Silver Wolf (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, Silver Wolf is an adventure, family and tv movie film directed by Peter Svatek, running about 98 minutes. “A Wolf and a Snowboarder team up for the ride of theirs lives.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A boy learns to deal with personal loss by making friends with a wild animal in this drama for the entire family. Jesse is a 16-year-old who is trying to put his life back together after the death of his father, who died while trying to rescue him in the wilderness. Jesse goes to live with his Uncle Roy, who lives in the rugged mountains of Washington State. While exploring, Jesse finds and rescues a wolf who has been seriously wounded; Jesse bonds with the animal, and while Roy understands the dangers of trying to tend to a wild animal, reluctantly allows Jesse to keep him. Jesse, who is fond of snowboarding, teaches the wolf to be his partner in skijoring, a sport in which a dog is used to haul a man on skis. John Rockwell the owner of a ranch, has different plans for the animal; he sees the wolf as a threat to his stock and is determined to see that the animal is put down.

Who’s in it. Silver Wolf stars Michael Biehn as Roy McLean, Roy Scheider as John Rockwell, Shane Meier as Jesse McLean and Kimberley Warnat as Lucinda 'Lucy' Rockwell, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Silver Wolf has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube TV and UP Faith & Family Apple TV Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Silver Wolf page.

If you liked it. Fans of Silver Wolf tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception, Interstellar and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.