the earthling

Director: peter collinson

Actor: william holden,ricky schroder,jack thompson,olivia hamnett

Data Published: Thu Jul 24 1980

Genres: Adventure,Drama

Key Words: tragic event,death,bare chested male,orphan,camping

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080671/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Earthling

Description: The Earthling is a movie starring William Holden, Ricky Schroder, and Jack Thompson. Diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer, Patrick Foley has returned to his native Australia to die in the peace and quiet of the wilderness. His...

Plot: Patrick Foley (Holden) is dying of cancer and decides to return to the outback where he was born. He has stopped taking his medicine and is at peace with his decision to die alone in the woods. On his journey, he notices a family camping. From a neighbouring peak, Foley watches as Shawn (Schroder), a 10-year-old boy, begins collecting firewood. The father attempts to move the camper away from the edge. Unfortunately, the camper rolls off the cliff and crashes to the bottom of the cliff with Shawn's parents inside. Shawn climbs down from the cliff finding the camper crushed upside down and realizes his parents are dead. Foley has an ethical dilemma: take the stranded ten-year-old back to civilization, and lose his own wish to die where he was born, or continue his personal mission and let the boy die alone in the wilderness. He decides to take the boy with him, and teaches him along the way how to survive in the wilderness. A striking moment is teaching the boy to tickle trout in a stream with your fingers, to lull them to be caught. A strong bond grows between the two, and when Foley finally dies, Shawn is equipped to travel out of the outback alone.