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Directed by | Fraser Clarke Heston |
Written by | Andy Burg Scott Myers |
Produced by | Carol Fuchs Andy Burg |
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Cinematography | Tony Westman |
Edited by | Rob Kobrin |
Music by | Reg Powell |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $24 million[citation needed] |
Box office | $11,829,959[1] |
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 over a $24 million budget. It received negative reviews upon its release.