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.
Alaska
A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.
1996 · 1h 49m · PG
Adventure, Drama, Family
Directed by
Fraser Clarke Heston
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.
Director and cast
- Fraser Clarke Heston Director
- Thora Birch as Jessie Barnes
- Vincent Kartheiser as Sean Barnes
- Dirk Benedict as Jake Barnes
- Ben Cardinal as Charlie, Quincy Air Service
- Kristin Lehman as Florence
- Stephen E. Miller as Trooper Sam Harvey
- Dolly Madsen as Mrs. Ben
- Don S. Davis as Sergeant Grazer
- Charlton Heston Cast
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