The Journey of Natty Gann | | Cast : | Meredith Salenger, John Cusack | | Director : | Jeremy Kagan | | Studio : | Walt Disney Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | September 27, 1985 | | DVD Released Date : | May 21, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | The Best Of Disney | Content
 | In the mid-1980s, the Walt Disney Company wanted to break out into a market in which they could target more than just the family audience and have some mature themes. Thus, Touchstone Pictures was born- their first film being Splash!
THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN was produced under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, but it quite easily could have been produced by Touchstone Pictures since it goes slightly beyond the regular Disney family fare. Set during the Depression, it tells the story of a teenage girl called Natty Gann (played by Meredith Salenger who would go on to guest star in the second season of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" and the fifth season of "Dawson's Creek"), who travels across America to be reunited with her father, who due to necessary circumstances has had to take a job on the other side of the country. Along the way, Natty is befriended by a Wolf and a fellow traveller (John Cusack of "Serendipity".)
This movie is what it is. It's not particularly action-oriented, or overly-romantic (a fake kiss between John Cusack and a much younger Meredith Salenger - probably due to various child laws - is towards the end of the picture). The cinematography is excellent and looks natural and beautiful, and the film travels at a nice pace. Being that this movie is what it is, it does a beautiful job at being just that.
The DVD has no special features at all, and the film is only broadcast in Dolby (2.0) Surround, but there probably wasn't much extra material made at the time. This film is quite possibly the best of Disney's live action movies and it has a special place in my heart. Maybe it'll find a special place in your heart too. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 16, 2005 | | Summary | R2 IS ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN | Content
| The region 2 version is Widescreen Anamorphic with good picture quality and optional English subtitles. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 11, 2004 | | Summary | Extremely disturbed viewers | Content
| I have one question for the writing staff of this script...what was the age difference between Natty and Harry??? I was apalled by the romantic interlude which seemed to be between a 12 year old and a 18-19 year old. I was also extremely disturbed by the little bit in the car where the old man attempts to molest her. A family film, I think not. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 06, 2004 | | Summary | It should have had a better ending | Content
| I really like this movie. I just was left wishing that they had done a sequel. It seemed to me that so many questions were left unanswered. I don't know about the quality of the DVD since I have the movie. My sister got it at Walmart a few years ago. I will let my kids see it when they get old enough to understand the story. They are only 1 and 2 now. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 02, 2004 | | Summary | One of My Favorite Movies! | Content
| Firstly, I'd like to say....my DVD is fine. No, it's not widescreen...but it's not jittery or anything. I've read quite a few reviews that said the DVD was of horrible quality. Mine's picture perfect. However, I just bought it (AUG 2004), so perhaps this is a newly released version of the DVD. But yes, Disney SHOULD have put this on widescreen. What's up with that?
But the movie is incredible and has a little bit of everything. Someone complained that the film was not meant for kids because they used the Lord's name in vain (gasp!), and Natty said chit (substitute a "s" at the beginning, of course lol) a couple times...but big deal, right? The flick is incredible, the scenery breathtaking, and everything fits perfectly. Adults as well as kids will LOVE this movie!! Don't bother renting it because you'll want to own it. Enjoy!!! |
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