I found "Alone in the wilderness" sitting innocently on our library's shelves. Took it home and asked our 3 children, aged 6 to 11, to watch it with us. Afterward I asked them every question I could think of and they knew the answer! Amazing how they soaked it up.
It would be the rare person that would not be reached by this movie. To them I say, "Cheer up, The Simpsons are on soon!" I have personally experienced so much of what is covered in the movie -- working outside (on the railway) in 40 below zero weather, hand logging (with my father growing up) and exposure to raw wilderness (I grew up in British Columbia). That being said my wilderness experience is to this movie as my cycling skills are to Lance Armstrong.
Despite a lumberjack lifestyle, Dick is about the gentlest person you could imagine, leaving peaceful thoughts in the minds of the fortunate viewers.
It is a shame this movie does not appear in the top 250 movies on IMDb. Must relate to the number of votes it has received so far -- 49. So here is #50 and maybe that will get it the attention it deserves.
Enjoy it. Savor and reflect on it. The best things in life really are free (library) or next to it (the small cost of a DVD).