Whiteout (2009)

Director:

Dominic Sena

Writers:

Jon Hoeber (screenplay) &
Erich Hoeber (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

See Your Last Breath.

Plot:

U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months. |

Plot Keywords:

Antarctica | Aurora Australis | Frozen Body | Based On Comic Book | Slit Throat

Cast

Kate Beckinsale	...	Carrie Stetko
Gabriel Macht	...	Robert Pryce
Tom Skerritt	...	Dr. John Fury
Columbus Short	...	Delfy
Alex O'Loughlin	...	Russell Haden
Shawn Doyle	...	Sam Murphy
Joel S. Keller	...	Jack (as Joel Keller)
Jesse Todd	...	Rubin
Arthur Holden	...	McGuire
Erin Hickock	...	Rhonda
Bashar Rahal	...	Russian Pilot
Julian Cain	...	Russian Co-pilot
Dennis Keiffer	...	Russian Guard #1
Andrei Runtso	...	Russian Guard #2
Roman Varshavsky	...	Russian Guard #3

Also Known As:

Whiteout: Enfer blanc (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, grisly images, brief strong language and some nudity.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Canada | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44921) | Australia:MA | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Japan:PG12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Boucherville, Québec, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Kate Beckinsale was producer Joel Silver's first choice for the role of Carrie Stetko.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carrie gets the dice, she switches instantaneously from holding the box in front of her (shots from behind Kate Beckinsale) to having her arms crossed with the box in her palm (shots from in front of Beckinsale) several times.

Quotes:

Dr. John Fury: I never meant for anyone to get hurt, but Haden got greedy.

Movie Connections:

References Them! (1954)

People must have set their expectations too high

Well last night I went and saw this movie. I didn't know a lot about it, and i have found that that is the best way to see a movie, because if you watch all the previews and get too hipped up about it, then you are most likely going to set your self up for disaster. My sister went with me and she was on the edge of her seat the whole time, and she isn't the type to get over excited about things.

I've read where people left a lot of negative comments, but I don't understand what was so bad. First, the acting was not less than par and the movie portrayed a halfway accurate setting of what Antarctica is like. Sure they did lack a little bit of what would really happen with the lack of face protection, Kate's face would not have survived as well as it did when she went out without face protection in -60f temps.

People that rated this movie as poorly as they did because of their disbelief in what its like to be in conditions like this, apparently have never been in conditions lie this. I've never been in -60 temps with 100 mph winds, but I've been in -50 temps with 40 mph winds, and its surviveable.