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Never Cry Wolf

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Never Cry Wolf	type	TVTItem
Never Cry Wolf	label	Never Cry Wolf
Never Cry Wolf	page	NeverCryWolf
Never Cry Wolf	comment	Tyler (Charles Martin Smith) is a biologist sent into the Canadian Arctic to prove that wolves are depleting caribou herds. Instead, he develops a connection with wolves while viewing humanity as a threat to both wolves and caribou. The story is based on the well-known autobiography by Farley Mowatt.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_17501df2	type	Cool Old Guy
Never Cry Wolf / int_17501df2	comment	Cool Old Guy: Aging First Nations member Ootek respects the wolves and saves Tyler's life during a blizzard.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_1b4e322c	type	Mr. Fanservice
Never Cry Wolf / int_1b4e322c	comment	Mr. Fanservice: Tyler spends a pretty long scene wearing nothing but his glasses and boots, and there are some full-body shots of him with no Scenery Censor at play.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_3f4613f8	type	Smart People Wear Glasses
Never Cry Wolf / int_3f4613f8	comment	Smart People Wear Glasses: Tyler is an insightful and open-minded scientist who wears glasses.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
Never Cry Wolf / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: Bordering on Downer Ending. George and Angie are dead, Tyler's illusions of humanity have been shattered, he realizes he will eventually have to return to civilization and report his findings, and it's likely that the future will be bleak for the wolves (and the caribou). The silver lining, such as it is, is that Tyler has genuinely become the better man he hoped to be, and at least he is able to summon the pack to collect the orphaned pups and protect them. As the last line of narration states, "I believe the wolves went off to a wild and distant place somewhere, although I don't really know... because I turned away, and didn't watch them go."
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Never Cry Wolf / int_49d59be9	type	Scenery Porn
Never Cry Wolf / int_49d59be9	comment	Scenery Porn: Kind of a given, since it's the Arctic north, complete with mountains, ponds, snow, and forests.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_4e7c4536	type	Wham Line
Never Cry Wolf / int_4e7c4536	comment	Wham Line: "I know where your camp is, Tyler," uttered by Rosie. Rosie has been to Tyler's camp; whatever happened there, Tyler is already too late to do anything about it.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_56563927	type	Noble Wolf
Never Cry Wolf / int_56563927	comment	Noble Wolf: The wolf pack members prey mainly on rodents, show a sense of respect for the protagonist's space when he marks his territory as an experiment and are friendly towards each other.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_7d14c988	type	A Tankard of Moose Urine
Never Cry Wolf / int_7d14c988	comment	A Tankard of Moose Urine: Rosie mixes beer and ethanol into a substance called "Moose Juice." He gets Tyler drunk on it and convinces him to spend the rest of his money buying more of it.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_8e3b5b4d	type	Minimalist Cast
Never Cry Wolf / int_8e3b5b4d	comment	Minimalist Cast: Only eight humans appear in the movie, four of whom only have a minute or two of screen time.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_9bcd82c0	type	Took a Level in Badass
Never Cry Wolf / int_9bcd82c0	comment	Took a Level in Badass: Tyler starts out as the stereotypical nerdy scientist, and his first days at his study site make it look like he won't last a week (perhaps wouldn't have without Ootek's help). By the end of the season, he's mastered wilderness survival, runs naked with a pack of wolves, and can keep up with Ootek on long hunting outings.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_acecb17d	type	Chekhov's Skill
Never Cry Wolf / int_acecb17d	comment	Chekhov's Skill: Tyler shows Mike and Ootek something he's learned: when he plays certain high notes on his bassoon, he can imitate a wolf howl, bringing other wolves in the pack in. At then end, after George and Angie have been killed, Tyler goes up to a high ridge and plays his bassoon, calling the pack in. The pack finds the orphaned cubs and takes them in. At least the cubs will live to fight another day.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_c3478f1d	type	Badass Bookworm
Never Cry Wolf / int_c3478f1d	comment	Badass Bookworm: Tyler becomes this as part of his character arc from bumbling, nerdy scientist to a fearless and tough wilderness survivor who can almost keep up with his Inuit friend Ootek.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_ca87e3ec	type	No Name Given
Never Cry Wolf / int_ca87e3ec	comment	No Name Given: We only know the main character as Tyler. We never learn if it is his given name or his surname. (The trailer states his full name is Tyler Powell.)
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Never Cry Wolf / int_cf3966e6	type	Suspicious Spending
Never Cry Wolf / int_cf3966e6	comment	Suspicious Spending: After two wolves from the pack Tyler's studying are apparently killed, Mike is wearing an expensive new jacket and has a new set of false teeth.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_d001c42c	type	Anti-Villain
Never Cry Wolf / int_d001c42c	comment	Anti-Villain: Tyler's closing narration describes the story as having no real heroes or villains, but some people border on being villains. Rosie the bush pilot somewhat callously leaves Tyler out in the middle of nowhere without knowing how to find him again and brings out hunters and real estate developers who are detrimental to the tundra. Still, he's a somewhat friendly man who offers to bring Tyler back home when he stumbles across him again. It's also implied that Rosie is oblivious to the impact his actions are having on the tundra. Ootek's son Mike admits to hunting wolves to combat his poverty even as he has a sense of respect and awe for them and can see that they don't deserve it. He's pretty nice to Tyler throughout the movie. He also apparently kills the wolf parents Tyler's been studying, even after becoming close friends with Tyler and seeing how it would hurt him, and is fairly unapologetic about it. Still, it's not hard to sympathize with his desire to buy a bridge of false teeth, given his description of the bad impact his missing teeth have on him.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_dce448d	type	Reduced to Ratburgers
Never Cry Wolf / int_dce448d	comment	Reduced to Ratburgers: To test whether a wolf-sized animal can really obtain sufficient calories to survive while eating only rodents, Tyler starts cooking and eating the arctic mice and voles that infest his campsite.
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Never Cry Wolf / int_e41b191f	type	Nude Nature Dance
Never Cry Wolf / int_e41b191f	comment	Nude Nature Dance: The caribou scene.
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Never Cry Wolf	hasFeature	A Tankard of Moose Urine / int_80b543aa
Never Cry Wolf	hasFeature	Canine Fiction / int_80b543aa
Never Cry Wolf	hasFeature	Minimalist Cast / int_80b543aa
Never Cry Wolf	hasFeature	Noble Wolf / int_80b543aa
Never Cry Wolf	hasFeature	Nude Nature Dance / int_80b543aa
Never Cry Wolf	hasFeature	Reduced to Ratburgers / int_80b543aa
Never Cry Wolf	hasFeature	Savage Wolves / int_80b543aa
Never Cry Wolf	hasFeature	Suspicious Spending / int_80b543aa

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