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Alaska(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-08-14
58%
134 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada
Budget: $23,000,000.00
Revenue: $11,829,959.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Fuchs/Burg
Movie: Alaska
Top 10 Billed 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
Duncan Fraser
Koontz
Gordon Tootoosis
Ben
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