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Alaska (1996)
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Cast: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Ben Cardinal
Runtime109 min
RatingPG
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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.
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Fans of family-friendly adventure films will enjoy this 1996 drama directed by Fraser Clarke Heston, which stars Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, and Dirk Benedict. The story of a father and his two children stranded in the Alaskan wilderness offers a captivating blend of heart-warming character development and thrilling outdoor exploration.
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Alaska is a 1996 American adventure survival film directed by Fraser Clarke Heston and produced by Carol Fuchs and Andy Burg. The story, written by Burg and Scott Myers, centers on two children who search through the Alaskan wilderness for their lost father. During their journey, they find a polar bear who helps lead them to their father. However, a poacher with a desire to capture the bear follows close behind the children and the polar bear. The director's father, Charlton Heston, plays the main antagonist. The movie was filmed primarily in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia in Canada and the city of Vancouver. The film was a box office bomb, grossing only $11,829,959 against a $24 million budget. It received negative reviews upon its release.
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