When the boys are traveling the countryside they decide to find the cave of the sleeping bears. By the mid-1970s, Stouffer had compiled several full-length specials that aired on television as prime time network documentaries. Strango and Phil would exchange stories about their wilderness adventures. When they first approach the cabin, a horse is seen in a coral. Marty Jr., Mark, and Marshall successfully shoot most of the footage they set out to get (including the fabled Bear Cave and the many bears that resided in it) and return home to Fort Smith. And not just because of Jonathan Taylor Thomas, when he wouldn't have been in it, I would have loved it as well! Sure, the three leads are all teen idols, but I am not going to knock their performances because of that. Two brothers, Mark and Marty, dream of filming movies about wild animals. Was it about his size? The location scouting began with two goals in mind: first, the locations had to resemble the rural Arkansas farms of the mid-60s and, second, the geographic region needed to provide an early summer. PBS signed for the rights to broadcast Stouffer's series Wild America in 1981. Live Cams - North American Bear CenterNorth American Bear Center Live Cams Click on the Cam title of your choice below to view the live cam page & chat. For a movie about animals the filmmakers sure didn't do much research on what animals in the wild do and DO NOT do. They are nearly eaten by an alligator, encounter sleeping bears in a cave for which they sing back to sleep after a near tragedy, one of them rides the antlers of a moose in a totally stupid sequence. We watched it ritually whenever we went over to our aunt's house. Story at a glance. . I believe in grading movies on a curve. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Marty has already amassed a backlog of 8-millimeter movies recording the pranks he and his brother Mark (Devon Sawa) play on their baby brother. Two wolves were used for this scene. Then, as the wolf is about to ambush the doe, there is a series of explosions. Writer David Michael Wieger agrees. So when one was born, I was really lucky to find it. At age 19 Stouffer traveled to Alaska on his own with a Super 8 mm movie camera. The main lodge houses the kitchen-dining room which is big enough for four guests and the guide and also boasts a heated shower room. PLOT: Marty (SCOTT BAIRSTOW), Mark (DEVON SAWA), and Marshall Stouffer (JONATHAN TAYLOR THOMAS) are three brothers in the 1960's who, went not helping their father, Marty Sr. (JAMEY SHERIDAN) and his carburetor business, are out making home movies. I mean, I got in fights with my parents and my little brother, and it caused some heartache. I really liked this movie! or Two Another half-dozen one-hour Specials for the National Geographic Society were also produced during that same time period. How do you made a bad movie? Recalls Mark Stouffer, "In Savannah, summer came early, it looked like Arkansas, the people were very warm to us, and we found the house that became the family home sitting just outside of town." "Wild America" is definitely not a great film, but it's okay. However, Marshall is able to get back on the boat in time. Don Stroud, Tracey Walter, Zack Ward and Claudia Stedelin have peripheral roles. Earlier on the boys excursion, they come across a baby moose in the woods. The snakes are blocking the way to the bear cave and the boys are afraid to walk through them, so Marty devises a plan to get snow from outside the cave and cover the snakes with it. Also called the bulldog bear, the giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) was undoubtedly the fastest running bear that ever lived. Recalls Phillips, "The script called for a fawn, but I told them that it was the wrong time of year. This scene was shot in cuts with the bears working separately on set. The dogs and cats live in the house and the rest run free outside. Mark and his brothers wanted to become a part of that media, and they chose wildlife filmmaking as their way to do it." They get in the truck just in time to film it. Famous for its collection of dinosaur bones and other fossils, Drumheller, Alberta provided the badlands, with wild horses and soaring eagles, as well as the government military base the boys inadvertantly discover. . One of the snakes pops up out of the snow between the youngest boy Marshall's legs and he screams, then he jumps straight up after the snake strikes up at him. The Fastest Running Bear That Ever Lived. Rating for Wild America: 10/10! I was outnumbered. Many of the 260 PBS stations chose to broadcast the programs multiple times each day throughout the weeks. During the course of the shoot, Phillips had several challenging animal roles to cast, including a domesticated owl and a new-born fawn, and some deceptively simple ones, like locating beagle puppies. Headlined by Home Improvement child star Jonathan Taylor Thomas and directed by William Dear, the film dramatized how the three boys became intrigued with the production of their wildlife documentaries. DC, who had always been a "devil's advocate" from the beginning, becomes the only one who wants his money back, which he gets from Marty Sr., while everyone else compliments all of the brothers. 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The Snake Scene Three puppies with a vintage 1967 'look' were found, however, and Phillips completed her roster of players who live on the Stouffer farm with two adult dogs, a cat, a turkey and a fox. Stouffer saw no good reason for that limitation and he was the first producer to offer unlimited broadcasts of the series by the network. After a strange man saves Marshall after going down the stream, he too tells the brothers about the cave and where it is. He is now looking for bigger game. Set in the late 1960s, the boys - 12-year-old Marshall (Thomas), and older high school brothers Mark ( Devon Sawa) and Marty ( Scott Bairstow) - are frustrated kids growing up in a small Arkansas. Occasionally, Marty and Mark will show footage of their antics in their garage to all their friends. The bears attack the boys, and as they run towards the exit they see the snakes again and stop, because all the snow has melted. For a safety precaution the alligator's mouth was wired and taped. Now, Prez-Ramos's team suggests a second culprit: The cave bears' large sinuses, they say, prevented the animals from acclimating to a frigid world with fewer greens. Marshall is their younger brother. As the three brothers are heading up into the Willis Peak, they drive by three men who will rob them blind later a little later. Working with animals requires more patience than working with young actors, special effects, or anything else that turns up in movies. Upon discovering it, they begin filming while the bears are asleep, but the bears wake after some bat guano lands on one of the photography lamps. South-America Bear Facts Main Prey Fish, Nectar, Insects Distinctive Feature Large teeth and paws and strong body Habitat Forest and mountainous regions Predators Human, Wolf, Wildcats Diet Omnivore Average Litter Size 2 Lifestyle Solitary Favorite Food Fish Type Mammal Slogan There are 8 different species! If you're looking for adventure, action, love nature, or you need a movie to watch with the whole family, I highly recommend this. As it is, it is a fun film without enough substance. On the wall of the cave is an ancient Indian drawing of a cave filled with bear-shaped figures. Jonathan Taylor Thomas is the film's star who, in opening scenes, allows himself to be part of stupid stunts that no kid needs to be encouraged to participate in. The series almost immediately became one of the most popular aired by PBS, renowned for its unflinching portrayal of nature, as well as its extensive use of unique film techniques such as extreme slow motion, close-ups, and time-lapses through the seasons of the year. The largest ever recorded weighed around 2100 lbs and was held in captivity. The three brothers start camping. (That might actually work. In some weeks, according to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed by more than 450 million viewers. However, not all of the non-human co-stars were cute and cuddly. Marty and Mark draw it on Marshall's chest and show it to an old Native American woman. I mean they would play pranks on each other, and they would have family-type disagreements, but they also shared a genuine love for each other. Thomas says, "All of the animals are great, but I think my favorite is the fawn named Bucket. I thought the acting was pretty decent and not as bad as other people say. Again, filmmakers got a 'three-for-the-price-of-one' deal in Alberta, the heart of western Canada. Unfortunately my dad got the VHS of the movie called Wild America and I had no choice but to watch it. Mark and Marty decide to go out on a two-week trek to points west to photograph endangered species for posterity, and hope to become respected filmmakers in the bargain. He's great, but he loves to suck on earlobes. And Mark only brought three mags of film - about 30 minutes worth - to last the entire trip. If I had the money and the time, I'd go on trip like that too. His name has been legally changed to Marty Stouffer. Occasionally, Marty and Mark will show footage of their antics in their garage to all their friends. [7][8], In December 2018, Stouffer filed a lawsuit against National Geographic in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. google_color_url = "88CCFF"; Mark breaks his leg after getting into a fight with Marty. Accessible only by helicopter it offers unique grizzly bear encounters. Just as the wolf is about to attack, a blast goes off in the distance and both animals run in different directions. Marshall calls for his brothers and as they approach they see a wolf descending on the doe. Because American bison resembled in some ways old world buffalo (Asian and African buffalo), early explorers to North America began to call them buffalo. The movie is about three brothers in the 60s achieving their dreams!! It's a fun adventure that also looks at themes of familial responsibility and coming-of-age. As a result, he returned to America with the intention of producing films promoting nature conservation. [4][5][6], Multiple employees of Stouffer reported that many of the scenes were staged. I remember when I shot my first movies and dreamt of one day becoming a director. And to my surprise it was very good!! First it's adult subject matter, then it's a broken heart moment filled with overly-sentimental acting. "[2], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wild_America_(film)&oldid=1107276590, This page was last edited on 29 August 2022, at 04:24. They go to so many places and do all this stuff you probably wont want to get up for a bathroom break!! Devon Sawa felt that having the actual Mark Stouffer around during filming made the story more real. A wrangler/stunt-double is the one actually riding the horse when the actor is leaving the cave area. Best wildlife/nature-based movie seen so far, Three Brothers, Fart Jokes, and a Horse In A Moose Suit. Its wildlife message is side tracked by idiocy leaving it as nothing to go wild over. I saw this film for the first time yesterday, and I must say that I love it, it is so funny but then at the same time so serious. He has assembled a cast spearheaded by Jonathan Taylor Thomas, sort of the Brad Pitt of preteens, and has turned the Stouffers' story into more of a tale of the brothers and their overbearing father. The old eccentric spins a tale about the beast that got his leg and provides the boys (for a fee, of course) with a boat and some gear to hunt down the fearsome creature. As a safety precaution all holes and cracks were filled prior to filming the scene. //-->. Marty went on to produce the acclaimed nature series 'Wild America'. Wild America is a 1997 American adventure comedy film based on the life of wildlife documentarian Marty Stouffer. They catch footage of a wolf creeping up on a doe. Glenwood Caverns in Glenwood Springs is home to Colorado's most extensive show cave and is nationally recognized for being a fun underground attraction. Action Adventure Comedy Three brothers who are obsessed with animals are given permission from their parents to travel around America with a camera documenting wildlife. But when the boys returned, they had actually become the kind of men that their father always wanted them to be. This is roughly the size of today's Kodiak or Polar bears, two of the largest species of modern bears. Upon discovering it, they begin filming while the bears are asleep, but the bears wake after some bat guano lands on one of the photography lamps. Marshall and his father smile at each other. The boys drive northwest until they reach Devil's Playground in Colorado, "the last home of the wild American wolf." There is a scene where the boys are in the swamp and Marshall goes into the water to retrieve a fallen flashlight when an alligator enters the murky waters. Marshall uses his brothers' toothbrushes (the green and yellow ones) to clean the toilet, then places them back in the holders with their names on them. The best-known of them is Marty Stouffer, whose TV show "Wild America" was an excellent portrayal of North American wildlife (and made him rich.) I want people who see this film to say, 'I want my great-grandchildren to see these animals.'" Child actors don't get more coyly camera-wise than Jonathan Taylor Thomas, the 15-year-old star and narrator of ''Wild America,'' a tepid family adventure film whose grizzly bears appear only slightly more threatening than giant stuffed animals. The three brothers start camping. IT is based on a true story but they do all this wild stuff it is hard to believe this actually happen!!! 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