Directed by: Jeremy Kagan
Starring: John Cusack, Ray Wise, Lainie Kazan, Meredith Salenger
Factual error: The steam locomotives seen in the film have distinctly Canadian vestibule-style cabs.
Factual error: The story takes place in 1935, but in the scene where Natty finds the puppy behind the cinema, the movie poster behind her is for "The Buccaneer" (the name of the film star, Fredric March, can be seen in the close-up), which was released in 1938.
Continuity mistake: During Natty's fight with Frankie in the men's room, her hat falls off, but in the next shot of her and Frankie fighting on the floor, it's suddenly back on her head.
Question: There are a few unresolved conflicts despite Natty reuniting with her dad. Like what happens to Natty's abusive sitter, Connie, and the brown puppy Natty was looking after? Also, do the people working at the reform school Natty was sent to ever catch up to her? And what's the fate of both Harry and The Wolf?
Answer: There are no definitive answers. Connie likely continued running her boarding house.The puppy's fate is unknown and it probably was picked up by the city pound. In the Depression era, there was far less oversight of state-run juvenile facilities, and there were fewer resources available for tracking runaways, who could more easily evade the system. If they ever did find Natty, there would be nothing they could do because she was never an abandoned child and was with her father. Harry's fate was unknown but presumably he continued with his life as before.
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