The Golden Seal

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The Golden Seal

PG

1983

1h 34m

Kids & Family

Adventure

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Eric Lee (Torquil Campbell) lives on one of the remote Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska with his father, Jim (Steve Railsback), and mother, Tania (Penelope Milford). Locals have been anticipating the return of the legendary golden seal, since the rare mammal is rumored to give birth in area waters, and the creature will fetch a large reward. When Eric finds the seal and its young pup, he becomes determined to save the mother and baby from being harmed in any way.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Seals are cute. But they are not charismatic animals. They rank well below horses, chipmunks and lions, down around wild boars and sloths.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 20, 2018

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Family drama pits tween boy against adult greed.

Rated: 3/5

May 11, 2012

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...rife with sequences that are either overlong or completely superfluous...

Rated: 2/4

Apr 14, 2005

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Interesting up in the northern Alaska area rough living dealing with nature and magical life and of course Human--American Greed. What is wrong with Americans? We have to take care of our lands, seas and wildlife and they will take care of us.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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(***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] A decent family film. Good cast.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Horrible choice as a "childrens movie" the actors use words like "shit" which I was not pleased to hear with my 7 year old daughter. We turned it off.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Plays out like a made-for-TV movie with overacting and orchestral scoring for dramatic effect. What could have been a great story was handled with ineptitude.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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A family, children's film that tells what makes adults different from the children. A so-called mythical golden seal is legend in the icy waters of the Alaskan wilderness. Not one for watching a not so good child actor throughout a film, I quickly lost interest in this otherwise high nature film. Maybe it will be different for you. Obviously an inspirational and moving film. Director: Frank Zuniga Main Cast: Steve Railsback, Penelope Milford, Michael Beck, Torquil Campbell, Sandra Seacat

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Plays out like a made-for-TV movie with overacting and orchestral scoring for dramatic effect. What could have been a great story was handled with ineptitude.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Frank Zuniga

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Torquil Campbell

Eric Lee

Steve Railsback

Jim Lee

Penelope Milford

Tania Lee

Michael Beck

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Eric Lee (Torquil Campbell) lives on one of the remote Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska with his father, Jim (Steve Railsback), and mother, Tania (Penelope Milford). Locals have been anticipating the return of the legendary golden seal, since the rare mammal is rumored to give birth in area waters, and the creature will fetch a large reward. When Eric finds the seal and its young pup, he becomes determined to save the mother and baby from being harmed in any way.

Director: Frank Zuniga
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Screenwriter: John Groves
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co: The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 34m

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