The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?
| Tagline | Three against the wilderness... nothing could stop them - only instinct to guide them across 200 perilous miles of Canadian wilderness! |
| Release Date: | Nov 20, 1963 |
| Genres: | Adventure, Family |
| Production Company: | Walt Disney Productions |
| Production Countries: | Canada, United States of America |
| Casts: | Émile Genest, John Drainie, Sandra Scott, Jan Rubeš, Tommy Tweed, Syme Jago, Marion Finlayson, Ronald Cohoon, Robert Christie, Beth Lockerbie, Iréna Mayeska |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
Nothing to shout from the rooftops about, but I did just about enjoy 'The Incredible Journey'. It's still nothing enthralling or exciting, though does at least complete Disney's live-action offerings from 1963 on a more positive note than the preceding four films. This does unfortunately have yet more questionable care of animals, but it's definitely less prevalent than in their previous animal-themed productions. As with 'Nikki, Wild Dog of the North' and 'The Legend of Lobo', this is practically a documentary with added story. I didn't like those aforementioned films as I felt they were too boring and a tad all over the place, but this 1963 release finds a better balance between storytelling and nature. There are more prominent roles for humans in this, with Émile Genest again portraying a role as he did in Nikki. Rex Allen narrated Lobo and does so again here. Zero special from the humans, Allen is good though. This could easily get a rating a notch lower, though there's marginally enough there to deem it satisfactory in my books - probably thanks to the cute lead animals.
