Never Cry Wolf (1983)

People are voting emotionally.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The researcher Tyler (Charles Martin Smith) is assigned by his government to travel to the Arctic to study the wolves that they believe are responsible for the reduction of the caribou population. The reckless pilot Rosie (Brian Dennehy) takes him to the wilderness and he is left alone with his supply in an extremely cold spot. He is saved by the local Ootek (Zachary Ittimangnaq) that is traveling with his dog sledding. He builds a shelter for Tyler and organizes his supplies. Tyler finds two wolves that he calls George and Angeline and their three offspring and he examines his excrement to learn what they eat. Soon he discovers that the wolves eat only mice and Tyler decides to do the same to prove to the government that the wolves do not eat caribous. Ootek returns with his friend Mike (Samson Jorah) that speaks English and translates what Ootek say. The trio stays together and Tyler learns that Mike is a hunter. Mike travels with Ootek by canoe to see a herd of caribou that is attacked by a pack of wolves. Tyler examines the bones and finds that the animal was diseased, proving that the wolves are responsible for keeping the caribou strong as told by Ootek. Tyler finds Rosie with two hunters planning to explore the area with tourism and Tyler has an argument with the pilot and returns to the camp. He finds the three offspring but the wolves are missing. Tyler initially suspects of Rosie but when he sees the nervous Mike, he finds that he killed the animals. "Never Cry Wolf" is a wonderful film with magnificent cinematography and beautiful story based on the biography of the Canadian Farley Mowat. Presently the film gives the sensation of a National Geographic movie but it was very impressive and unique in 1983 when it was released. Maybe this is the best role of Charles Martin Smith, performing a scientist living in the wilderness alone for a long period and understanding the behavior of wolves. Last but not the least, the ecologic concern of this film is ahead of time. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Os Lobos Nunca Choram" ("The Wolves Never Cry")

Having a father as a biologist who spent a lot of time in the Canadian Wildlife Service, I guess I have a unique perspective. My father was completely immersed in the movie from a scientific standpoint. The truth of the matter is that Farley did his wolf studies in the eastern arctic (not the majestic mountainous scenery depicted in the movie, but the dull flat windswept arctic) Other than that, a lot of the science of the movie was pretty factual. Beyond the small inaccuracies, this movie is one of the most captivating pictures I have ever had the pleasure of watching, and is definitely on my own personal top 20 of all time.

i DO wish movie makers would stop throwing in the odd German shepherd to pad out the wolf numbers. they stick out like the proverbial 'dog's balls'. apart from that, this is a fine movie particularly for anyone interested in Farley Mowat's adventures. the fact that it is a Disney movie i find quite encouraging - the Disney studios obviously once had no compunction about making a decent movie. scenery is marvellous, the few characters are sympathetically presented and the movie seems free of the abominably cheesy elements which typify Disney movies. though Mowat was a singularly driven person, this is not the main theme of this movie and i for one am thankful for that. well worth watching and stands the test of time well.

Pretty good nature flick with newfound sympathy for wild wolves, which were eradicated from the western United States by the 1930s by government hunters in favor of the livestock industry.The good news is that wild wolves were replanted into wilderness areas in Idaho and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming in the 1990s and have spread to surrounding states.The newbie scientist in Never Cry Wolf learns in the field what they didn't teach him in class---you cannot conduct an experiment without affecting the outcome of the experiment.Watch this film and gain a new appreciation for the value of a pretty smile.