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''The Call of the Wild'' is a 2007 documentary film by the independent filmmaker Ron Lamothe. The premise details the odyssey of Christopher McCandless as Lamothe takes a road trip across North America to the places McCandless visited.〔 Within the film, Lamothe reaches conclusions about McCandless's death which contradict both Sean Penn's film ''Into the Wild'' and Jon Krakauer's book ''Into the Wild''. 〔 == Content == In 2006, Ron Lamothe, a Massachusetts filmmaker whose projects seem to be on hold due to him being a committed father, decides to make a road trip documentary on Christopher McCandless. Lamothe was always inspired by McCandless's story even before the book ''Into the Wild'' was published as both he and McCandless were born in 1968 and graduated from college in 1990. They also shared the same roommate at one time in their lives and Lamothe also took a life-changing trip to Africa during the same time as McCandless's travels. After a brief swim in Walden Pond, Lamothe begins his journey to Annandale, Virginia where McCandless grew up and went to high school. Lamothe then journeys to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia where McCandless graduated in May 1990 and attends the 2006 graduation ceremony. Also attending the ceremony is filmmaker Sean Penn, who coincidentally was then filming a major motion picture about McCandless. Lamothe interviews a few graduates on their plans after college in hopes of finding a "McCandless" in the crowd while comparing the graduates to the free-spirited Generation X. Lamothe then ventures to California and visits Slab City where McCandless had stayed during the Christmas holidays in 1991. Lamothe tours Salvation Mountain and interviews Leonard Knight, who built the site and claims to have met McCandless during his stay. On June 3, Lamothe and a friend travel to Lake Mead and discuss the casting choice of Emile Hirsch as McCandless in the upcoming film. They incidentally pass through Penn's production as he sees two yellow Datsun props, the same car McCandless had and lost during a flash flood. Lamothe has the entire Lake Mead to himself without being bothered by Penn's crew, who chose to film in a different location. Lamothe then decides to visit Carthage, South Dakota where McCandless took on a job working at a grain elevator in September 1990 and in April 1992. However, like McCandless, Lamothe travels to Carthage solely by hitchhiking. Lamothe travels through Colorado with an ex-drug dealer—who used to live in Alaska-and along I-80 through Nebraska to Council Bluffs, Iowa with a group of young adults who enjoy collecting mushrooms alongside the road. After days of hitchhiking, Lamothe finally makes it to Carthage, but learns that no one in the town will take interviews for his documentary since they are under contract by Paramount Vantage for Penn's film. However, Lamothe does get to interview the truck driver who gave McCandless a ride from Cathage to Enderlin, North Dakota as his life story was not owned by Paramount. After departing Carthage, Lamothe travels through Canada, but this time as the driver. He agrees to pick up any hitchhiker he sees, but unfortunately doesn't find any along the way. Finally, Lamothe arrives in Fairbanks, Alaska where he interviews a few locals at a bar who only have criticisms about McCandless. Lamothe sets out on the Stampede Trail on foot, but when he tries to cross the Teklanika River, his camera becomes damaged leading him to think his film is ruined. However, unknown to Lamothe, his camera is fine as he attempts to film as much of Bus 142 (where McCandless died in August 1992) as possible. After a few nights at the bus, Lamothe travels back home to Massachusetts and returns to his normal life.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Call of the Wild (2007 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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