THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN

Meredith Salenger, John Cusack

Walt Disney; Directed by Jeremy Kagan

Rated PG; 100 minutes; 1985

A courageous young girl attempts to overcome extraordinary odds and rely upon love, hope and courage as she travels over 2000 miles of danger in search of her father. Set in the mid-1930's, this real-life American fable follows Natty Gann as she rides the rails with hobos, forms a close bond with a young drifter and struggles to survive in the Northwestern wilderness.

REVIEWS

". . . a terrific, thrill-a-minute picture likely to leave audiences with a lump in their throats and a cheer on their lips."

— John Corcoran, KABC-TV

". . . delivers the thrills in buckets!"

— Jack Curry, USA TODAY

". . . so much better than the average kind of teenage or family picture."

— Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, AT THE MOVIES

"9+. . . A winner. . . Meredith Salenger is just great."

— Gary Franklin, KCBS-TV