The Edge

"They were fighting over a woman when the plane went down. Now, their only chance for survival is each other."

1997 1h 57m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 1,382

ActionAdventureDrama

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The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

“They were fighting over a woman when the plane went down. Now, their only chance for survival is each other.”

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Cast

Anthony Hopkins
Charles Morse
Alec Baldwin
Robert Green
Elle Macpherson
Mickey Morse
Harold Perrineau
Stephen
L.Q. Jones
Styles
Kathleen Wilhoite
Ginny
Mark Kiely
Mechanic
Eli Gabay
Jet Pilot

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Tamahori
Writers: David Mamet
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Tamahori, shot by Donald McAlpine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin and Elle Macpherson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They were fighting over a woman when the plane went down. Now, their only chance for survival is each other.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0119051 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Lee Tamahori directs. Donald McAlpine behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Neil Travis cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Lee Tamahori, shot by Donald McAlpine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Neil Travis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin and Elle Macpherson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They were fighting over a woman when the plane went down. Now, their only chance for survival is each other.".
7IMDB entry: tt0119051 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 15 themes, including "rescue", "airplane", "photographer", "grizzly bear".

The technical file

Cinematography: Donald McAlpine
Original score: Jerry Goldsmith
Editing: Neil Travis
Production design: Wolf Kroeger
Costume design: Julie Weiss
Makeup / hair: Iloe Flewelling
VFX supervisor: Kent Houston
Stunt coordinator: Betty Thomas Quee
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $43,300,000
Return: 144% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Edge (1997)

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Nutshell2019-07-16
★ 8/10
In a nutshell: A vastly underrated thriller / adventure with great performances from Hopkins and Baldwin. After about a third of the way in, it's a two man show with excellent pacing, you will not be disappointed...
CinemaSerf2023-08-27
★ 7/10
Sir Anthony Hopkins is billionaire "Charles" who finds himself stranded in the Alaskan wilderness after a plane crash leaves him, his friend "Robert" (Alec Baldwin) and his assistant "Stephen" (Harold Perrineau) in the middle of nowhere - and a fairly hostile nowhere at that! Fortunately, he was a boy scout as a kid - he knows how to light a fire, to make a compass from a leaf and so armed with a somewhat optimistically stoic attitude they set off to find civilisation. Not long into their journey, they pick up an unwanted guest - a 1,200lb Kodiak bear - and it is as hungry as they are lost. It will take all of their ingenuity to outsmart this hunter and reach safety. Along the way, we also discover there is just a little bit of a personal grudge running between the two friends, adding an additional tension to their already fraught predicament. It's a good looking film this, and "Bart" the bear turns in quite a ferocious effort as he provides such of the menace in this drama. Sadly, though, neither lead actor offers much by way of a performance, the dialogue is all a bit basic and though the grand scale photography is great to look at, the action stuff struggles to look real or plausible. The ending really lets the thing down quite badly, and though I didn't mind watching this film, I can't say I could recommend it nor that I would watch it again.