Alaska (1996) Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Widower Jake Barnes (Dirk Benedict) moves with his daughter and son to a fishing village in Alaska, and earns his keep as a bush pilot by ferrying supplies to remote locations throughout the state. While the daughter loves her new home, the son cannot stand it, and is impatiently waiting until he is grown up enough to move away. 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. Along the way, they thwart a big-game poacher (Charlton Heston) and his sidekick, and learn about survival in the wilderness. A highlight of the film is its fine footage of wild Alaska. - Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston, Gordon Tootoosis
Theatrical Release Date:
08/14/1996
DVD Release Date:
09/03/2002
Rating:
PG
MPAA Reasons:
for some mild language and adventure/peril.
Run Time:
110 min.
Distributor(s):
No Studio
Production Co.:
Burg Production, Castle Rock Entertainment, Fuchs, Rank-Castle Rock, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Director(s):
Fraser C. Heston
Genre(s):
Action, Family
Themes:
Sibling Relationships, Missing Persons, Daring Rescues, Survival in the Wilderness
Tone:
Light, Wintry, Upbeat, Atmospheric, Rousing
Keywords:
airplane, crash, disaster, family-member, search, survivor, wilderness
Setting:
wilderness
Language:
English
Status:
In Theaters

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