Good outdoor Movies

“I was wondering if any of you guys know of any good movies with an outdoors/hiking theme. I am going to show the movie to my biology class for our lesson on ecosystems and biomes. I saw Same River Twice the other day. It was a pretty good movie about solving life;s problems while rafting down a river. I vaguely remember a movie about hiking with Kevin Bacon and the little guy from lord of the rings in it, but if i remember correctly it had some pretty foul language. I need a movie appropriate for 10th graders. Any help would be appreciated.”

“You can start with this old thread”

“the climb, think its christan made, so it doesn;t have bad laugwich, it was a well done film for the buget.”

“a river runs from it

(an outdoor xxx movie)”

“twin peaks

(another outdoor xxx movie)”

“Its been awhile but wasn't there a movie called 'And the Gods Must Be Crazy' or something along those lines.

Never Cry Wolf,, is also a good one.

Wasn't there a movie also about a S. American tribe trying to save the rainforest from a massive water dam development.”

“Himalaya - French made movie to document the annual trade trek of the Dolfus people of Tibet down to Nepal to trade Tibetan salt for Nepali grain.

Yak caravans carry the cargo the people walk.

Great shots of the Himalaya in the Annapurna/Dhauligiri region, and yes the paths are like that.”

“deliverance

blair witch project”

“The Bear. A bit slow but it shows the life and death struggles of nature and how man sometimes interupts it.”

“Find Banff International Mountain Film Festival (Google?) and choose anything from the 'Mountain and Culture' category. Last year's movie about Tibetan children being smuggled out of China to study in India was fantastic. Good luck.”

“The Kevin Bacon/Merell Streep one wouldn't be appropriate. Bacon was a bank robber that kidnapped Streep's family because she had river guiding experience.

I wish some came to minde, but they don't”

“I think he's thinking of White Water Summer with Bacon and Sean Astin...”

“Lynne Weldon has made some really good videos on hiking. They are about $30.

http://www.lwgear.com/lwp.html”

“Oh jeez Bit, I remember that one.”

“The Edge, with Anthony Hopkins.”

“I think my favorite outdoor movie of all time would be Meatballs.

This is the movie that my grandmother took my brother to see when he was about 10, and then dragged him out of it because she thought it was obscene.”

“Rebel Yell

Medicine Man - Rainforests/Deforestation/Cancer

Dances With Wolves - Grasslands/Extinctions/Native Americans

Mosquito Coast- Rainforests/Freezing Pt ,etc

So where do you tyeach in Alabama?”

“If you would like, I can send you a documentary I produced on water conversation. Send your address to backpakn2@aol.com and I will get it out to you.

Other movies you may be looking for.

Kundun
7 years in Tibet”

“Dang, I was just gonna say "Seven Years in Tibet." Think I saw that in late 2000. It seems like it would be appropriate, plus a bit of international history in it.”

“I saw a little kiddy movie the other day I really enjoyed, not sure though if 10 graders would like it. it was sort of a comedy, but also a true story about the wildlife photographer... ahh, now I forgot the name of that damn movie.

anyway, it told about his life as a child and how the hiked through the us to take wildlife pics. Pretty cute and funny movie.

yeah, probably not a great movie for 10th graders though. my 10 year old loved it.”

“Kansas City still has a good drive-in movie theatre if you're hung up on outdoor movies.”

“You could always show them Alive. Great shots of the Andes Mountains and people eating each other.

MMMMMMM! Human Flesh!”

“I always like the companion book to the "Alive" story, "101 Recipes for Human Flesh"”

“So where do you tyeach in Alabama?"
JO
10:33:57 AM
02/20/04

Evidently not where JO went to school. ;-)”

“Cry of the Wild --- wolf documentary movie.

K2 ---- climbing movie.

Alive ---as bitpusher mentioned...human eating human movie.”

“Never Cry Wolf. Nerd does research on wolves.”

“If you are also thinking about documentaries, I really like suriving everest. I watched this darn thing about 3 times and still love it.

Not a movie though, 'just' a documentary.”

“Jeremiah Johnson....some of you older people may remember it...not too popular among todays younger people...i think it is awesome....matter of fact im going to buy it right now....damn im glad you started this thread...”

“The Great Outdoors :)”

“I remember when my dad took me to see Jeremiah Johnson. Great movie.”

“"Wild America," about Marty Crouch when he was young. He's the guy who's made a lot of films and programs about animals.”

“Jeramaha Johnson with Robert Redford. ( it was Jeramaha something) That was a good one. Redford learns how to be a mountain man. I always wanted to try that buring hot coals and sleeping on them in the winter. The problem is that I know I would set my sleeping bag on fire.”

“Omnimax- Lewis and Clark Expedition. Great views”

“The Grey Fox with the late Richard Farnsworth - about a stagecoarch robber who's released after 20 years in prison. Filmed in the Northwest and Canada. Not really focused on the outdoors, but its got great scenery, a good look at someone trying to adapt to the 20 years od changes he's missed while being in prison, and Farnsworth does a great job playing a 'gentleman' criminal.”

“Check out 'Blue Butterfly'.”

“BTW, it's a true story and the kid (now a lot older) lives not far from here.”

“treebait, "wild america", that was the movie I was trying to explain. Funny movie, but a true story. I think it's more for the smaller kid or the adult. Teenagers won't get it. :)”