Based on Charles Goodrum’s book, "I’ll Trade You an Elk." The mayor wants to close down the run-down city zoo and use the site for a museum, but an accountant and his children fight to save it.

Hal Holbrook
as Mitch Collins

Joe Flynn
as Major Philbrick

Cecil Kellaway
as Old Al Casey

Wally Cox
as Becker

Mary LaRoche
as Nancy Collins

Michael-James Wixted
as Noah Collins

Anne Seymour
as Maggie Hargrove

Michael McGreevey
as Ralph

Christina Anderson
as Jen Collins

Annie McEveety
as Rosemary