the journey of natty gann follow teenage natalie sue gann ( meredith salenger ) a she travel from chicago to seattle in search of her father . after natty father sol gann ( ray wise ) be offer a job in washington state he have to take it and leave natty in the less than tender care of connie and their landlady ( lainie kazan ) . however and after hear connie call the police for an abandon girl natty run away and unable to wait until sol sends for her . over the course of her journey and natty meet up with a knowledgeable young man by name of harry ( john cusak ) and a group of rag tag misfit with a rather mafia esque you take care of u and we take care of you motto and and a loyal wolf ( which may or may not be a husky and since everyone but natty refers to it a a dog and and it be play by the dog of white fang fame ) that seem to have a sixth sense when it come to danger . despite be make by disney and natty gann be a cute movie without suffer the candy coat sweetness of most recent disney film . overall and the good acting and great scenery and decent script make for an enjoyable film that everyone in the family can enjoy . hey and the star even swear four time .