A tomboy decides to leave her guardian behind and embark on an amazing odyssey across Depression-hit America to find her father, who has left home in desperate search of employment. Along the way, she befriends a wolf bent on protecting her from every danger. Disney adventure, starring John Cusack, Meredith Salenger, Ray Wise, Lainie Kazan and Scatman Crothers.

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.