{"id":11958,"date":"2012-08-21T08:40:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T07:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.badreputation.org.uk\/?p=11958"},"modified":"2012-08-21T08:42:17","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T07:42:17","slug":"natty-gann-and-the-female-hobo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badreputation.org.uk\/2012\/08\/21\/natty-gann-and-the-female-hobo\/","title":{"rendered":"Natty Gann and the Female Hobo"},"content":{"rendered":"
Whilst looking for something to put on in the background during a washing up
marathon the other day, I stumbled across a 1985 Disney film called The Journey of Natty Gann<\/strong><\/a>. Set during the Depression of the
1930s, it’s an – inevitably – heartwarming story of a
teenage tomboy who gets separated from – also inevitably – her
dad, but is befriended by \u2013 sigh \u2013 a wolf.<\/p>\n
I’d never heard of the film before – do any of you remember
it? Anyway, here’s the trailer: watch out for a super young John
Cusack! (I admit that played a part in my decision to watch it. That and
the trains.)<\/p>\n
Also, someone should tell Natty that her dad is actually Leland
Palmer.<\/p>\n
The film stars a young Meredith Salenger as Natty, whose understated
performance undercuts many of the more saccharine moments of the film.
She comes across as tough rather than ‘feisty’, which is a
rare treat.<\/p>\n
Who is Natty Gann?<\/h3>\n
A few more feminist points for Disney<\/h3>\n