generate realistic animation for the animals. This is covered quite nicely in a series of "making of" extras on the movie disc.

    Harrison Ford, almost 80 now, is very effective as the narrator and the old prospector that befriends Buck. This is a really good movie, at first the sight of an animated Buck threw me off but soon it made no difference, the story is so good.

    I watched it at home on BluRay from my public library, my wife skipped, not her kind of movie.
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    • TxMike
    • Jun 25, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Tiếng Gọi Nơi Hoang Dã
    • Filming locations
      • Yukon, Canada
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Studios
      • TSG Entertainment
      • 3 Arts Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $135,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $62,342,368
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,791,624
      • Feb 23, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $111,105,497
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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