G. Allen Johnson is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. The mechanical bears were used in all scenes when the scene called for the actor to be in close proximity to the bears. There are encounters with an alligator and with a wild moose that scoops Marshall up on its antlers, and finally a confrontation with a cave full of hibernating grizzly bears (guarded by rattlesnakes and overseen by bats) that all wake up at the same moment and begin dancing in a circle. The whole cave of a . As Marshall is walking across the coat, one of the snakes head is seen as it rattles at him as if it is going to strike. Various viewing sites offer unrivalled opportunities to watch grizzly bears fishing for chum salmon which come to spawn in the area. When they get back to the hut, the alligator man (Strango) tells them about how back when he served in the Korean War, he befriended a fellow soldier named Phil. "Born to Be Wild" and steers them through a series of ridiculous encounters with animals. Marshall and Marty drive the boat and try to save him, but it crashes into another branch, which sends Marshall flying into the water. They throw a coat of snow over the snakes and quickly walk over them. When analysed, issues of father and son relationships and the transition of boy to manhood become quite clear. Some snake photographers will put a nervous snake in a cooler full of ice to slow it down so it can be posed. As they get up, a herd of wild horses comes thundering towards them. In March 2015, Stouffer attempted to finance a 4K resolution remastering of Wild America via a Kickstarter campaign. ''Wild America'' is rated PG. The dogs and cats live in the house and the rest run free outside. | . Bear Physical Characteristics Color Brown Marshall, in an attempt to avoid the alligator's open mouth, tosses his flashlight inside, distracting the animal long enough for the boys to pull him to safety. All the viewing sites are within easy walking distance of the camp, and afford themselves to optimum light and weather conditions for spectacular observation and photography. The movie is about three brothers in the 60s achieving their dreams!! The wolf and doe were not filmed at the same time. Action Adventure Comedy Three brothers who are obsessed with animals are given permission from their parents to travel around America with a camera documenting wildlife. Running time: 110 minutes. W.C. Fields Knew a Thing. This movie was very good!! Many of the 260 PBS stations chose to broadcast the programs multiple times each day throughout the weeks. Young Marty cleans car parts in his father's backyard garage. Recalls Phillips, "The script called for a fawn, but I told them that it was the wrong time of year. He says, "Having first-hand experience working with a lion, bears, a baby deer -- it's amazing what their faces contain. There are some interesting moments, but I found that the over-bearing sentimentality and cuteness mixed with adult content -- adult to a certain degree -- to be confusing. How does an award-winning filmmaker go about making a film of his own childhood experiences? They are nearly eaten by an alligator, encounter sleeping bears in a cave for which they sing back to sleep after a near tragedy, one of them rides the antlers of a moose in a totally stupid sequence. Ten pythons were placed at the rear of the cave and the rattle snakes were placed close to the front. Bear Cave Mountain Camp is rustic camp set in the pristine wilderness of the northern Yukon. What is the Spanish language plot outline for Wild America (1997)? Released in 1997 and directed by William Dear, "Wild America" is a family adventure about three Arkansas brothers in the late 60s, Marshall, Marty and Mark Stouffer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Scott Bairstow and Devon Sawa respectively), who dream of becoming nature filmmakers. How do you made a bad movie? The nature and wildlife shots are just fantastic, and you wonder if the actors are actually in the same shots as the animals, or if it's just a brilliant camera trick. But there's nothing new or inspiring in Dear's handling of the overbearing father vs. his boys-growing-into-men angle. :). OK at times the screenplay does stray away from it's original context and the stereotypical WASP family may reinforce unrealistic portrayals of Hollywood, but with this, with a little effort on our behalf, we the audience can allow ourselves to be whisked away into the young boys adventure, out of the harsh realities of life. Parents like this really need to be educated on the dangers of wild animals and the potential for curios kids to wind up as lunch. Despite the three young actors being "teen idols," they pulled off really good chemistry throughout the film. A film that allows you to escape life's cruelties for a period of time. The 'role' of Leona, Marshall's owl in the story, was filled by Owl-X, a great horned owl who resides at the National Foundation to Protect America's Eagles complex at a theme park in Tennessee. Score: 3 / 10. I recently watched this movie on a Sunny Sunday morning whilst in bed, sounds very ideological, but is true. Some of the scenery is quite pretty. His name has been legally changed to Marty Stouffer. At the time, it was common for producers to limit the number of broadcasts to 4 airings over a period of 3 years. They put on a showing of their footage to some of the townspeople in the gymnasium of the local high school, and their . Just as the wolf is about to attack, a blast goes off in the distance and both animals run in different directions. WITH: Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Marshall Stouffer), Devon Sawa (Mark Stouffer), Scott Bairstow (Marty Stouffer), Jamey Sheridan (Marty Stouffer Sr.) and Frances Fisher (Agnes Stouffer). And not just because of Jonathan Taylor Thomas, when he wouldn't have been in it, I would have loved it as well! The frosty atmosphere begins to form ice on the pelts of the hunting grizzlies creating a natural phenomenon unseen anywhere else in the world. Kodiak bears are one of two brown bear species in North America and are the larger relative of the grizzly bear. Please note we recommend a budget of from 7,000 / $10,000 USD per person for our style of trip to this destination. Marty and Mark purchase the camera & begin planning their trip. Accessible only by helicopter it offers unique grizzly bear encounters. I saw this film for the first time yesterday, and I must say that I love it, it is so funny but then at the same time so serious. The best-known of them is Marty Stouffer, whose TV show "Wild America" was an excellent portrayal of North American wildlife (and made him rich.) The boys see that, and they get to live out some of their parents' dreams by going out and experiencing the world their parents never saw." Although this is an old movie, I just saw it on television for the first time. ",