Higher Ground

Beloved musical star John Denver portrays Jim Clayton, a man so exhausted by the hurly-burly of the city that he decides to venture into the Alaskan wilderness to visit a friend and find some inner peace. Instead, Clayton finds his friend murdered and his family in need of protection from bootleggers. A grief-stricken but resolute Clayton mounts a heroic struggle to defeat the forces of evil, in this touching drama. Meg Wittner, John Rhys-Davies co-star. 96 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French.