The Earthling

"Two alone in the wilderness. One learned to survive, the other to love."

Jul 24 1980 PG 1h 37m
Adventure, Drama

Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness. His plans become complicated when he comes across a young boy whose parents have been killed and decides to take him under his wing.

Plot

Patrick Foley has been on the move all his life. Tired of drifting, he wants to spend his last days in an isolated Australian valley where he grew up. On his difficult journey he meets Shawn, a little desperate city-boy whose parents were killed in an accident in this remote inhospitable territory. Being unable to accompany the boy back to the civilized world he reluctantly takes him with him on his trip to that valley and teaches him in a rugged way how to survive ...

Written by

Lanny Cotler

Directed by

Peter Collinson

Cast

William Holden, Ricky Schroder, Jack Thompson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Australia

Production Companies

Arkoff International, Filmways Pictures, Earthling Associates

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Trailers
The Earthling (1980) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Scores
# of Votes
2,023
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
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