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Alive

  • 19931993
  • RR
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
56K
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Alive (1993)
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After crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team have no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.After crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team have no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.After crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team have no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
56K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,903
336
  • Director
    • Frank Marshall
  • Writers
    • Piers Paul Read(book)
    • John Patrick Shanley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Vincent Spano
    • Josh Hamilton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Frank Marshall
  • Writers
    • Piers Paul Read(book)
    • John Patrick Shanley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Vincent Spano
    • Josh Hamilton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 145User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Official VHS Trailer
    Trailer 1:58
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    Photos70

    Alive (1993)
    Ethan Hawke, Jack Noseworthy, Kevin Breznahan, Gordon Currie, Gian DiDonna, and Bruce Ramsay in Alive (1993)
    Danny Nucci, Vincent Spano, Kevin Breznahan, Josh Hamilton, and Bruce Ramsay in Alive (1993)
    John Newton in Alive (1993)
    Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, and John Newton in Alive (1993)
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    Jack Noseworthy, David Kriegel, and John Newton in Alive (1993)
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    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Nando Parradoas Nando Parrado
    Vincent Spano
    Vincent Spano
    • Antonio Balbias Antonio Balbi
    Josh Hamilton
    Josh Hamilton
    • Roberto Canessaas Roberto Canessa
    Bruce Ramsay
    Bruce Ramsay
    • Carlitos Páezas Carlitos Páez
    John Newton
    John Newton
    • Antonio 'Tintín' Vizintínas Antonio 'Tintín' Vizintín
    • (as John Haymes Newton)
    David Kriegel
    • Gustavo Zerbinoas Gustavo Zerbino
    Kevin Breznahan
    Kevin Breznahan
    • Roy Harleyas Roy Harley
    Sam Behrens
    Sam Behrens
    • Javier Metholas Javier Methol
    Illeana Douglas
    Illeana Douglas
    • Lilliana Metholas Lilliana Methol
    Jack Noseworthy
    Jack Noseworthy
    • Bobby Françoisas Bobby François
    Christian J. Meoli
    Christian J. Meoli
    • Federico Arandaas Federico Aranda
    Jake Carpenter
    Jake Carpenter
    • Alberto Artunaas Alberto Artuna
    Michael DeLorenzo
    Michael DeLorenzo
    • Rafael Canoas Rafael Cano
    • (as Michael De Lorenzo)
    José Zúñiga
    José Zúñiga
    • Fraga, the Mechanicas Fraga, the Mechanic
    Danny Nucci
    Danny Nucci
    • Hugo Díazas Hugo Díaz
    David Cubitt
    David Cubitt
    • Fito Strauchas Fito Strauch
    Gian DiDonna
    • Eduardo Strauchas Eduardo Strauch
    • (as Gian Di Donna)
    John Cassini
    John Cassini
    • Daniel Fernándezas Daniel Fernández
    • Director
      • Frank Marshall
    • Writers
      • Piers Paul Read(book)
      • John Patrick Shanley(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The real Nando Parrado (Ethan Hawke's character) was technical advisor to the film.
    • Goofs
      Roberto Canessa is shown sitting beside Nando Parrado in the rescue helicopter. Canessa never made that trip; he was by that point so debilitated by the dysentery he had battled for much of the trek over the mountains that he could no longer walk.
    • Quotes

      Nando: Between these mountains somewhere there's a green valley. See these mountains over here? There's no snow on them.

      Roberto Canessa: Those mountains must be fifty miles away. You think you can walk fifty miles?

      Nando: If we have to, we will.

      Roberto Canessa: I can't.

      Nando: Yes, you can.

      Roberto Canessa: I can't. I'm not as strong as you.

      Nando: Do you know what it is that we've lived this long the way we have? Seventy days? That we climbed this mountain. You know what it is? It's impossible. It's impossible and we did it. I'm proud to be a man on a day like this. Alive. That I lived to see it, and see it in such a place. Take it in. I love you, man. Look, it's magnificent. It's God. And it'll carry us over every stone, I swear. I swear to you.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Matinee/Alive/Body of Evidence/Sniper (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      The Look Of Love
      Written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

    User reviews145

    Review
    Top review
    Not like everyone else sees it
    I first saw the film "Alive" on video. I really wish I had seen it in the theater as it was probably one of the better films to come out around that time. I thought it was well shot, well acted and the fact that the real survivors were on hand as technical advisors showed me that the film was as accurate as it could be. One of the frustrations Ive come across in discussing this film is when you mention it to someone, and their immediate response is "isn't that the movie where they all eat each other?"...obviously, these people latched on to one small part of the story, and feel it is the basis for the entire movie. I found "Alive" to be more of an uplifting story. Sure, there's cannibalism involved, but in the 2 hours the film takes, cannibalism is focused on for approximately 10-15 minutes. I, instead, found myself moved by the determination of these young boys to survive. The plane crash, the avalanche, starvation, illness...all insurmountable odds stacking themselves against them, and they STILL found the strength to preserve their own lives. Alive as a movie about cannibalism? No. It is an example of the human spirit, and (I use the term again) an uplifting film with many touching moments. In closing, I borrow a line from the film..."If I die, you can eat me". :-)
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    • Mar 5, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1993 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sống còn
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Film Andes S.A.
      • Paramount Pictures
      • The Kennedy/Marshall Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $32,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,733,909
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,624,292
      • Jan 18, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $36,733,909
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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