Chance narrates how it was Shadow's belief that brought them home and how the years seemed to lift off of him, making him a puppy again as he reunited with his boy. Shadow initially fails to appear, but eventually he limps into view and happily comes running home at the sight of Peter. Near dusk, Chance and Sassy finally make it home and are happily reunited with their owners. Despondent, he tells Chance and Sassy to go on without him, and when Chance argues passionately, tells the younger dog he's learned all he needs "Now all you have to learn is how to say goodbye." Heartbroken, Chance insists he won't let him give up. Together, they retrieve Chance and escape the shelter, unaware that their owners are on their way to get them.įinally reaching their hometown, the animals cross through a train yard, where Shadow falls into a muddy pit and injures his leg. As the medical staff remove the quills from Chance's muzzle, Sassy sneaks in and frees Shadow. They recognize the animals from a missing pets flyer and take them to the local animal shelter, but Chance mistakes it for an animal pound and the trio panic. In the morning, Shadow finds a rescue party and leads them back to the girl. Loyalty instinct takes over and they stand guard over her during the night. The animals then encounter a little girl named Molly, who is lost in the woods. The animals continue on their way, but Chance begins pestering a porcupine, ending up with a load of quills in his muzzle. Sassy hears the dogs barking in celebration and follows the sound to rejoin them. While Shadow acts as bait, Chance pounces onto the end of the rock and sends the mountain lion over the cliff and into a river. Shadow gets an idea to use rocks positioned like a seesaw as a way to outsmart the mountain lion. Over the next two days, Shadow and Chance try unsuccessfully to catch food and encounter a mountain lion, which chases them to the edge of a cliff. Unknown to them, Sassy survives and is later found on the riverbank by an old man named Quentin, who nurses her back to health. Guilt-ridden, Shadow and Chance go on without her. Shadow tries to save her, but she goes over a waterfall to her apparent death. At another river, Sassy refuses to swim across to follow the dogs and instead tries to cross via a wooden path further downstream halfway across, the wood breaks and she falls into the river. However, two black bear cubs interrupt Chance and a large brown bear causes the group to retreat. After a night spent in fear of the woodland noises, the group stops to catch breakfast at a river. They head into the rocky, mountainous wilderness of the Sierra Nevada with Shadow leading. Not wanting to be left alone on the ranch, Chance and Sassy decide to accompany Shadow on his journey. Shadow, refusing to believe that his boy would leave him, decides to make his way home. Unsure about the disappearance of their host, the animals fear they have been abandoned. However, half of her message to him is lost, leading him to believe that she has taken them along, leaving the animals alone. Later in the week, Kate goes on a cattle drive, leaving the animals to be looked after by her neighbor Frank. Shadow and Sassy miss their owners immediately, but Chance sees it as an opportunity to relax and be free. They leave the pets at a ranch belonging to Kate, Laura's college friend. Shortly after the wedding, the family has to temporarily move to San Francisco because Bob must relocate there for his job. That morning, the children's mother, Laura Burnford, marries Bob Seaver, and Chance causes trouble by devouring the wedding cake in front of all the guests. He shares his home with Shadow, a wise old Golden Retriever owned by Jamie's brother Peter, and Sassy, a pampered Himalayan cat owned by Peter and Jamie's sister Hope. Levy, who died during production of the film.Ĭhance, a selfish and free-spirited American Bulldog and the narrator of the film, explains that he is the pet of Jamie Burnford, but expresses no interest in his owner or being part of a family. This film is dedicated to producer Franklin R. It grossed $57 million worldwide and was followed in 1996 by the sequel Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. Directed by Duwayne Dunham in his feature film directorial debut, it was released on February 3, 1993. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey is a 1993 American adventure comedy film and a remake of the 1963 film The Incredible Journey, which was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Sheila Burnford.
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