Iceman (1984)

A prehistoric Neanderthal man found frozen in ice is revived by an arctic exploration team, who then attempt to use him for their own scientific means.

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Writers:

Chip Proser (screenplay), John Drimmer (screenplay)

Stars:

Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Hutton	...	Dr. Stanley Shephard
Lindsay Crouse	...	Dr. Diane Brady
John Lone	...	Charlie
Josef Sommer	...	Whitman
David Strathairn	...	Dr. Singe
Philip Akin	...	Dr. Vermeil
Danny Glover	...	Loomis
Amelia Hall	...	Mabel
Richard Monette	...	Hogan
James Tolkan	...	Maynard
Stephen E. Miller	...	Temp Doc
David Petersen	...	Scatem Doc
Judith Berlin	...	E.K.G. Doc (as Judy Berlin)
Paul Batten	...	Technician
Lovie Eli	...	Nurse

Storyline

An anthropologist who is part of an arctic exploration team discovers the body of a prehistoric Neanderthal man who is subsequently resuscitated. The researcher must then decide what to do with the prehistoric man and he finds himself defending the man from those that want to dissect him in the name of science.

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Plot Keywords:

neanderthal | arctic | hibernation | one word title | helicopter | 

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Taglines:

An amazing unforgettable journey of humanity

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ismannen

Filming Locations:

Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,836,120, 15 April 1984, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$7,343,032

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was part of a 1980s cycle of prehistoric man movies. The films included: Altered States (1980), Caveman (1981), Quest for Fire (1981), Cavegirl (1985), Luggage of the Gods! (1983),Hundra (1983), Iceman (1984), Ghost Warrior (1984), The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) and Missing Link (1988).

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Goofs

When Charlie is hanging from the helicopters runner, there is no logical reason why the helicopter is suddenly flying above the clouds. As the team member opens the door and reaches out him, presumably to pull him in, it would have been much wiser to tell the pilot to at least descend. No pilot worthy of getting a helicopter license would fly that high with a person hanging off a runner in the first place unless his motive was to kill him in an unnecessary elaborate movie-plot fashion.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: I, who was born to die, shall live. That the world of animals, and the world of men, may come together, I shall live. - Inuit Legend

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Crazy Credits

(opening quote) I, who was born to die Shall live. That the world of animals And the world of men May come together, I shall live. -- Inuit Legend

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Connections

Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

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Soundtracks

Heart of Gold
(uncredited)
by Neil Young
Performed by Timothy Hutton, accompanied by John Lone

User Reviews

A One Lone Show

This is what I love about Movies back in the 80's and 90's, and really just older movies in general, you can see the difference. The difference is they didn't have the technology to make what they do today, which in actuality is usually too much! Therefore though, that's what people like, so that's what you get nowadays, tons of special effects with the same type of action, CGI, with little or no story. The older movies had better stories and were more clever about their action and special effects, and actually I preferred the not so fancy special effects, in my opinion, it kind of ruins a movie nowadays it seems because it's just too much CGI and too much action.

So with Iceman, this is a very thought driven movie. Lot's of crazy ideas/concepts being thrown out there. I'm not sure how John Lone didn't get nominated for any kind of awards here(I mean he's even academy award nomination worthy here as his portrayal as the Neandrathal Man).

It's truly a brilliant performance by Lone, and probably one of the best portrayals I've ever watched in a film of an actor playing a Neandrathal Man. Iceman is really worth a look just for John Lone's performance, it's a brilliant performance to watch. John Lone is an excellent actor, you won't even be able to believe that this is the same guy/actor from The Last Emperor.