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-Paul
Walker
Inspired
by a
true
story
and
the
hit
Japanese
film
NANKYOKU
MONOGATARI,
Frank
Marshall's
(ALIVE,
CONGO)
EIGHT
BELOW
captures
a
rugged
world
of
ice,
snow,
and
threatening
weather
that
few
will
ever
experience
in
person.
As a
guide
for
a
National
Science
Foundation
Research
Base
in
Antarctica,
Jerry
Shepard
(Paul
Walker)
is
perfectly
content
to
spend
his
time
exploring
the
wilderness
with
his
sled
dogs
and
goofing
around
with
his
best
buddy,
cartographer
Charlie
Cooper
(Jason
Biggs).
Then
UCLA
geologist
Davis
McLaren
(Bruce
Greenwood)
arrives
at
the
camp
with
plans
for
a
risky
expedition:
treacherous
ice
fields
make
his
target
destination
accessible
only
by
dog
sled
so
late
in
the
season.
Soon
Shepard,
McLaren
and
the
sled
dogs--Maya,
Max,
Old
Jack,
Buck,
Shorty,
Dewey,
Shadow,
and
Truman--are
on
their
way
in
search
of
McLaren's
prize:
a
meteorite
from
Mercury.
Unfortunately,
an
approaching
storm
forces
Shepard
and
McLaren
to
return
to
base
early.
The
return
trip
proves
life-threatening,
but
the
dogs
pull
through,
saving
both
Shepard
and
McLaren
from
certain
death.
The
storm
also
forces
the
scientists
to
leave
the
research
center
earlier
than
planned,
and
there's
no
room
on
board
bush
pilot
Katie's
(Moon
Bloodgood)
plane
for
the
dogs.
With
the
promise
that
someone
will
return
for
them
immediately,
Shepard
leaves
his
beloved
dogs
behind.
Soon,
however,
it
becomes
apparent
that
the
weather
has
made
a
return
trip
impossible.
Can
the
dogs
survive
in
the
Antarctic
wilderness
on
their
own,
or
will
Shepard
get
back
in
time
to
save
them?
The
dogs
emerge
as
the
most
intriguing
characters
in
the
story,
each
exhibiting
a
distinct
personality
and
fierce
loyalty.
The
other
major
player
is
the
wilderness
itself,
a
beautiful,
mysterious
world
that
is
rarely
depicted
on
film.
Rated
PG
Portions
of
this
page
Copyright
1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
All
rights
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