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Alive!

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Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors (TV)

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Original title

Alive!

Year

1993

Running time

123 min.

Country

United States

Director

Frank Marshall

Screenwriter

John Patrick Shanley. Book: Piers Paul Read

Cast

Music

James Newton Howard

Cinematography

Peter James

Producer

Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Film Andes S.A. Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures

Genre

Adventure. Drama | Based on a true story. Survival Film. Nature. Cold Weather. 1970s. One Location

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The Andes Tragedy

Synopsis

ALIVE is a gripping drama based on a true story. In October 1972, a plane chartered by a Uruguayan rugby team crashes in the snow-covered Andes Mountains. Many passengers are killed on contact, but most people survive--with only enough rations for a short time. Given the harsh climate and lack of food, the survivors are forced to take drastic measures to stay alive. When they learn through their transistor radio that the search effort for their plane has been aborted, three young men (played by Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, and Josh Hamilton) attempt to cross the Andes in search of civilization.

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Critics' reviews

"Alive is an unsettling contradiction: a well-intentioned gross-out movie. It may be the first film in history to say that cannibalism is good for you"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"Despite some minor Hollywood flourishes, this Buena Vista release is a superb and unflinching glimpse into the reserves of the human spirit"

Duane Byrge: The Hollywood Reporter
"The real problems of 'Alive' have less to do with queasiness-inducing potential than with pacing (...) Mr. Shanley's screenplay injects an element of pretension that would have worked better if the basic story had more vigor."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"Alive draws considerable power from staying more human than heroic."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Despite being broadly classified as an "adventure", it has depth and breadth that would put many dramas to sham (...) this is a film that has to be seen to be experienced, even by those who know the entire story."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"Pictorially, Alive is breathtaking. But there's no real exploration of character or primal drives."

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"This sobering account of a 1972 Andes plane crash has a spiritual quality that makes the tougher aspects of the story easier to handle."

John Hartl: Seattle Times
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