Alaska (1997, Castle Rock)
Synopsis
 Directed
by Fraser C. Heston. Written by Andy Burg and Scott Myers. ALASKA
stars Thora Birch and Vincent Kartheiser as Jessie
and Sean Barnes, teen-aged siblings recently re-located from
Chicago to the small Alaskan fishing village of Quincy after
the death of their mother. Their father Jake (Dirk Benedict),
a former commercial airline pilot, now runs an air taxi service,
and it is on one of his runs when he encounters a fierce storm
and crashes. Search and rescue teams are unable to locate him,
but Sean and Jessie refuse to give up on their father, and set
out themselves determined to find him. What they find first
is a wilderness full of dangers, including treacherous climbs,
white waters and a nasty wildlife poacher named Perry (Charlton
Heston).  They
also find a friend in an orphaned polar bear cub who joins them
on their journey.
Awards/Nominations
- Nominated, Best Family Feature, Young Artists Awards
- Nominated, Best Young Actor Performance in a Feature Film, Vincent Kartheiser
- Nominated, Best Young Actress Performance in a Feature Film, Thora Birch
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