Sleeper with a top notch cast in the story of a lone wolf logger who fights developers, bankers and the modern world to maintain his way of life.
Acting
Rip Torn's final form: unhinged, magnificent, never better.
Cinematography
Vermont's last untouched corners shot like holy ground.
Writing
Howard Frank Mosher's regional voice, unsanitized.
Director
Jay Craven
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rip Torn supposedly lived in character's cabin for weeks before shooting, terrifying the crew.
One of few '90s films centering Abenaki land rights; Tantoo Cardinal fought for script revisions.
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