The Frozen Ground (2013)

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.

Director:

Scott Walker

Writer:

Scott Walker

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, John Cusack

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage	...	Jack Halcombe
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Cindy Paulson
John Cusack	...	Robert Hansen
Dean Norris	...	Sgt. Lyle Haugsven
Gia Mantegna	...	Debbie Peters
Robert Forgit	...	Sgt. Wayne Von Clasen
Brad William Henke	...	Carl Galenski
Michael McGrady	...	Vice Det. John Gentile
Katherine LaNasa	...	Fran Hansen
Ryan O'Nan	...	Gregg Baker
Kevin Dunn	...	Lt. Bob Jent
Connor Rockom	...	Hansen Son
Radha Mitchell	...	Allie Halcombe
Matt Gerald	...	Ed Stauber
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Chelle Ringell

Storyline

Alaska Trooper Jack Holcombe believes Robert Hansen is a serial killer who abducts young girls, tortures and sexually assaults them, then kills them. But Holcombe doesn't have enough evidence to get a search warrant for Hansen's premises. Holcombe knows that one victim, Cyndy Paulsen, somehow survived, so he decides to seek her help, but he finds that she's now a junkie with trust issues. Holcombe has to earn her trust; meanwhile, Hansen is still hunting and killing girls.

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Plot Keywords:

based on true story | serial killer | strip club | anchorage alaska | pole dancer | 

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Taglines:

The hunt for Alaska's most prolific serial killer.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent content, sexuality/nudity, language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

11 July 2013 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Frozen Ground

Filming Locations:

Alaska, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$27,220,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grindstone Entertainment Group,Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films),Cheetah Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack Halcombe is based on retired Alaska State Trooper Detective Glenn Flothe.

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Goofs

Around 1:05:00 when Hanson is flying out to dump evidence, there is clearly somebody in the back of the plane.

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Quotes

Robert Hansen: We agreed on a price, and Goddammit, that's how it's gonna be!

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Crazy Credits

The end credits begin with pictures and information about Hansen's known victims

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.135 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Take Me Home
Written by Robert Cutarella and Minna Walker
Performed by Pixie Revolution
Published by Imagine All Music Now (ASCAP) & Pixie Revolution

User Reviews

Decent movie that only scratches the surface of Hansen's diabolical crime spree

This is a decent movie, which ironically would best be viewed on the big screen given the visually arresting shots of the Alaskan landscape except that it had a very tiny release on the big screen, and has most certainly been seen more on-demand and now through the DVD format. In case a viewer of "The Frozen Ground" is left unsatisfied with the necessary compression of events, composite characters, etc. that are necessary to produce a movie of less than two hours in length, and want to learn more about the Hansen case that inspired the movie one could do worse then read "Fair Game" (http://tinyurl.com/mqssp5z) by Bernard DuClos that was recently republished. Reading it as a companion to the

movie will help the viewer of "The Frozen Ground" realize the liberties that were inevitably taken to make it suitable for the silver screen as well as understand elements of Hansen's life and killing spree that the picture did not have time to delve into such as more of Hansen's background (which early on indicated a propensity toward crime) and the back story of the whole oil pipeline boom that produced the mafia controlled prostitution/strip bar scene that Hudgen's character is entangled in.