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Arctic Blue

  • 19931993
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
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Rutger Hauer, John 'Bear' Curtis, and Johnny Cuthbert in Arctic Blue (1993)
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A man from Los Angeles, California gets a job as ecologist in Alaska's wilderness. He takes part in arresting and transporting a trapper wanted for murder. But the trapper, Ben Corbett (Rutg... Read allA man from Los Angeles, California gets a job as ecologist in Alaska's wilderness. He takes part in arresting and transporting a trapper wanted for murder. But the trapper, Ben Corbett (Rutger Hauer), and his friends will do anything to free him.A man from Los Angeles, California gets a job as ecologist in Alaska's wilderness. He takes part in arresting and transporting a trapper wanted for murder. But the trapper, Ben Corbett (Rutger Hauer), and his friends will do anything to free him.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Peter Masterson
  • Writer
    • Ross LaManna
  • Stars
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Dylan Walsh
    • Rya Kihlstedt
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Masterson
  • Writer
    • Ross LaManna
  • Stars
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Dylan Walsh
    • Rya Kihlstedt
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    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Rutger Hauer, John 'Bear' Curtis, and Johnny Cuthbert in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer, John 'Bear' Curtis, and Johnny Cuthbert in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer, John 'Bear' Curtis, and Johnny Cuthbert in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer, John 'Bear' Curtis, and Johnny Cuthbert in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer, John 'Bear' Curtis, and Johnny Cuthbert in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Rutger Hauer, John 'Bear' Curtis, and Johnny Cuthbert in Arctic Blue (1993)

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    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Ben Corbettas Ben Corbett
    Dylan Walsh
    Dylan Walsh
    • Eric Desmondas Eric Desmond
    Rya Kihlstedt
    Rya Kihlstedt
    • Anne Marieas Anne Marie
    Johnny Cuthbert
    Johnny Cuthbert
    • Lemalleas Lemalle
    John 'Bear' Curtis
    John 'Bear' Curtis
    • Mitchellas Mitchell
    • (as John Bear Curtis)
    Bill Croft
    Bill Croft
    • 'Viking' Bob Corbettas 'Viking' Bob Corbett
    Richard Bradford
    Richard Bradford
    • Wilderas Wilder
    Kevin Cooney
    Kevin Cooney
    • Meyerlingas Meyerling
    Michael Lawrenchuk
    Michael Lawrenchuk
    • Earl Kenaias Earl Kenai
    Stephen E. Miller
    Stephen E. Miller
    • Arthur Neffas Arthur Neff
    Gunargie O'Sullivan
    • Dixieas Dixie
    J.B. Bivens
    J.B. Bivens
    • Sportsman #1as Sportsman #1
    Michael St. John Smith
    Michael St. John Smith
    • Sportsman #2as Sportsman #2
    Ron Chartier
    Ron Chartier
    • Sportsman #3as Sportsman #3
    Dan Shea
    Dan Shea
    • Pilotas Pilot
    Sacha Moiseiwitsch
    • Whoreas Whore
    • (as Sasha Moiseiwitsch)
    • Director
      • Peter Masterson
    • Writer
      • Ross LaManna
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    An environmentalist gets involved in transporting an accused killer (Ben) from an isolated Alaskan town to the authorities. Ben is determined to escape, and his fellow trappers are ready to help. —Rob Hartill
    • ecologist
    • wanted for murder
    • trapper
    • bare breasts
    • radio
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      • In Alaska, when the nights get longer... People get crazy.
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      • Action
      • Thriller
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      • R
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      Rya Kihlstedt's debut.

    User reviews9

    Review
    Top review
    Decent actioner with missing plot lines.
    Anything with Rutger Hauer is better than average thanks to his presence, and no exception here. In this one he's the bad guy, but good guy, character, meaning the misunderstood individualist. However, this aspect of the story is left unexplored. Hauer's a trapper in Alaska with a gang of moronic sidekicks who stumble upon a group of hunters and threaten to take some of their pelts. Hauer kills, with a thrown knife, one of the hunters who draws a gun, then his gang leave the others in the wild after destroying their truck motor, and of course the hunters die from exposure. So the local lawman is determined to get Hauer. In a situation where self defense could have been shown, the trappers let matters get way out of hand, then are determined to free Hauer from the grips of the law. During the escapades of getting Hauer to jail in Fairbanks, Hauer protests that he is only a misunderstood individual who's one with the wilderness. And the young man who takes the duty to deliver Hauer is conflicted about doing this. It seems that there were plot elements cut out because it would have been much more believable if Hauer had told his side of the killing to the lawman, which he never did. No explanation and no remorse just make him a bad character and it's tough to see why the lawman feels sympathy towards him. There's a whole subplot about evil oil company dealings that is unexplored and tough to figure out, and that's more of what was probably cut out, and somehow Hauer is involved against the oil company but that's also a missing plot piece. The producers needed to have had somebody with fresh eyes look at the film before they cut out certain plot developments that left the story less coherent than it should have been. Still it's above average and if you can fill in the holes yourself as I did, it will be a fine evening of viewing, and there's some really beautiful scenery.
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    • rixrex
    • Oct 15, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1993 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Arktička tuga
    • Filming locations
      • Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Arctic Blue Inc.
      • New City Productions
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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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