Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) Movie Script

Angus, did you get it?

Now get out of here.

Did you get it?

Where is it?

Where'd it go?

I missed it.

Why?

How'd it get away?

Well, it didn't go down there.

Didn't go down there, either.

Let's go.

I'll get him next time.

Yeah, you'll get him next time.

- Killer chase, though.

- The best.

- Never going to see that rabbit again.

- No way.

It was a hare, not a rabbit.

Never see that hare again.

[Whimpers]

- Hey, guys.

- Hi, Sara.

- Hi,Angus.

-Come on, guys.

- Where you going?

- Working on the boat.

It's in the barn.

I haven't seen it yet.

- Angus won't let anybody see it.

-Yeah, I will.

Great boat! When you finally

going to finish it?

I still got to put the hardware on,

set the seats.

And paint it.

- Angus!

- Then you gonna take it out?

Maybe next week, if we can,

if we finish.

Still got to get more money.

I can give you some money.

I think I'll be O.K.

You could probably

go to South America in this thing.

We're taking it to Winter Harbor.

- By yourself?

- With my clad. We're going next week.

How long will you be away?

About 5 days. Dad delivers supplies

there twice a year.

Going to miss some school.

[Angus] So, what are we

going to be delivering?

Some propane for

their float camps

and some machine parts

for their tractors.

Business is picking up, huh, Dad?

Watch-- Shift! Shift!

I got it. I got it.

You're doing fine.

Don't give it so much gas.

I'm not missing much school.

Give it some gas.

I got it, O.K.?

Angus! Angus, clutch!

Yeah, yeah, I know.

I shouldn't have

hit the gas and shifted.

That's right.

I got it. We're O.K.

We'll be gone 4 days.

Get your work done before.

Angus!

Uh-oh!

Damn!

I just stacked it yesterday.

Too bad it was stacked so neat.

[Dog Barks]

[Panting]

[Whimpers]

Good dog.

Oh, he looks a little thin.

Coat's kind of rough.

Guys, it's got

to belong to someone.

He don't have a collar or nothing.

He doesn't have

a collar or anything.

He hasn't got a home.

He could be lost.

Dogs don't get lost.

We'll call the animal

shelter and ask--

They'll put him to sleep.

We'll ask if anybody's

reported a missing animal.

He probably belongs

to some summer people.

Can we have this dog?

[Whimpers]

We'll put an ad in the paper,

and we'll phone around.

Yes!

We'll see what happens.

But it stays outside.

He will.

He takes so long.

Get the ball!

Don't let the dog get it.

Oh, not the sheets!

Don't let him get away.

This is going to be a problem.

Grab him!

Pull his face and open his mouth.

Let go of the sheet.

Don't let him rip it.

- [Tearing]

- Ripped it.

[Woof]

Angus said to stay here.

Paper! Collecting!

[Barking]

No! Stop!

Angus!

Stop. dog!

What are you doing?

- You told me not to let go of the rope.

- Good dog.

Come on.

[Silas]

Here, chicken, chicken, chicken!

- No, Yellow!

- Yellow!

Yellow, no, don't!

No, no, Yellow!

- Yellow!

- No, no.

- Yellow! Don't.

- Yellow!

Get him, Silas!

Why'd you leave the gate open?

Look, I don't care

how he got out.

You were to make sure nothing

could get in or out.

- It wasn't the dog.

- I'm not saying it was. It's not the point.

We can't have a dog.

I'll take care of him.

It's more than that. Come on.

I got to clean up after it,

buy food for it.

When we go someplace,

who'll take care of it?

We already are someplace.

We're not in the city anymore.

You're already out 2 chickens,

a headlight, not to mention

paint for the boat.

How much is that-- 130 bucks?

You know how much

a dog will cost you?

_ [Whimpers]

_Hmm?

We'll keep the dog,

and I'll return the paint,

if that's O.K.

All right.

But, Angus, this is your dog.

It's your responsibility,

is that clear?

Yeah.

O. K.

Here's his collar

and license, Angus,

and the name tag.

It's a good name.

Thanks.

This dog food

has the special offer

whistle in it, right?

Yeah, that's it. I got that stuff--

Collar...

license, and name tag.

[Toot]

[Barking]

[Toot]

[Barking]

Come on, you got

to eat on the porch.

Is that search-and-rescue hardware

ready to go at any time?

Yeah, it always is.

Sure hope it's more reliable

than this washing machine.

When you making

another supply run, McCormick?

Angus and I will be

up the coast next week.

We won't want anybody but you

looking after us.

We spend a lot of time

on civilian rescues.

What is this, Angus, cedar or fir?

- Uh, cedar. Yeah.

- Cedar.

I put a place to

stash stuff for camping.

Oh, yeah.

That's terrific.

O.K.,you build a chimney

so that the air can feed

your fire underneath.

And the rocks are

like a windbreak, right?

Right. But don't

build them too high,

or they'll fall over

and put out your fire.

You got enough to eat, Silas?

We got a whole box, Dad.

Well, if you run out,

there's always bugs.

Bugs?

Mm-hmm,yeah.

Moths and dragonflies,

bees...

snails, worms, stuff like that.

It's all good.

That would taste like crap.

Well, ants taste like crap.

There's too much acid in them,

but it's all good protein.

You can mix them

with berries and stuff.

Crush them first

so they don't move around.

Then it's easier to swallow.

They won't squirm back up on you.

O.K., I'll see you in the morning.

Angus, you're in charge of the fire.

- O. K. See you, Dad.

- See you, Mr. McCormick.

- I'll bring the food in.

-O.K.

- Oh, here.

- Oh, yeah, yeah.

Figures you'd be a mooch.

Bet you don't even know how to sit.

Lie down.

Heel.

[Whimpers]

O. K.

O.K., you've got me convinced.

I know I'm going to regret this.

Good dog.

O.K., here's your

fishing line and hooks.

I got the cook pot,

tarp, and the rest of the stuff.

- That's your camping kit.

- Yep.

Oh, and, uh...

this goes to the next boat's master.

This was your father's.

Yes, it was.

How old is this?

60, 65 years old.

It's still perfect.

It's perfect.

This is a really good boat, Angus.

Bet we could go

all the way to China.

Where is Winter Harbor, Angus?

It's about 200 miles down the coast.

You got the direction right,

but it's down there.

How come I can't go with you?

You got to stay here

and do the papers,

help Mom with the chickens--

Still not old enough, right?

Here, this is yours.

You can have it.

- I can?

-Yeah. It's yours.

Thanks, Angus.

Let me know when

you're at Winter Harbor.

Yeah. It'll be 3 days up, 2 back,

and I'll call you

at 7:00 every morning.

- Sounds good.

- Hey, Angus!

It's the girl back again.

- I thought I'd missed you.

- Sorry.

It's O.K. I got here.

I made you these.

Thank you.

They're a little burned, but not much.

The stove got out of control

for a few minutes.

Yeah, they're, uh...

thanks. Thanks anyway.

There's lots of sugar

and stuff, carbohydrates.

If you get cold,

they'll heat you up.

[Engine Starts]

L--l got to go.

See you when you get back.

- See you guys in a week.

- O.K.

Bye, Sara.

- See you later.

- Bye.

- Bye, Mom. I will.

- Bye, baby. Have fun.

- Bye.

- Bye, Silas.

- See you later.

- All right, bye.

Bye, Yellow Dog.

Bye. Dad!

Bye' Angus!

' Bye. guys!

- Bye!

[Yellow Dog Barks]

[Ship's Horn Blows]

[Yellow Dog Barking]

It's cold, gray, and wet.

That's too bad.

It's great here.

It'll probably clear by tonight.

Mmm. How are the guys?

They're doing fine.

Good.

Well, we miss you already.

Miss you, too.

Silas up yet?

No, he's still in bed.

Tell him I'll talk to him tomorrow.

All right, I will. Bye, honey.

So we passed Uklulit.

It's on, uh, Kaiyaquat.

We should make Katella Island

in about 3 hours.

We'll wait out the weather there

before it gets dark.

[Whimpers]

- Dad.

- Thanks. Whoa!

Dad?

It's, uh, Uquat lighthouse,

just offofAnuklsland.

So we're, like,

an hour away from Katella?

Mmm, a little more.

Should probably head in sooner.

Cormorant calling Dovito

Coast Guard radio.

[Static]

- Do vfto C oasz' Guard radio.

- Yeah, we're right offAnuk Island,

about 2 hours south

of Uquat lighthouse.

We need a weather advisory

for the next few hours and overnight.

[Static]

Dovito Coast Guard radio.

Never trust the ocean, Angus.

These swells are real big, Dad.

We should put in to land,

find a safe harbor.

Ohh!

I got you. Grab the wheel.

-I got it, Dad. I got it.

-Got it?

I got to check my boat.

Wait till we get to shelter.

]ust...pull it

to starboard here.

I got to check my boat.

All right. Don't go out

without your lifejacket.

- O. K. Got the wheel?

- Yeah.

Angus!

[Dispatcher]

We ha ve emergency beacon

4 miles southwest

of Uquat lighthouse.

Dispatching search plane.

[Air Traffic Controller]

Rescue 456...

clear takeoff runway 2-9,

right tum.

Rescue 370,

number 2 for departure.

We have overturned hull in sight,

and there appears to be movement.

We are returning to hospital.

Estimated time...

1745,.

[Telephone Rings]

Hello?

- Did they find him?

- Notyet.

He's wearing a lifejacket.

They're going to find him.

Don't worry, honey,

they're going to find him.

We'll find him, Dad.

[Shivering]

They'll find us soon.

They're going to be looking for us.

Hope Dad's O.K.

Matches...

some good.

Fishing lines and hooks.

And Sara's cookies.

We might get really hungry.

I know. We are really hungry.

[Barking]

Do you mind? Come on.

Come on, Yellow.

Come on.

Good boy.

Look,john, he's with the boat.

He won't leave it.

He'll stay with the boat.

Ifit didn't sink, we'll find it.

It's a really good boat.

Angus built it with Dad.

Is that what you're saying,

we might not see him?

I didn't say that.

We don't ever stop a search, McCormick,

if there's any hope.

You know that.

We should go back to the hotel.

Hey, Mom,wait up.

"As he looked out over the water,

"shimmering with

the last rays of light,

" he waited for the orcas to return.

The day the orcas came that summer,

the old man died."

- Mom?

-Yeah?

When you die, would you go

under the ocean,

or maybe...

UP into space?

Well, I thinkyou'd

go to heaven, probably.

And then you'd open your eyes

and wake up again.

No, you don't

open your eyes again.

It's like sleep, but...

well, different.

It's forever?

Yes, it is.

At least you can go visit people

whenever you want.

"And when the little girl

wept for her grandfather,

"her mother dried her tears.

'Don't be sad, sweet girl.

'Your grandfather's spirit has gone

to leap and swim with the whales.”.

5 days.

We're going to need more dry wood

for a signal fire.

[Airplane Engine]

[Barking]

14... 15.

I know we should

stay in one place,

but they haven't seen us for 9 days.

They might think

we're still in the boat.

We haven't caught a fish in days.

If we stay here,

we 're gonna starve.

The lighthouse is

15 or20 miles away.

We can get there easy.

Dad says to always have a plan.

Come on, Yellow. Come on.

Come on, Yellow.

We ain't getting to

the lighthouse this way.

We'll find another way.

[Airplane Engine]

Wait!

I'm sorry, Mr. McCormick, but we've only

got enough fuel to get back to base.

We'll find him.

[Crying]

[Whimpers]

It's O.K., Yellow.

We're going to be O.K.

We're going to make it.

[Thunder]

[Barking]

Yellow!

Good boy. Good dog.

[yipping]

Shh, shh, shh, shh!

We got him.

Wait. Wait a second.

just leave it.

I got him.

It was found some distance from

the wreck site,

and it may not be his.

It's his. He's on the shore.

You know, we've crossed and recrossed

the shore many times.

McCormicKs right.

I think he's on shore.

Don't worry. We're not stopping.

Are we going the right way?

Are we going back

the way we came, or...

I don't know.

Maybe you should lead.

[Vocal izes]

You got six senses, right?

- [Woof]

- Go home.

You got to keep

your legs and your feet protected.

Your legs are going to be O.K.

You got fur.

Rescue 4 to base.

We've spotted some debris on shore.

Could be a campsite.

We're going in for a closer look.

Good boy.

It's going to be O.K.

We'll find him.

How about a grilled

chicken sandwich...

with mayonnaise

and lettuce and tomato,

and a vanilla milk shake...

2 vanilla milkshakes.

Some mashed potatoes and--

No, French fries,

and macaroni and cheese.

I haven't had macaroni

and cheese in a while.

15 days is a long time.

It's been 4 since we started on land,

and the weather hasn't been great.

He's good in the bush.

McCormicKs taught him

a lot of things.

We don't actually know

that he went inland.

So, how long are you

going to keep looking?

As long as there's

a reasonable expectation--

We've got a reasonable expectation

that you'll keep

looking for a long time.

Kath, he didn't mean--

They're not going to stop looking.

I didn't say that, Katherine.

Look, I'm sorry, but...

very often we can't find

entire aircraft down in the trees.

I mean, eventually

we find them, but...

well, you know...

come with me for a couple of hours.

I'll show you what I mean.

[caw]

[Cawi ng]

[Barking]

Here, it's berries and roots.

Come on, it's got protein and fat

and stuff. Come on.

Come on, here. Here. Come on.

Yellow, come on.

How far do you think

he would get inland--

About a mile a day?

No, more than that. Twice that.

He thinks maybe

we should go back soon.

You know, there's nothing else

that both of us can do

that one of us can't.

It's been 17 days.

John Gale's a realist.

I don't want to go back.

[Birds Cawing]

[Woof]

You want to go that way?

O.K., we can go that way.

[Barking]

[whimpering]

What do you think, Yellow?

It's a building or something.

Now, how are we

going to do this one?

Come on, Yellow. Come on.

Good boy, Yellow. Come on.

Keep going.

Take off everything wet,

get dry and warm and...

stop hypothermia before it starts

to lower your body temperature.

Yellow! Yellow!

Get back here!

Yellow!

[Barking And Growling]

Yellow, leave it.

- [Snarling]

- [Barking]

Come on.

Arm.

Silas, come on.

Help me out here.

Get the rest of your stuff ready.

Honey?

[Crying]

Honey, listen to me.

Listen to me.

Now, look,

you're not doing him any good

standing here falling apart,

now, areyou?

No.

Okay?

If it's a building,

there might be some food.

[Woof]

Nothing. No food.

Nothing.

A logging road.

It's got to lead somewhere.

We got to get to it.

Yellow?

- [Barking]

- Come on, Yellow.

[Barking]

Come on.

[Barking]

It's O.K.

Come on.

It's O.K.

We'll make it across.

Come back!

[Beeping]

Search master.

They found him.

Rescue 370, airborne.

Estimate...

about a mile east

of the tower. Upstream.

Winds up there will be

blowing at 5O knots.

Man is out the door.

Come on.

In 5...

3".

2".

f-

Steady.

Stay where you are!

Let me come to you.

Don't move.

[Barking]

Leftmleft.

Steady.

O.K..

Stay still. Grab ahold of me.

You got to get my dog.

I'll come back down

for him. Don't worry.

Yellow!

- We lost the dog.

- We'll come back for him.

Yellow!

- You got to get my dog!

- We'll get your dog, buddy.

Don't you worry.

We'll get your dog.

Wind gusting to 7O knots.

I can't stay here.

O.K. Let's get out of here.

Rescue 31 O.

Estimating hospital time,

2-0-3-0.

[Whimpers]

They found him!

They found him.

[Sobbing]

They found him.

He's right in here.

- Hey there.

- Hey, guys.

Hi, sweetie.

Howyou doing?

Pretty good. Hey, Si.

Hey-

I love you, Dad.

- Careful.

- Sorry.

I lost him, Dad.

I lost Yellow.

Don't worry, Angus.

They're still looking for him.

Why can't they find him?

They almost didn't find you.

I want you to try

and get some sleep.

Things will look better

in the morning.

I don't want to go to school tomorrow.

I'll tell you what.

Let's give it a try.

If it doesn't work out,

you can take a few more clays off.

O.K.?

O. K.

So did you eat any of the cookies?

Yeah, I had a couple.

They were good.

I'm going to make you some more.

Yeah, well, you know, maybe...

next week if you want to.

- Really?

- Sure.

Nobody wants to say it,

but you really are a hero, you know.

My dog's the hero.

He is, too.

We've looked for more

than 3 weeks now,

and I'm really sorry

we couldn't find him.

It's a--lt's a budget

issue, you know.

A search like that

costs 200,000 a week.

They'll spend that much

on a boy, but--

I understand, j ohn.

What you've done is more than

we could ask for.

I'll tell you one thing.

He was a great dog.

[Toot]

Dad?

He didn't know.

He was trying to protect me.

He didn't know

they were trying to save me.

I should've grabbed him

or something.

I could've pulled him up

by his collar.

There's nothing you could've done, Angus.

Nothing. You know that... don't you?

[Toot]

What if some farmer gets him?

He'll take care of him.

Your mother's right.

You have to have a dog.

Are you O.K.?

I'm O.K.,yeah.

L got to g0-

See you tomorrow.

[Toot]

[Woof]

Look.

It's Yellow!

It's Yellow! He's back!

Yellow!

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