Dennis Weaver gives a terrific performance as an aging Marine vet who bonds with his grandson after a small plane crash abandons them in a winter wilderness. Dangers such as a wolf pack, wildcat, rock cliff, rapids, and a waterfall don't seem very menacing (for example, the wolf pack is chased away by the grandson with his bicycle horn), and the indoor sets of their camps don't mesh well with the actual scenery but this film is not so much an action-adventure film as a family drama and in those terms this film excels.
Review of Escape from Wildcat Canyon
