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Eight Below [Blu-ray] [2006]
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Editorial
Product Description
Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood, Paul Walker, Gerard Plunkett, Wendy Crewson
Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Despite a likable cast of humans, it's the canine stars who steal the show in Eight Below, a terrific live-action adventure in the time-honored Disney tradition. Based on a true story that was previously filmed (much differently) as the 1983 Japanese hit Antarctica, this above-average family film takes place in 1993 and focuses on a dog-sled guide at an Antarctic research station (Paul Walker) who is forced by a severe storm to abandon eight beloved sled dogs for the duration of a harsh Antarctic winter. Left to fend for themselves, the rugged and resourceful dogs encounter danger at every turn, surviving for nearly six months while Walker and his closest colleagues (engagingly played by Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, and American Pie's Jason Biggs) join forces to mount a daring rescue mission. Having endured similarly extreme conditions on his 1993 film Alive, director Frank Marshall brings an abundance of natural splendour (and minimum use of digital wizardry) to spectacular arctic locations in Norway, Greenland and Canada, and Walker (star of The Fast and the Furious) lends an amiable sincerity to his compassionate role. For most viewers, however, it's the remarkable dogs (six Siberian huskies and two malamutes) who make Eight Below so thoroughly entertaining. It's not quite an instant family classic, but it comes pretty doggone close. --Jeff Shannon
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Paul Walker
Bruce Greenwood
Gerard Plunkett
Jason Biggs
Wendy Crewson
Creators:
Jason Biggs (Primary Contributor)
Bruce Greenwood (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
EAN: 8717418119522
Binding: Blu-ray
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2007-03-19
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 116 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2006
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)