Eight Below

2h 2006

Brief Synopsis

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The fierce Antarctic winter is just setting in when an intrepid team of explorers and scientists on a research mission-survival guide Jerry Shepard, his best friend and cartographer Cooper and the rugged geologist Davis--just narrowly escape a fatal accident, thanks to their steadfast team of eight skilled sled dogs. Forced to evacuate, the men must leave the beloved dogs behind in the frozen wilds--with a promise they will return. But when the storm of the century approaches, cutting off all means of travel, the dogs are stranded. Now, as the intelligent, courageous dogs--including noble pack leader Maya, rambunctious rebel Shorty and rising young alpha-in-training Max--fight to make it through the most unforgiving winter on the planet, the heartbroken Jerry is driven to mount a seemingly impossible rescue mission, aided by a beautiful and adventurous bush pilot, Katie. Held together only by unwavering bonds of friendship, the humans and the dogs alike make a remarkable journey of grit, endurance and belief to find one another again in this spectacular but perilous land.

Cast & Crew

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Frank Marshall

Director

Paul Walker

Jason Biggs

Moon Bloodgood

Bruce Greenwood

Buddy Cain

Film Details

Also Known As
Antarctica, Antartica, prisonniers du froid
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Release Date
2006
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Bridge Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

The fierce Antarctic winter is just setting in when an intrepid team of explorers and scientists on a research mission-survival guide Jerry Shepard, his best friend and cartographer Cooper and the rugged geologist Davis--just narrowly escape a fatal accident, thanks to their steadfast team of eight skilled sled dogs. Forced to evacuate, the men must leave the beloved dogs behind in the frozen wilds--with a promise they will return. But when the storm of the century approaches, cutting off all means of travel, the dogs are stranded. Now, as the intelligent, courageous dogs--including noble pack leader Maya, rambunctious rebel Shorty and rising young alpha-in-training Max--fight to make it through the most unforgiving winter on the planet, the heartbroken Jerry is driven to mount a seemingly impossible rescue mission, aided by a beautiful and adventurous bush pilot, Katie. Held together only by unwavering bonds of friendship, the humans and the dogs alike make a remarkable journey of grit, endurance and belief to find one another again in this spectacular but perilous land.

Director

Frank Marshall

Director

Cast

Paul Walker

Jason Biggs

Moon Bloodgood

Bruce Greenwood

Buddy Cain

Daniel Bacon

Garry Chalk

Dan Ziskie

Duncan Fraser

Dexter Bell

Richard Sali

Laara Sadiq

Brenda L Campbell

George Doering

Performer

Jim Walker

Performer

Michael Adamthwaite

Damon Johnson

Wendy Crewson

Malcolm Stewart

Michael David Simms

August Schellenberg

Gerard Plunkett

Connor Christopher Levins

Belinda Metz

Crew

Carolle Alain

Assistant Editor

Michael Alexander

Animal Trainer

Nick Allen

Stunt Coordinator

Julie Altus

Adr

Eric Amundsen

Assistant Camera

Mitchell Amundsen

Unit Director

Mitchell Amundsen

Director Of Photography

Marnie Ander

Set Costumer

Don Anderson

Property Master

Jobree Anderson

Accounting Assistant

Andrei Andrianko

Set Designer

Deborah Aquila

Casting

Christopher Assells

Sound Effects Editor

Bruce Babcock

Original Music

Karen M. Baker

Supervising Sound Editor

Lloyd Ball

Mechanical Special Effects

Lloyd Ball

Puppeteer

Monty Bannister

Location Manager

Chad Barager

Assistant Production Coordinator

Gary Barber

Executive Producer

Kelsey Barr

Titles And Opticals

Karen Bergen

Accounting Assistant

Beverly Bernacki

Digital Effects Artist

Roger Birnbaum

Executive Producer

Tammy Blackburn

Animal Trainer

Graham Blacklock

Medic

Graham Blacklock

Craft Service

Isabel Bloor

Costume Supervisor

Rick Bold

Boom Operator

Jayni Borgaro

Digital Effects Artist

Lou Boullo

Stunt Coordinator

Brian Bouma

Dolly Grip

Ron Bowen

Key Grip

Heike Brandstatter

Casting

Jill Breitzman

Post-Production Coordinator

Denis Brock

Chief Lighting Technician

Jill Brooks

Visual Effects Producer

Alex Burdett

Special Effects Coordinator

Don Burgess

Director Of Photography

Andre Bustanoby

Visual Effects Supervisor

Andrew Buziak

Accountant

Fitch Cady

Production Manager

Scott Calderwood

Set Decorator

Mike Campbell

Craft Service

Mike Campbell

Medic

Tom Carlson

Music Editor

Thomas Chan

Software Engineer

Chris Cheetum

Special Effects Technician

John Cherevka

Concept Artist

Jill Christensen

Production Coordinator

Richard Christie

Song

John Clothier

Camera Operator

Reid Cohoon

Dolly Grip

Grazia Como

Production Manager

Javier Contreras

Special Effects Technician

Jay Cooper

Compositing Supervisor

John Cornejo

Digital Effects Artist

Ken Coronet

Art Department

Graham Coutts

Property Master

Michael Cox

Best Boy Grip

Doug Craik

Camera Operator

Val Crawford

Art Department

Patrick Crowley

Producer

Patrick Crowley

Unit Production Manager

Jack Cruikshank

Dolly Grip

Cory Czekaj

Special Effects Technician

Jeanie Daniels

Post-Production Accountant

Mitchell Dauterive

Production Supervisor

Justin Dawson

Best Boy Grip

Sandy De Crescent

Music Contractor

Andrew Louis Degnan

Assistant Camera

Jeff Deist

Special Effects Technician

Ross Dempster

Art Director

Brenda Devall

Special Effects Technician

David Digilio

Screenplay

Dawn Dininger

Art Department

Adam Dotson

Character Animation

Linda Drake

Visual Effects Editor

Sondra Durksen

Set Costumer

Yanick Dusseault

Digital Effects Artist

Syd Dutton

Visual Effects

Charlene Eberle

Visual Effects

Amy Edwards

Digital Effects Artist

Luc Etienne

Assistant Director

Janette Evans

Production Accountant

Kim Ferandelli

Assistant

Jim Filipone

Aerial Unit

Jack Fillion

Location Assistant

Mark Fitzgerald

Assistant Editor

Patrick J. Foley

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Mathais Fordin

Digital Effects Artist

Steven Forster

Caterer

Collin Fowler

Effects Coordinator

Kirk Francis

Song Performer

Kirk Francis

Song

Kirk Francis

Sound Mixer

Don French

Assistant Director

Bradley Gabe

Character Animation

Tracy Gardhouse

Animal Trainer

Larry Gaynor

Matte Painter

Debbie Geaghan

Costume Coordinator

Marnie Gee

Assistant Location Manager

Jason Geiger

Software Engineer

Gary Gero

Animal Wrangler

Nerses Gezalyan

Foley Mixer

Giacomo Ghiazza

Storyboard Artist

Jennifer Giannone

Accounting Assistant

Gill Goodman

Assistant Property Master

David Gray

Visual Effects

Jamie Grove

Art Department

Paul Guenette

Assistant Camera

Terje Gundersen

Helicopter Pilot

Thomas L Gunderson

Animal Trainer

Jeffrey M. Hall

Best Boy Electric

Martin Hall

Digital Effects Artist

Per Hallberg

Supervising Sound Editor

Warren Hanna

Assistant Director

Jonathan Harb

Visual Effects

Jonathan Harb

Visual Effects Supervisor

Tom Hardisty

Score Recording

Rowan Harland

Animal Trainer

David Hauka

Unit Manager

Dan Hegeman

Sound Effects Editor

Patti Henderson

Script Supervisor

Trevor Hensley

Concept Artist

Trevor Hensley

Puppeteer

Kurt Herbel

Puppeteer

Kurt Herbel

Mechanical Special Effects

Ryan Heuett

Digital Effects Artist

Heather Elisa Hill

Visual Effects

Norma Hill-patton

Makeup Designer

Bryan Hirota

Visual Effects Supervisor

Akira Hiyama

Software Engineer

David Hoberman

Producer

Colin J. Hodges

Digital Effects Artist

Steve Holloway

Set Costumer

Orto Ignatiussen

Production Assistant

Wendel Imhof

Pilot

Gail Irvine

Props Buyer

Mark Isham

Music

Christine Iso

Executive Producer

Boris Ivanov

Production Coordinator

Craig Jaeger

Foley Editor

Tor-arne Jakobsen

Pilot

Chris Jargo

Adr Editor

Peter Vaughn Jervis

Visual Effects

Trent Johnson

Colorist

Trisha Judd

Animal Trainer

Mark Jurinko

Art Department

Masaru Kakutani

Executive Producer

Vita Kalns

Caterer

Anand Kanna

Assistant Location Manager

Jackie Kaptan

Animal Trainer

Patrick Kavanaugh

Visual Effects Supervisor

Michael Keller

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Kenaston

Rotoscope Animator

Jim Kimball

Special Effects Technician

Susan King

Accountant

Brad Kita

Sound

Adam Kowalski

Digital Effects Artist

Dea Valentin Kristensen

Animal Trainer

Dan Kuzmenko

Assistant Location Manager

Tom Lalley

Sound Engineer

Cary Lalonde

Assistant Camera

Peter Lando

Set Decorator

Richard Joseph Landon

Mechanical Special Effects

Richard Joseph Landon

Puppeteer

Kristine Lankenau

Rotoscope Animator

Chris Large

Photography

Jason Larocca

Music Arranger

Ed Lawton

Art Department

Lynn Ledgerwood

Rigging Electrician

Roy Lee

Executive Producer

Oakley Lehman

Stunt Double

Charles Leitrants

Construction Coordinator

Lisa Leung

Art Department Coordinator

Didier Levy

Cgi Artist

Dave Liboiron

Transportation Captain

Todd Lieberman

Executive Producer

Karen Littauer

Consultant

Dave Lockwood

Digital Effects Artist

David Lourie

Assistant Camera

Lindsay Macgowan

Effects Coordinator

Bob Maclean

Transportation Co-Captain

Grace Macleod

Animal Trainer

Heather Macphee

Rotoscope Animator

Shane Mahan

Animatronics

Shane Mahan

Puppeteer

Lisa Maher

Visual Effects Producer

Craig Mann

Sound Mixer

Mary E Manning

3-D Artist

Christine Mansfield

Art Department

Keith Marbory

Special Effects Technician

Jenny Marchick

Assistant

David R Markowitz

Assistant Director

Frank Marshall

Executive Producer

Meghan Marshall

Concept Artist

Fumi Mashimo

Animation Supervisor

Ora Mayana

Medic

Ora Mayana

Craft Service

Film Details

Also Known As
Antarctica, Antartica, prisonniers du froid
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Release Date
2006
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Bridge Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States February 17, 2006

Released in United States on Video June 20, 2006

Released in United States Winter February 17, 2006

Project is based on a true story.

Suggested by the film "Antarctica" (Japan/1983) directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and starring Ken Takakura and Tsunehido Watase.

Bruce Hendricks was previously attached to direct.

Project was included on the 2005 Black List.

Project was originally supposed to shoot in Greenland.

Released in United States February 17, 2006

Released in United States Winter February 17, 2006

Released in United States on Video June 20, 2006

Project was put on hold in April 2004 because of rising budget due to CGI after the snow-filled location started to melt.

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