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Jake Barnes moves his daughter and son to Alaska and earns money by ferrying supplies to locations throughout the state. His daughter loves it, but her brother doesn't and he can't wait to leave. However, they join forces to look for their father when they learn that he has gone down in an airplane accident. The official search party is called off and Jake is assumed dead, but the children will have none of it, and go off on their own into the Alaskan wilderness.

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Alaska | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader The vistas are spectacular and some of the suspense is effective, but the story is egregiously dumb, and the polar bear becomes so improbably resourceful that one fully expects it to fly everyone home and then script the sequel. Jun 14, 2022 Full Review Alaska | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Emanuel Levy Variety Beautiful vistas, Thora Birch and a cute bear can't compensate for the routine story and sloppy direction of this old-fashioned family adventure about the courageous efforts of two children to find their missing father. Rated: 2/5 Feb 10, 2006 Full Review Alaska | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Alaska | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot Alaska is one of those "Don't ask. Don't tell'' movies that persuades us to go along with the innocence and simplicity of it all. Rated: 3/4 Feb 25, 2022 Full Review Alaska | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Rated: 2/5 Mar 18, 2005 Full Review Alaska | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Brandon Judell Critics Inc./America Online Charlton Heston, though he has saved the Jews and a whole bunch of other distressed folk in the past, along with painting the Sistine Chapel, can't rescue his son's picture. Mar 2, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Faiz D A childhood favorite. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Audience Member Havin' a cute polar bear and some beautiful scenery doesn't do much to save this disaster of a movie from havin' a generic plot, idiotic moments, made-for-television vibe and ABSOLUTELY UNLIKEABLE protagonist. Yes, I'm aware there are two heroes but by "protagonist" I mean the boy 'cause, you know, telling his father to his face that he should've died instead of the mother isn't gonna result in a lot of people taking the hero's side even if the villain ain't no saint himself either. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review steve d It's fine family fun but nothing special. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member THIS MOVIE IS GREAT! DONT LET ROTTEN TOMATOES STEER YOU AWAY FROM THIS HEART WARMING ADVENTURE!!!!! THE CRITICS WHO GAVE THIS A BAD REVIEW DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT !!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Having a cute polar bear and some beautiful scenery doesn't do much to save this movie from having a generic plot, idiotic moments, made-for-TV vibe and absolutely unlikable protagonist. You know, telling the dad to his face that he should've died instead of the mother isn't going to result in a lot of people taking the hero's side even if the villain is no saint himself either. But hey, at least you tried, Charlton Heston's son. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Brought me to tears throughout. Fantastic, but also realistic regarding human nature. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Fraser C. Heston Director Thora Birch Jessie Barnes Vincent Kartheiser Sean Barnes Dirk Benedict Jake Barnes Charlton Heston Perry Gordon Tootoosis Ben
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Synopsis Jake Barnes moves his daughter and son to Alaska and earns money by ferrying supplies to locations throughout the state. His daughter loves it, but her brother doesn't and he can't wait to leave. However, they join forces to look for their father when they learn that he has gone down in an airplane accident. The official search party is called off and Jake is assumed dead, but the children will have none of it, and go off on their own into the Alaskan wilderness.

Director
Fraser C. Heston

Producer
Andy Burg, Carol Fuchs

Screenwriter
Andy Burg, Scott Myers

Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Production Co
Columbia Pictures, Fuchs/Burg, Castle Rock Entertainment

Rating
PG (Peril|Mild Language|Adventure)

Genre
Kids & Family, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 1996, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009

Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.6M

Runtime
1h 49m

Sound Mix
Surround, SDDS
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