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Alaska

Alaska

A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.

19965.81h 49m

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.

Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston
Written by Andy Burg, Scott Myers
Produced by Carol Fuchs, Andy Burg
Box OfficeBudget: $23.0MRevenue: $11.8M

Top Cast

Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Jessie Barnes

Vincent Kartheiser

Vincent Kartheiser

Sean Barnes

Dirk Benedict

Dirk Benedict

Jake Barnes

Ben Cardinal

Ben Cardinal

Charlie, Quincy Air Service

Kristin Lehman

Kristin Lehman

Florence

Stephen E. Miller

Stephen E. Miller

Trooper Sam Harvey

Don S. Davis

Don S. Davis

Sergeant Grazer

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Perry

Duncan Fraser

Duncan Fraser

Koontz

Gordon Tootoosis

Gordon Tootoosis

Ben

Themes & Keywords

pilotpolar bearpoacheralaskaairplane crashmissing parent

About Alaska

Alaska is a family, drama, adventure film released in 1996 exploring themes of pilot, polar bear, poacher, alaska, airplane crash, missing parent. Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston, it stars Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict. 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.

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