Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 02/17/06 Home Video 06/20/06 MPAA Rating Rated PG for some peril and brief mild language Running Time 1 hour 52 minutes Genre 'Action Director Frank Marshall Writer David DiGilio, Mike Rich Cast Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Jason Biggs, Moon Bloodgood, Wendy Crewson, Gerard Plunkett Studio Walt Disney Pictures |
EIGHT BELOW
SYNOPSIS
Inspired by a true story, EIGHT BELOW is an exciting
action-adventure about loyalty and the bonds of
friendship set in the extreme wilderness of
Antarctica. The film tells the story of three members
of a scientific expedition: Jerry Shepard (PAUL
WALKER), his best friend, Cooper (JASON BIGGS),
and a rugged American geologist (BRUCE
GREENWOOD), who are forced to leave behind their
team of beloved sled dogs due to a sudden accident
and perilous weather conditions in Antarctica.
During the harsh, Antarctic winter, the dogs must
struggle for survival alone in the intense frozen
wilderness for over 6 months. The film is inspired by
the events of a 1957 Japanese Antarctic Expedition,
which served as the basis for the blockbuster
Japanese film, "Nankyoku Monogatari"
("Antarctica").
--© Walt Disney Pictures
Inspired by a true story, EIGHT BELOW is an exciting
action-adventure about loyalty and the bonds of
friendship set in the extreme wilderness of
Antarctica. The film tells the story of three members
of a scientific expedition: Jerry Shepard (PAUL
WALKER), his best friend, Cooper (JASON BIGGS),
and a rugged American geologist (BRUCE
GREENWOOD), who are forced to leave behind their
team of beloved sled dogs due to a sudden accident
and perilous weather conditions in Antarctica.
During the harsh, Antarctic winter, the dogs must
struggle for survival alone in the intense frozen
wilderness for over 6 months. The film is inspired by
the events of a 1957 Japanese Antarctic Expedition,
which served as the basis for the blockbuster
Japanese film, "Nankyoku Monogatari"
("Antarctica").
--© Walt Disney Pictures
BRENDA AND DAVID
Eight Below, directed by Gary Marshall, tells the story of a sled dog team left chained outside a research
station in the Antarctic. Jerry Shepard (Paul Walker) wants to stay behind with his dogs but has to leave
for medical attention. He is unable to return because winter has set in and all flights have been
cancelled. Shepard can't stop thinking about his dogs, and visits Dr David McClaren (Bruce Greenwood),
the scientist whose research financed the sled dog expedition, for help in returning to the Antarctic to
rescue the dogs but was turned down. The dogs had saved Shepard's and McClaren's lives when a
powerful winter storm struck while they were out on a mission searching for a meteor site. The story of
the dogs' survival is far more entertaining than watching Jerry trying to figure out how he is going to get
back to the Antarctic. Eight Below contains some intense scenes that may not be suitable for children
five and under.
Eight Below, directed by Gary Marshall, tells the story of a sled dog team left chained outside a research
station in the Antarctic. Jerry Shepard (Paul Walker) wants to stay behind with his dogs but has to leave
for medical attention. He is unable to return because winter has set in and all flights have been
cancelled. Shepard can't stop thinking about his dogs, and visits Dr David McClaren (Bruce Greenwood),
the scientist whose research financed the sled dog expedition, for help in returning to the Antarctic to
rescue the dogs but was turned down. The dogs had saved Shepard's and McClaren's lives when a
powerful winter storm struck while they were out on a mission searching for a meteor site. The story of
the dogs' survival is far more entertaining than watching Jerry trying to figure out how he is going to get
back to the Antarctic. Eight Below contains some intense scenes that may not be suitable for children
five and under.
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