Alaska

"A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure."

1996 1h 49m EN

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5.8

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18%

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5.7

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 149🥫18%Rotten Tomatoes★5.7IMDB · 6,049

FamilyDramaAdventure

Synopsis

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Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear which they have saved from a ferocious poacher. Conflict ensues.

“A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.”

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Cast

Thora Birch
Jessie Barnes
Vincent Kartheiser
Sean Barnes
Dirk Benedict
Jake Barnes
Ben Cardinal
Charlie, Quincy Air Service
Kristin Lehman
Florence
Stephen E. Miller
Trooper Sam Harvey
Don S. Davis
Sergeant Grazer
Charlton Heston
Perry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Writers: Andy Burg, Scott Myers
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston, shot by Tony Westman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Reg Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Rob Kobrin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Thora Birch and Vincent Kartheiser and Dirk Benedict carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.".

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The take

Fraser Clarke Heston directs. Tony Westman behind the camera. Reg Powell scores. Rob Kobrin cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston, shot by Tony Westman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Reg Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Rob Kobrin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Thora Birch and Vincent Kartheiser and Dirk Benedict carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.".
9IMDB entry: tt0115493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tony Westman
Original score: Reg Powell
Editing: Rob Kobrin
Production design: Douglas Higgins
Costume design: Monique Prudhomme
Makeup / hair: Pauline L. Tremblay
Sound: Tom E. Dahl
Stunt coordinator: Betty Thomas Quee
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $23,000,000
Box office: $11,829,959
Return: 51% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Alaska (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes: 18% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 6,049 votes
MPAA: PG

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Dan_Tebasco2017-05-19
★ 7/10
Actually pretty good, one of the better wildlife/animal family films of the 90's. Definitly ALOT better than for instance THE AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE which was released the year before, with some perfectly fine acting from even the kids one of which is Vincent Kartheiser who would later become one of the main stars in the tv series ANGEL. The other is Thora Birch, she might not be as good as Vince but she was okay at least. Would have worked as purely a survival film but they had to throw in some baddies in it as well, one of which is played by Charlton Heston the father of the director of the film Frasert C Heston. I'm not saying that they weren't okay baddies or anything but sometimes less is more as they say. But still as a family adventure film in the veins of the stuff Disney did in the 90's it's most certainly above average.

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