'Call of The Wild - 3D'
(Christopher Lloyd, Joyce DeWitt, et al / DVD / PG / (2009) 2010 / Vivendi Entertainment)
Overview: A modern-day adaptation of Jack London s classic follows Ryann (Ariel Gade) a 9-year old girl visiting her grandfather (Christopher Lloyd) in Montana. When a wild hybrid wolf/dog shows up injured on the back porch one night, Ryann wants to take him back to Boston as a pet, but her grandfather knows the animal will eventually have to return to the wild.
DVD: 'Call of the Wild: 3D' stakes its claim to being that rare breed of adventure series that parents and kids can enjoy together. Adapted by White Fang screenwriter David Fallon this exciting ongoing saga shows us just how a wolf dog can forever change a young child's life!
This third story tells the tale of when a wild hybrid wolf/dog shows up injured on the back porch one night, Ryan wants to take him back to Boston as a pet, but her grandfather knows the animal will eventually have to return to the wild.
To help his granddaughter understand, he begins to read her Jack London's "Call of the Wild" each night ... but Ryan has ideas of her own, and helps a local boy train the magnificent animal to become a sled dog leader.
Along the way she faces many obstacles including a bully, a stranger she isn't comfortable around, and her own nature as she learns to let go of the materialistic part of her in favor of the practical necessities for winning.
Classic literature combined with human challenges helps a girl learn to embrace nature and enjoy simple living. This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:
Deleted Scenes
Call of the Wild game
Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Audio Commentary
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