Surviving The Wild - DVD

Academy Award Winner Reese Witherspoon stars in this inspirational true story from the director of Dallas Buyers Club and based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed. After years of reckless behavior and being haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi (Academy Award Nominee Laura Dern), Cheryl (Witherspoon) makes a rash decision to embark on a challenging trek across the Pacific Crest Trail. With absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles all on her own - in what becomes a remarkable journey of self-discovery and redemption that strengthens and ultimately heals her.

Terry Malone is smart, beautiful, and about to marry a terrific guy. But life in her dysfunctional family - marred by alcoholism, mental illness, and suicide - has left her unprepared to build the happy life she yearns for.

Sean Penn scripted and directed this engrossing true-life drama based on Jon Krakauer's bestseller about Christopher McCandless, a 22-year-old college grad who, in 1990, dropped out of society to hitchhike to the Alaskan wilderness. Leaving all his possessions behind, McCandless (Emile Hirsch) embarked on a life-changing-and ultimately tragic-cross-country trek. With Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Vince Vaughn, and Hal Holbrook. 148 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English, French, Spanish.