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The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann

Adventure · Family · Drama · 1985

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.

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The Journey of Natty Gann

“The journey that made the impossible come true.”

1985 Adventure · Family · Drama 1h 41m

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6.8 / 10

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America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.

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Directed by

Jeremy Kagan

Written by

Jeanne Rosenberg

Meredith Salenger

Meredith Salenger

Natty Gann

John Cusack

John Cusack

Harry

Ray Wise

Ray Wise

Sol Gann

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Connie

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Sherman

Barry Miller

Barry Miller

Parker

Verna Bloom

Verna Bloom

Farm Woman

Court is in session

Put The Journey of Natty Gann on trial.

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.