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.
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| Timothy Hutton | ... | Dr. Stanley Shephard | |
| Lindsay Crouse | ... | Dr. Diane Brady | |
| John Lone | ... | Charlie | |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Whitman | |
| David Strathairn | ... | Dr. Singe | |
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Philip Akin | ... | Dr. Vermeil |
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Richard Monette | ... | Hogan |
| James Tolkan | ... | Maynard | |
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Judith Berlin | ... | E.K.G. Doc (as Judy Berlin) |
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Paul Batten | ... | Technician |
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Lovie Eli | ... | Nurse |
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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. Written by K. Rose <rcs@texas.net>
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13 April 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$1,836,120, 15 April 1984Gross USA:
$7,343,032Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$7,343,032Company Credits
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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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(uncredited)
by Neil Young
Performed by Timothy Hutton, accompanied by John Lone
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Iceman was a project linked to Director Norman Jewison for several years throughout the 1970s. It ultimately emerged under Fred Schepisi, but Jewison was still attached as Producer. See more »Goofs
When Charlie encounters the helicopter for the 2nd time, there is no shot to show "how" he got onto the Helicopters runners or how the helicopter managed to get close enough for him to leap onto it. See more »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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(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 See more »Soundtracks
Heart of Gold(uncredited)
by Neil Young
Performed by Timothy Hutton, accompanied by John Lone
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It's sad to read some of the "summaries" and comments here about "Iceman." Some people dismiss 1980s movies outright, and think the usually overblown, CGI dominated "science fiction" movies of the 21st century are better!?! That makes me laugh. "Iceman" is a fine, understated, thought-provoking (ooh, that might injure some viewers) movie of the first order, no matter the genre.
I like the previous comment about John Lone being unjustifiably denied an Oscar nomination for that year (1983) -- he should have not only been nominated as best supporting actor, he should have won. And I thought so at the time. (The winner was Jack Nicholson for his supporting role in "Terms of Endearment," a pleasant if lightweight performance for him.) The original screenplay; the excellent, evocative soundtrack by Bruce Smeaton, and perhaps even director Fred Schepisi should also have been nominated, though I can understand the votes for the winners in those categories.
Those who think this character is a "Neanderthal" have a problem with anthropological/archaeological logic. He is a migrating human ancestor from 40,000 years ago, primitive but quick to learn and ingenious -- yet very different from those who would be his modern descendants (though with traditional links), let alone those of us whose ancestors MUCH later migrated to North America. He led a very hard life before he was frozen and has a much different belief system.
As for the ending: Those who don't get it seem to lack a true sense of wonder and mystery ... or are more than a little dense.