''Salt Water Moose'' is a 1996 Canadian family film directed by
Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin (January 31, 1940 – December 12, 2022) was an American film, theater, and television actor and director who won two Emmy Awards for playing Evelyn "Angel" Martin on the 1970s television series ''The Rockford Files''. In 1973, h ...
. Filmed in
Toronto
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and in
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
, it stars
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama '' The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence a ...
,
Lolita Davidovich
Lolita Davidovich ( sr-Latn, Lolita Davidović, italic=unset; born July 15, 1961) is a Canadian-born film and television actress, best known for portraying Blaze Starr in the 1989 film '' Blaze'', for which she received a Chicago Film Critics As ...
, Johnny Morina, and
Katharine Isabelle
Katharine Isobel Murray (born November 2, 1981), known professionally as Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress. She has been described as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films. She started her acting career in 1989, playing ...
.
Plot
The plot revolves around two kids who decide to help a bull moose stranded on an island by floating a female moose to the island.
Cast
* Johnny Morina as Bobby Scofield
*
Katharine Isabelle
Katharine Isobel Murray (born November 2, 1981), known professionally as Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress. She has been described as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films. She started her acting career in 1989, playing ...
as Josephine 'Jo' Parnell
*
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama '' The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence a ...
as Lester Parnell
*
Lolita Davidovich
Lolita Davidovich ( sr-Latn, Lolita Davidović, italic=unset; born July 15, 1961) is a Canadian-born film and television actress, best known for portraying Blaze Starr in the 1989 film '' Blaze'', for which she received a Chicago Film Critics As ...
as Eva Scofield
* Corinne Conley as Grandma
Reception
In 1997 Margolin won a
for his direction of this film.
"DGA taps 'Patient’s' Minghella"
''Variety
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Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'', March 9, 1997.
References
External links
*
Salt Water Moose at TCM
Salt Water Moose at British Film Institute
{{Stuart Margolin
1996 films
1990s English-language films
Films directed by Stuart Margolin