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Overview

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Writers (WGA):
Andy Burg (written by) &
Scott Myers (written by)
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Release Date:
14 August 1996 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.
Plot:
Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former... more | add synopsis
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3 nominations more
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Alaska? Really? more (30 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Thora Birch ... Jessie Barnes

Vincent Kartheiser ... Sean Barnes

Dirk Benedict ... Jake Barnes

Charlton Heston ... Colin Perry the Poacher

Duncan Fraser ... Koontz, Perry's Pilot
Gordon Tootoosis ... Ben, Quincy General Store
Ben Cardinal ... Charlie, Quincy Air Service
Ryan Kent ... Chip

Don S. Davis ... Sergeant Grazer
Dolly Madsen ... Mrs. Ben
Stephen E. Miller ... Trooper Sam Harvey
Byron Chief-Moon ... Chip's Father (as Byron Chief Moon)
Kristin Lehman ... Florence

Adrien Dorval ... Burly Fisherman

Ed Gale ... Animatronics Bear Cub
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild language and adventure/peril.
Runtime:
109 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Crew or equipment visible: Right after the helicopter comes to rescue the children and their father. The helicopter takes its turn around the mountain and you can see equipment and a head of a man in the left hand corner of the picture. more
Quotes:
Sean Barnes: Dad, you used to fly 747s, and now you deliver toilet paper. more
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Alaska? Really?, 17 April 2001
Author: zane olesen (enazwo@hotmail.com) from Salty Lake City

Though I enjoyed certain components of this movie, being a former resident of Alaska, having lived in Skagway, Ketchican, Palmer, Wasilla, Anchorage, Soldotna, Kenai, Homer, Kodiak, and even Nome, and I think people should know that this movie wasn'nt filmed in Alaska, but British Columbia, which also rivals Alaska in beauty and wildlife. Also Polar bears do not venture much further south then Nome and never, I mean never make it to the panhandle. There is a disputed photograph, on record, of a dead polar bear on an ice floe, that drifted south, but it is argued that the bear wandered onto an ice floe, died, and then drifted south. Any way the movie "Alaska" does have enough authentic visuals, in the background to give a viewer some idea of the majesty of Alaska. The story does have many loopholes, of a technical nature, example is the father's plane, precariously lodged at such an elevation, would have caused hypothermia and an inevitable death. Alaskan's have a saying, it goes like this, "Alaska does not forgive mistakes". Alaska is very beautiful, however it is very dangerous and the movie "Alaska" does not convey that reality. If you would like to see a movie that convey's what kinds of people go to and populate Alaska see the movie "Leaving Normal". However there is yet to be movie filmed in Alaska that captures the real Alaska. Why? I don't know.

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