A Cry In The Wild (Hatchet) (1990) - HD AI Upscale

This is the highest-quality version available of the film. The movie was ripped from DVD and then upscaled to 1280x960 using Topaz Video Enhance AI.

A Cry in the Wild is a 1990 coming of age-survival drama film based on the book Hatchet, written by Gary Paulsen. 13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry animals until or if he is found.

[xmobiusne]

Its been over 20 years since I last read Hatchet. It was one of my favorite books as a kid and now today, at the age of 32, I just find out that they made a movie based on it!

[Rockystar]

I was in elementary school reading the book and I'll never forget it. It got me into survival

[isabellerose]

I love seeing everyone come together in the comments with shared love for this story ❤

[adambell]

Legend has it that Brian's mother never apologized or accepted any accountability for her actions that set this whole thing into motion. Brian still has a mullet and a fondness for hand weaponry.

[DRNGDGMR]

As a kid, I've always wanted to go somewhere secluded and live a life as pure as this

[barkingtree]

This movie aged pretty well! I remember getting a kick out of it as a kid. It also hits a different chord now, knowing that Gary Paulson and Ned Beatty are gone... both passed away in 2021 (RIP)

[AlaskaNavigator]

Gone are the days the make movies this wholesome!

[backwoodspiper]

This book and My Side of the Mountain were two of my favorite books as a child. Now as a middle aged man I'm still entertained by this story. Thanks for sharing.

[zbzicsu]

I am 75 years old and never read the book but I loved watching this movie.

[elgabi]

My favorite book as a 5th grader!! And now at 29 years, I went looking for the movie and saw this. Totally connects me with my childhood

[ITSAGIRRAFE]

I’m from New Zealand. My English class read this book in junior high school, will never forget it!

[leonardpersin]

I’ve been looking for this for 10 years, gave up a few years back and just randomly checked..thank you! Watched this with my older brother in the early 90s and have hated planes since lol

[JimWeber]

First time I saw this movie was in the mid-90s on PBS of all places. I didn't know it was a book. A coming-of-age classic for sure.

[dianatandy]

I read this novel to my class every year. The students absolutely love it! When I met Gary Paulsen, he said that he felt the movie did not do his book justice. He said it was so poorly done, that he would never allow one of his books to be made into a movie again. I was surprised. I have not shown the movie to my students since his comments. Thanks, Gary, for all your amazing books!

[Vanilladye]

Re-read the novel today 19 years after reading it in middle school. Still just as good as I remember it being.

[phlip]

Rest in peace Gary Paulsen... You brought a lot of joy and brought us out of boredom and took us to a whole New world and got us into a lot of things that we never would have been if it wouldn't have been for reading your books dude you touch the whole world so many kids are out and about in the woods today because of the fact they read your book I'm one of them I'm 33 may God keep your soul

[brandondenver]

Watched this back in 2005 as a kid and never forgot it.

[drywallbeats]

My grandfather owns a ranch about 150 MI outside of Albuquerque, as I was growing up he homeschooled me, I remember doing a Hands-On experiment in the middle of winter cutting wood for the fire enough to last until next winter, amongst other things like spending the weekend in a cave and building a homemade fence with just a hatchet.

We did other Hands-On experiments based off of other classic movies and books such as molding a cave out of a hill and properly burying rations to preserve and prepare without tainting the supplies inside, and taking long hikes in mountainous terrain as seen in dances with wolves.

Hands-On learning wasn't always easy but now that I'm older I understand the necessity of survival.

[Kate-gtwo]

My husband had a Piper Cub, two seater. He made sure anyone who flew with him knew 2 things. How to fly the plane in the air....and he'd say "it's a paper airplane and you can float it to the ground. ". Id seen him do it.

[newhampshireoutdoornetwork]

In 6th or 7th grade our class read this book and after we finished the book we got to watch the movie. I've been looking for this movie for a few years now. I can't believe I finally found it thank you for uploading.