Ice Bound (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Roger Spottiswoode

Writers (WGA):

Dr. Jerri Nielsen (book) and
Maryanne Vollers (book) ...

Release Date:

20 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A Woman's Survival At The South Pole

Plot Keywords:

Breast Cancer | Antarctica | Based On True Story

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Susan Sarandon	...	Dr. Jerri Nielsen
Aidan Devine	...	John Penny
Cynthia Mace	...	Claire Furinski
Paulino Nunes	...	Rafe Pollard
Steve Cumyn	...	Sandy
Carl Marotte
Lorne Cardinal
Kenneth Welsh	...	Dr. Ben Murdoch
Kristen Holden-Ried	...	Lunar
Richard Waugh	...	Hugh
Joe Pingue	...	Pete
Linlyn Lue	...	Sarah Kemp
Kathryn Zenna	...	Annie
Benz Antoine	...	Morris
Gina Clayton	...	Dr. Miller

Also Known As:

Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole (Canada: English title)
Prison de glace (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials) | USA:89 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Farewell Studios, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: Analog transmission impairments (fine-grained snow, audio static) are depicted on a compressed digital Internet videoconferencing link.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Daily Show: (2003-04-08)" (2003)

More than I expected.

Totally incredible work on the set to make it as accurate as possible! Truly impressive. I felt as if I were there. Question for the OAE's that wintered that year: Was the Doc REALLY as much of a whiney-butt as Susan Sarandon portrayed her...or was that just Sarandon's typical portrayal of any role she's done since Rocky Horror Picture Show. At any rate, had someone come to the Pole with that attitude, they would have been ostracized by the entire winterover crew. I wish they had spent more time exploring other members of the crew. That winter wasn't just about the Doc and her personal bout with cancer...it was about the crew pulling together and people back in the States overcoming immense odds to put the rescue together. Jeri was the VICTIM, the rest of the crew were the HEROES. My suggestion to the producers...save that incredible set you built, find yourselves some new writers, and put together a movie about what Pole is really like. Oh yeah, next time go with an "R" rating and show the 300 Club like it really is, lol.