Eight Below (2006)

Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival.

Director:

Frank Marshall

Writers:

David DiGilio (screenplay), Toshirô Ishidô (film Nankyoku Monogatari),

Stars:

Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Walker	...	Jerry Shepard
Bruce Greenwood	...	Davis McClaren
Moon Bloodgood	...	Katie
Wendy Crewson	...	Eve McClaren
Gerard Plunkett	...	Dr. Andy Harrison
August Schellenberg	...	Mindo
Jason Biggs	...	Charlie Cooper
D.J.	...	Max -a Dog
Timba	...	Max - a Dog
Koda	...	Maya - a Dog (as Koda Bear)
Jasmin	...	Maya - a Dog
Apache	...	Old Jack - a Dog
Buck	...	Old Jack - a Dog
Noble	...	Shadow - a Dog
Troika	...	Shadow - a Dog

Storyline

In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission while his dogs fight for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | survival | rescue | expedition | dog sled | 

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Taglines:

Eight Below. Inspired by a true story.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some peril and brief mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [br] Disney [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

8 Below

Filming Locations:

Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$50,403 (Chile) (9 June 2006)

Gross:

$71,403 (Chile) (16 June 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Mandeville Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The dogs spend almost all of their isolation in daylight when, in fact, they were enduring the southern winter, well south of the Antarctic Circle, and would thus have been in prolonged darkness.

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Goofs

The Otter airplane is obviously powered by a turbine engine with an elongated nose and a turbine exhaust pipe, but the sound is that of a piston engine.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jerry Shepard: All right, Coop. A hundred and five degrees. What do you say?
Charlie Cooper: 1-0-5? I can go more.

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Crazy Credits

The producers wish to thank the people of Greenland ...

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Connections

References Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Coming Back Home"
Written by Daniel Weetman, Shannon Williams, Barnaby Weir, Richard Christie
Performed by The Black Seeds
Courtesy of Black Seeds Ltd.

User Reviews

It's about the dogs.

The acting in this movie is weak. Now that I got that out of the way, let me tell you why this film is worth watching: the outdoor photography and the dogs. This movie contains some of the most impressive outdoor cinematography that one can hope or expect to see in a Hollywood movie. This movie shows the awesome and forbidding beauty of icebergs, ice flows and glacier-covered mountains. Compared to these magnificent edifices of nature, man is rendered almost utterly insignificant, a mere dot in a wilderness of ice that is almost endless. Indeed, the scenery is spectacular. That's one interesting part of the movie. But the main part of the movie are the dogs - eight of them. This movie offers a wonderful story about eight brave and stalwart creatures that are determined to survive in the polar wilderness. Having been abandoned by their owner, the dogs must fend for themselves, and they do so, by staying together, working as a team, looking out for each other and caring for each other. They set an example for us humans to follow. That's why this is a movie that's not about us, but about those wonderful dogs.