Movie Type: Family-Oriented Adventure, Animal Picture
Themes: Daring Rescues, Survival in the Wilderness, Man's Best Friend
Main Cast: Mimi Rogers, Bruce Davison, Jesse Bradford, Tom Bower, Joel Palmer
Release Year: 1995
Country: US
Run Time: 80 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
In this family adventure story, John and Catherine McCormick (Bruce Davison and Mimi Rogers) relocate from Vancouver to the coast of British Columbia, where sailing enthusiast John teaches his sons Angus (Jesse Bradford) and Silas (Joel Palmer) basic seamanship and outdoor survival skills. Angus has rescued a stray Golden Labrador he calls Yellow and considers his best friend, though his folks aren't so sure he's responsible enough to care for the dog. One day, John takes Angus and Yellow sailing; a sudden gale bursts out, and the boy and his dog are thrown overboard. They wash up on a rugged coastal area, where Angus' abilities to survive in the wild are put to the test. As Angus and Yellow fend off wild animals, build a shelter, and signal for help, John and Catherine work with the Coast Guard in a desperate search for their missing son. Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog was the final film by Canadian director Phillip Borsos, who died of leukemia within a month of its U.S. release. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Josh Wannamaker - David Finlay; Brent Stait - Sartech; Dean Lockwood - Sartech; Lynne Carrow; Linda Phillips-Palo; Dakotah - Yellow Dog; Margot Finley - Sara
Credit
Yvonne J. Hurst - Art Director, Linda Phillips-Palo - Casting, Maj. Denis Lajeunesse - Consultant/advisor, Dawn Martin - Consultant/advisor, Antonia Bardon - Costume Designer, Lee Knippelberg - First Assistant Director, Phillip Borsos - Director, Sidney Wolinsky - Editor, John Scott - Composer (Music Score), Michael McGee - Musical Direction/Supervision, Stan Edmonds - Makeup, Mark Freeborn - Production Designer, Richard Leiterman - Cinematographer, James Gardner - Cinematographer, Peter O'Brian - Producer, John Thomas - Special Effects, Phillip Borsos - Screenwriter
Teenager Angus (Bradford) adopts a Golden Labrador and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. Angus's parents relentlessly badger rescue teams. Angus, schooled by his father in wilderness survival skills, and assisted by the intelligent Yellow Dog, tries to attract rescuers.
