The Boy Who Talked to Badgers

The Boy Who Talked to Badgers is a 1975 American made-for-television adventure film directed by Gary Nelson, starring Christian Juttner and Carl Betz.[1] It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the novel Incident at Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert. The film was originally broadcast on NBC as a two-part episode on The Wonderful World of Disney on September 14 and 21, 1975.[2]

The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Based onIncident at Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert
Written bySheldon Stark
Directed byGary Nelson
StarringChristian Juttner
Carl Betz
Salome Jens
Georgie Collins
Narrated byDenver Pyle
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerJames Algar
Production locationAlberta, Canada
CinematographyGilbert Hubbs
Running time100 minutes
Production companyWalt Disney Productions
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 14 (1975-09-14) –
September 21, 1975 (1975-09-21)

Plot

Benjy (Juttner) is a six-year-old Canadian boy who prefers the company of animals over humans and tries to spend as much time as possible with his animal friends. His parents realize this could eventually become a problem, but they don't have the heart to take away Benjy's only pleasure.

The boy befriends a badger. On one of Benjy's nature walks, he tries catching trout in a stream. He wanders too far out and gets trapped in a raging river and is carried far from his home. After over a week-long search, brother John finds Benjy. He had been living in a cave shared with a badger. Old Badger shared his fish catches with the boy.

After a happy family reunion, trapper Burton returns to the ranch and shoots the badger. The animal dies, but Ben returns to Old Badger's grave years later as an adult.

Cast

Production

The Boy Who Talked to Badgers was filmed on location in Alberta, Canada.

References
  1. AllMovie, The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
  2. Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 88, 517. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.


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