Eight Below (2006)

Director:

Frank Marshall

Writers (WGA):

David DiGilio (screenplay)
Toshirô Ishido (film Nankyoku Monogatari) ...
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Release Date:

17 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Romance

Tagline:

Eight Below. Inspired by a true story.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

1990s | Banquet | Outdoorsman | Helicopter | Pilot

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Paul Walker	...	Jerry Shepard
Bruce Greenwood	...	Davis McClaren
Moon Bloodgood	...	Katie
Jason Biggs	...	Charlie Cooper
Gerard Plunkett	...	Dr. Andy Harrison
August Schellenberg	...	Mindo
Wendy Crewson	...	Eve McClaren
Belinda Metz	...	Rosemary
Connor Christopher Levins	...	Eric McClaren
Duncan Fraser	...	Captain Lovett
Dan Ziskie	...	Navy Commander
Michael David Simms	...	Armin Butler
Daniel Bacon	...	Bureaucrat #2
Laara Sadiq	...	Bureaucrat #3
Malcolm Stewart	...	Charles Buffett
Dexter Bell	...	Worker #1
Gary Chalk	...	Boat Captain (as Garry Chalk)
Brenda Campbell	...	Waitress
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Wharf Boat Captain
Buddy Cain	...	Crew Member
Damon Johnson	...	Jamison
Richard Sali	...	Frank
Panou	...	Howard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Buck	...	Old Jack
D.J.	...	Max
Floyd	...	Dewey
Koda	...	Maya
Megan McKinnon	...	Kayak Girl (uncredited)
Levi Woods	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Frank Marshall

Writing credits (WGA)
David DiGilio		(screenplay) (as Dave DiGilio)
Toshirô Ishido		(film Nankyoku Monogatari) &
Koreyoshi Kurahara		(film Nankyoku Monogatari) &
Tatsuo Nogami		(film Nankyoku Monogatari) &
Kan Saji		(film Nankyoku Monogatari)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	executive producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	executive producer
Patrick Crowley	....	producer
David Hoberman	....	producer
Christine Iso	....	executive producer
Masaru Kakutani	....	executive producer
Roy Lee	....	executive producer
Todd Lieberman	....	executive producer
Frank Marshall	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Don Burgess		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Christopher Rouse

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Mary Tricia Wood		(as Tricia Wood)

Production Design by
John Willett

Art Direction by
Ross Dempster		(supervising art director)
Jeremy Stanbridge

Set Decoration by
Peter Lando

Costume Design by
Jori Woodman

Makeup Department
Norma Hill-Patton	....	makeup designer
Julie McHaffie	....	key hair stylist
Mimi Palazon	....	special makeup effects artist
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects artist
Maureen Terezakis	....	special makeup effects producer

Production Management
Fitch Cady	....	production manager
Mitchell E. Dauterive	....	production supervisor
David Hauka	....	unit manager
Denis L. Stewart	....	unit production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mitchell Amundsen	....	second unit director (as C. Mitchell Amundsen)
Luc Etienne	....	first assistant director
Don French	....	first assistant director: second unit, Smithers/Stewart
Harmony Gosbee	....	assistant director: reshoots
Harmony Gosbee	....	second assistant director
Warren Hanna	....	on-set second assistant director
David Markowitz	....	first assistant director: second unit, Greenland (as David R. Markowitz)
Douglas Mitchell	....	second assistant director: second unit, Greenland
Gordon Piper	....	trainee assistant director
Tracey Poirier	....	key second assistant director
Darren Robson	....	second assistant director: second unit, Smithers/Stewart
Cabral Rock	....	third assistant director
Jody Ryan	....	third assistant director: second unit, Smithers/Stewart

Art Department
Don Anderson	....	property master: second unit
Jason Claridge	....	head paint foreman
Graham Coutts	....	property master
Jack Gauvreau	....	sculptor
Brent Gloeckler	....	head sculptor
Gillian Goodman	....	props
Erich Hepnar	....	head greensman
Herminio Kam	....	paint coordinator
Charles Leitrants	....	construction coordinator
J.J. Mestinsek	....	lead scenic artist
Sheila Millar	....	assistant art director
Sheila Millar	....	set designer
Jay Robinson	....	paint lead
Al Rourke	....	construction foreman
Daniel Scarcello	....	sculptor
Dennis Simard	....	set dresser
Loree Wershler	....	graphic designer
Gary Young	....	sculptor

Sound Department
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Karen M. Baker	....	supervising sound editor (as Karen Baker Landers)
Rick Bold	....	boom operator
Patrick J. Foley	....	dialogue editor
Kirk Francis	....	production sound mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Per Hallberg	....	supervising sound editor
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor (as Daniel Hegeman)
Craig S. Jaeger	....	supervising foley editor
Chris Jargo	....	supervising adr editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bradley Kita	....	wireless mic technician
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr recordist: Vancouver
Jason La Rocca	....	electronic track preparation
Craig Mann	....	sound mix technician
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete	....	first assistant sound editor (as Tony R. Negrete)
Tyler Parkinson	....	electronic track preperation
Michelle Pazer	....	adr editor
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
Drew Webster	....	digital sound mix technician
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Cara E. Anderson	....	special effects buyer
Alex Burdett	....	special effects coordinator
Val Crawford	....	hair/fur department
Joe Giles	....	special effects technician
Kai Hirvonen	....	special effects assistant
Lindsay MacGowan	....	effects coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Shane Mahan	....	live action animatronic effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
Tim Nordella	....	special effects laboratory
Tim Northon	....	special effects technician: Stan Winston Studio
J. Michael O'Brien	....	special effects technician
Clay Scheirer	....	special effects coordinator: second unit, Smithers/Stewart (as Clayton Scheirer)
Alan Scott	....	live action animatronic effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
Cari Finken	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Greg McDougall	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Beverly Bernacki	....	compositor: Stan Winston Digital
Jayni Borgaro	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Jill Brooks	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Devin Bunje	....	systems administrator: Stan Winston Studio
Andre Bustanoby	....	visual effects supervisor: Stan Winston Digital
Jim Charmatz	....	digital matte painter
Jay Cooper	....	compositing supervisor: ILM
John Cornejo	....	digital compositor: Stan Winston Digital
Adam Dotson	....	lead animator: Stan Winston Digital
Linda Drake	....	visual effects editor
Yannick 'Botex' Dusseault	....	digital artist: ILM (as Yanick Dusseault)
Syd Dutton	....	visual effects: Illusion Arts
Charlene Eberle Douglas	....	visual effects data technician (as Charlene Eberle)
Nathan Fleming	....	production assistant: ILM
Collin Fowler	....	visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts
David E. Franks	....	digital compositor
Mathias Frodin	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Bradley Gabe	....	digital creature supervisor: Stan Winston Digital
Bradley Gabe	....	technical character lead: Stan Winston Digital
Larry Gaynor	....	senior paint and roto artist: CIS Hollywood
David M. Gray	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM (as David Gray)
Bryant Terrell Griffin	....	digital matte artist
Martin Hall	....	compositor: Stan Winston Digital
Steven Hansen	....	layout artist: Stan Winston Digital
Jonathan Harb	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Kurt Herbel	....	creature effects
Ryan Heuett	....	pre-visualization/effects artist
Heather Elisa Hill	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood
Bryan Hirota	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Colin J. Hodges	....	digital artist: Stan Winston Digital (as Colin Hodges)
Holly Gregory Horter	....	digital matte painter/compositor
Justin Israel	....	digital artist
Peter Vaughn Jervis	....	visual effects coordinator: Stan Winston Digital
Patrick Kavanaugh	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Val Keller	....	visual effects editor: in-house
Mark Kenaston	....	rotoscope artist: Illusion Arts
Woonam Kim	....	animator
Adam Kowalski	....	compositor: Illusion Arts
Kevin LaNeave	....	visual effects editor: Stan Winston Studio
Krystine Lankenau	....	paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood (as Kristine Lankenau)
Lynn Ledgerwood	....	special rigging: Illusion Arts
Dan Levitan	....	compositor
Didier Levy	....	lead CG lighting: Stan Winston Digital
Dave Lockwood	....	compositor: Stan Winston Digital (as David Lockwood)
John Luciano	....	animator
Heather MacPhee	....	paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood (as Heather MacPhee Ryan)
Lisa Maher	....	visual effects producer: CIS-Hollywood
Mary E. Manning	....	3D artist: Illusion Arts (as Mary Manning)
Fumi Mashimo	....	animation supervisor: Illusion Arts
Carl S.G. Moore	....	visual effects producer: Stan Winston Digital (as Carl Moore)
Sébastien Moreau	....	Inferno compositor: ILM
Sébastien Moreau	....	digital artist: ILM
Richard Patterson	....	digital supervisor: Illusion Arts
Joseph C. Pepe	....	conceptual artist: Stan Winston Studio
Long-Hai Pham	....	animator
Jabbar Raisani	....	CG supervisor: Stan Winston Digital
Michael Ramirez	....	matchmove artist: Stan Winston Digital
Derek Raymond	....	animator
Brad Reinke	....	digital operations manager: Stan Winston Studios
Gregory Rizzi	....	previsualization artist
Jay Robinson	....	paint and rotoscope artist: Stan Winston Digital
Randall J. Rosa	....	animation supervisor: Stan Winston Digital (as Randall Rosa)
Jim Rothrock	....	software engineer
Andy Russell	....	digital artist: ILM
Ramprasad Sampath	....	CG lighting: Stan Winston Digital
Evan Schiff	....	visual effects editor: Stan Winston Studio
Andrew Schwartz	....	2D supervisor: Stan Winston Digital
Andrew Schwartz	....	compositing supervisor: Stan Winston Digital
Greg Shimp	....	paint & rotoscoping supervisor: CIS Hollywood (as Gregory Shimp)
Greg Shimp	....	paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood (as Gregory Shimp)
David Shirk	....	digital artist: ILM
Gregory L. Smith	....	digital artist: Stan Winston Digital (as Greg Smith)
Catherine Sudolcan	....	visual effects producer: Illusion Arts
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Bill Taylor	....	visual effects: Illusion Arts
Chad Taylor	....	digital artist: ILM
Ginger Theisen	....	visual effects producer
Johan Thorngren	....	digital artist: ILM
Alex Tropiec Jr.	....	Inferno compositor: ILM
Andrew Tucker	....	3D artist: Illusion Arts
Paul Waggoner	....	digital artist: Stan Winston Digital
David S. Williams Jr.	....	compositing supervisor: Illusion Arts
Alan Wollenstein	....	systems administrator: Stan Winston Studio
Amy W. Wong	....	digital compositor: Stan Winston Digital
Eddie Yang	....	digital artist: Stan Winston Digital
Nina Yoon	....	paint/roto artist
Heidi Zabit	....	digital artist: ILM
Gary Abrahamian	....	animation lead: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Maura Alvarez	....	paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Matt Ashton	....	senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Brandon Criswell	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Tom Daws	....	Inferno artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Brian Gyss	....	pipeline engineer: Stan Winston Digital (uncredited)
Lyndal Heathwood	....	paint and roto artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
J. Kitazaki	....	production assistant: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Maryjane Layani	....	production accountant: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Bob Lyss	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Diana Miao	....	lead texture artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Robert Minsk	....	systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Marc Nanjo	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Naveen Nathan	....	jr. systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Tony Noel	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
January Nordman	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Gregory Oehler	....	senior compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Eric Pender	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Chris Ryan	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Jason Wardle	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Matt Wilson	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Kyle Yamamoto	....	research and development programmer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)

Stunts
Nick Allen	....	stunt coordinator
Lou Bollo	....	stunt coordinator (as Lou Boullo)
Oakley Lehman	....	stunt double: Paul Walker
J.J. Michaels	....	stunt double: Paul Walker
Brian Patrick	....	stunt double: Paul Walker
Jamie Ross	....	stunts
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Amundsen	....	first assistant camera: Norway
Mitchell Amundsen	....	director of photography: second unit (as C. Mitchell Amundsen)
Brian Bouma	....	key dolly grip
Jeremy Braben	....	aerial director of photography
Dennis Brock	....	gaffer
John Clothier	....	camera operator
John Clothier	....	steadicam operator
Reid Cohoon	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Jesse Deacon	....	generator operator
Andrew Degnan	....	second assistant camera: second unit, Norway
Paul Guenette	....	first assistant camera: Greenland
Paul Guenette	....	first assistant camera: second unit, Canada
Rod Haney	....	rigging grip
Cory Hodson	....	best boy electric
Dale H. Jahraus	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Jordan Johnson	....	lamp operator
Lynne Kam	....	best boy grip
David Kurvers	....	animatronic video assist operator
Cary Lalonde	....	second assistant camera
Chris Large	....	still photographer
Ian R.C. Levine	....	second assistant camera: second unit, Greenland
David Lourie	....	second assistant camera: second unit, Greenland/Canada
Todd Martin	....	lightboard operator
Liane Moore	....	rigging buyer
Dean Morin	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Craig Nix	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Dean Reca	....	grip
Steve Smith	....	key grip
Jerrod Tiffin	....	rigging gaffer
Zoran Veselic	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Stewart Whelan	....	first assistant camera: second unit, Greenland/Canada
Lance White	....	digital video assist operator
Gary J. Williams	....	second grip
Oliver Ward	....	camera technician: Wescam camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Kate Lacey	....	casting coordinator
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
James Moore	....	casting assistant
Jennifer Ricchiazzi	....	casting assistant
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabel Bloor	....	costume set supervisor
Sondra Durksen	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Carolle Alain	....	assistant editor
Ron Barr	....	digital intermediate editor
Jill Breitzman	....	post-production coordinator
Kyle Eaton	....	post-production assistant
Mark Fitzgerald	....	first assistant editor
Trent Johnson	....	digital film colorist
Jason Overbeck	....	post-production assistant
Gregg Schaublin	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Bruce Babcock	....	additional orchestrator
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist
Paul S. Henning	....	score proofreader
Frank Macchia	....	music transcriptor
Mark McKenzie	....	conductor
Mark McKenzie	....	supervising orchestrator
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Michael Nowak	....	conductor
Patrick Russ	....	additional orchestrator
Scottpatrick J. Sellitto	....	music consultant
Curt Sobel	....	music editor
Booker White	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
Tor-Arne Jakobsen	....	captain: ice-breaker

Other crew
Michael Alexander	....	head animal trainer (as Mike Alexander)
Monty Bannister	....	location manager
Karen Bergen	....	assistant accountant
Tammy Blackburn	....	dog trainer (as Tammy V. Blackburn)
Jenifer Bonisteel	....	production coordinator: re-shoot
Andrew Buziak	....	payroll accountant
Stephen Chan	....	production assistant
Jill Christensen	....	production coordinator
Jeanie Daniels	....	post-production accountant
Hans Dayal	....	assistant location manager
Justin Elsworth	....	production assistant
Jim Filippone	....	aerial coordinator
Steve Flynn	....	helicopter pilot
Tracey Gardhouse	....	dog trainer (as Tracy Gardhouse)
Gary Gero	....	animal coordinator
Jennifer Giannone	....	accounting clerk
Evan Godfrey	....	production assistant
Terje Gundersen	....	helicopter pilot: second unit, Norway
Thomas L. Gunderson	....	dog trainer
Rowan Harland	....	dog trainer
Jeffrey Harris	....	assistant post-production accountant
Kurt Herbel	....	puppeteer
Wendel Imhof	....	pilot: Otter
Boris Ivanov	....	production coordinator: second unit
Patricia Johnson	....	unit publicist
Trish Judd	....	dog trainer (as Trisha Judd)
Anand Kanna	....	assistant location manager
Dea Valentin Kristensen	....	dog trainer (as Dea Kristensen)
Dan Kuzmenko	....	assistant location manager
Grant Lutz	....	production assistant
Grace MacLeod	....	dog trainer
Daryl Makortoff	....	production assistant
Jenny Marchick	....	assistant: Mr. Lieberman
Jackie Martin	....	dog trainer (as Jackie Kaptan)
Jill McQueen	....	second assistant production coordinator
Kim Meade	....	assistant: Mr. Hoberman
Rizelle Mendoza	....	production associate
Cristie Miele	....	dog trainer (as Christie Miele)
Robin Mounsey	....	location manager
Cindy O'Connor	....	assistant: Mark Isham
Nicole Oguchi	....	assistant production coordinator
Jennifer Osborne	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Tanis Parenteau	....	stand-in: Moon Bloodgood and Wendy Crewson
Dan Perri	....	title designer: title montage sequence
Jaime Peters	....	assistant accountant
Mary T. Radford	....	assistant: Mr. Marshall
Jason Roberts	....	location manager
Michael Roberts	....	location scout
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Jamie Ross	....	animal handler
Scott Rowe	....	dog trainer
Robert Scott Schweitzer	....	dog trainer (as Scott Schweitzer)
Andrew Simpson	....	animal coordinator: Canada
Andrew Simpson	....	dog trainer
Cherie Smid	....	dog trainer
Roderick Smith	....	production accountant
Sally Jo Sousa	....	dog trainer
Sally Jo Sousa	....	head animal trainer: dogs, second unit, Greenland
Urs Stoller	....	pilot: A-Star, second unit, Greenland
Scooby Vincent	....	production assistant (as Michelle Vincent)
Connie Wang	....	script clearance administrator
Tim Williams	....	dog trainer
Peter Pamela Rose	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures
• Mandeville Films
• Spyglass Entertainment
• Vertigo Entertainment

Distributors

• Walt Disney Pictures (2006) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• SW Digital (visual effects)
• Stan Winston Studio (live action animatronic effects)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)
• Illusion Arts (additional visual effects)
• CIS Hollywood (additional visual effects)
• Halon Entertainment

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script research
• Airlift  helicopter: Norway
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animals provided by
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Getty Images  stock footage
• Helicopter Film Services  aerial filming services provided by
• Hollywood Camera  additional camera equipment
• Hollywood Camera  additional camera
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Technicolor  prints
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  score recorded and mixed at
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  sound re-recording
• Walt Disney Music Library, The  music preparation (as Walt Disney Music)
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

8 Below (USA) (promotional title)
Antarctica (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some peril and brief mild language.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:PG | USA:PG | Germany:o.Al. | USA:PG (certificate #42280) | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:All | Finland:K-7 | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Based on a Japanese expedition to the South Pole in 1958, in which the party was faced with extreme weather conditions.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: 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.

Quotes:

Jerry Shepard: Up here in front, on lead, we've got my best girl Maya. And next to her we've got old Jack who just turned ten and he's actually getting ready to retire. Back here, the white one, this is Shorty. And next to him is the pup of the bunch. That's Max. He's still in training. He's got the right stuff. I expect big things outta him. And right here, we've got the twins, this is Truman. Truman here took a bite out of Dewey a couple of years ago. You notice the scar about Dewey's left eye?
Dr. Andy Harrison: Yeah.
Jerry Shepard: Yeah, well they've been buddies ever since, so... and then back here, last but not least, we've got the two malamutes. The gray one's Shadow and the red one is his buddy Buck. All brawn and absolutely no brain. But we love them.

Movie Connections:

Features Antarctica (1991)

Soundtrack:

Erin's Song

Fun filled heartwarming story for all ages

Beautifully orchestrated spin off of the movie Antartica which was done in 1983. I thought the photography was great and the terrain that was shown for the locations is much like the Antarctic.

What made the movie extra special for me was the fact that I wintered over in the Antarctic in 1958 and was there when the Japanese came back to the Showa Base and found the 2 dogs that had survived the past 12 months. Very incredible and heartwarming story. There