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Release Date:
15 January 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
They survived the impossible...by doing the unthinkable. more
Plot:
Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the snow swept Andes are forced to use desperate measures to survive after a plane crash. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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(17 articles)
Sundance 2010 Film Lineup *Updated*
(From LatinoReview. 3 December 2009, 1:00 PM, PST)
Sundance Film Festival Details Released
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(From LatinoReview. 3 December 2009, 1:00 PM, PST)
Sundance Film Festival Details Released
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ethan Hawke | ... | Nando Parrado |
 | Vincent Spano | ... | Antonio Balbi |
 | Josh Hamilton | ... | Roberto Canessa |
 | Bruce Ramsay | ... | Carlitos Páez |
 | John Newton | ... | Antonio 'Tintín' Vizintín (as John Haymes Newton) |
| David Kriegel | ... | Gustavo Zerbino |
 | Kevin Breznahan | ... | Roy Harley |
| Sam Behrens | ... | Javier Methol |
 | Illeana Douglas | ... | Lilliana Methol |
 | Jack Noseworthy | ... | Bobby François |
 | Christian J. Meoli | ... | Federico Aranda |
| Jake Carpenter | ... | Alberto Artuna |
 | Michael DeLorenzo | ... | Rafael Cano (as Michael De Lorenzo) |
 | José Zúñiga | ... | Fraga, the Mechanic |
 | Danny Nucci | ... | Hugo Díaz |
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Also Known As:
Alive: The Miracle of the Andes
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MPAA:
Rated R for crash scenes too intense for unaccompanied children.
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Runtime:
127 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
South Korea:15 |
USA:R (Certificate #32112) |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
Iceland:16
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Shot in sequence, an unusual practice for a film of this size.
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: After the plane tail is gone, there are reflections of a studio light in a boy's glasses who sits in the last row. The sky is overcast so it couldn't be sunlight.
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Quotes:
[the plane is over the Andes]
Susana Parrado: Oh, mama, look at the mountains! They're beautiful!
Eugenia Parrado: Don't make me look at the mountains, Susana. The mountains look like big teeth.
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Susana Parrado: Oh, mama, look at the mountains! They're beautiful!
Eugenia Parrado: Don't make me look at the mountains, Susana. The mountains look like big teeth.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Friends: The One Where Old Yeller Dies (#2.20)" (1996)
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Soundtrack:
Happy Birthday To You
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The very concept that this film is based on a true story makes it great. When you watch it you can't help but wonder what you would do in their situation. You want to think that you wouldn't, but then you think of their situation. After watching this movie the whole cannibalism thing sticks in your head, but you really should look at the whole movie. It really is a great story and is uplifting. I know Roger Ebert doesn't think that this movie really shows, what it would be like to be stranded there for 70+ days, but I don't think any movie truly could. But Alive gets really close at doing that, they just keep getting in one bad situation after the other. It really shows how strong the human spirit is. I give it a 10/10!