Product Details

• Actors: James Read, John Denver, David Tom, Irene Miracle, Christopher Neame
• Directors: Craig Clyde
• Writers: Craig Clyde, Bryce W. Fillmore, James Hennessy
• Producers: Bryce W. Fillmore, Joe Brady, Ray Tremblay, Troy Rohovit
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sunset Hill Video
• VHS Release Date: December 1, 1998
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304679238
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,661 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

When young Jacob's family gets caught in a terrible blizzard, their covered wagon provides little shelter for Mom, Dad, and two kids. To make matters worse, the wild West of 1850 is super dangerous! Cutthroat furtrappers steal their horses, plotting to ambush the helpless pioneer family and steal money and supplies. Young Jacob meets a friend in the wilderness: a kindly mountain man who offers his help to the pioneers. But the greatest challenge yet lies ahead-Jacob must confront the awesome, monster grizzly bear known only as Walking Thunder!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Denver did a terriffic job with this movie-great acting, July 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Walking Thunder [VHS] (VHS Tape)

John Denver played the family man in this movie extreemly well. He interacted well with the other actors/actress.He seemed to love the part he was playing.He almost made you beleive he wasn't acting at all.He is greatly missed!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great family movie! A must for JD fans!, June 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Walking Thunder [VHS] (VHS Tape)

What a great family movie! The kind of movie they used to make! John Denver was a man of many gifts as seen in this film. How he is missed. This is a must for any JD fan collection!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Affable "Generic" family-in-wild movie, August 4, 2001

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ACJ "andrucharlz" (Gladstone, MI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walking Thunder [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If there's such a thing as a "generic" family-in-the-wilderness movie, this would be it. It's amiable, expertly done, with all the expected ingredients (yes, even a childbirth scene!). There's added interest, of course, in the fact that this was John Denver's last film (a fitting sendoff), and maybe the last project for narrator Bian Keith as well.