The Edge
They were fighting over a woman when the plane went down. Now, their only chance for survival is each other.
1997 | 117m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Lee Tamahori |
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| Writer: | David Mamet |
| Staring: |
| The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 06, 1997 |
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| Director: | Lee Tamahori |
| Writer: | David Mamet |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Drama |
| Keywords | photographer, grizzly bear, wilderness, airplane, supermodel, emergency landing, rescue, survival, conflict, billionaire, crash, bear attack, animal horror |
| Production Companies | Linson Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $43,300,000
Budget: $30,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anthony Hopkins | Charles Morse |
| Alec Baldwin | Robert Green |
| Elle Macpherson | Mickey Morse |
| Harold Perrineau | Stephen |
| L.Q. Jones | Styles |
| Kathleen Wilhoite | Ginny |
| Mark Kiely | Mechanic |
| Eli Gabay | Jet Pilot |
| Larry Musser | Amphibian Pilot |
| Bart the Bear | Bear |
| Brian Arnold | Reporter |
| David Lindstedt | James |
| Brian Steele | Bear (attack sequence) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Neil Travis | Editor |
| Nicolas De Toth | First Assistant Editor |
| Burton 'Joe' Kuchera | Rigging Gaffer |
| Ted Caplan | Sound Editor |
| Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| David A. Arnold | Sound Editor |
| Richard G. Mason | Underwater Camera |
| Rino Pace | Location Manager |
| Iloe Flewelling | Key Hair Stylist |
| Janice Blackie-Goodine | Set Decoration |
| Harry B. Miller III | ADR Supervisor |
| Michael J. Wechsler | Assistant Editor |
| Paul Urmson | Sound Editor |
| Melodi Petrigo | Art Department Coordinator |
| Dave Kulczycki | Sound Editor |
| Mike Vézina | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Yvonne Melville | Production Coordinator |
| Steve Bissinger | Sound Editor |
| Donald Sylvester | Foley |
| John Clothier | Camera Operator |
| Patrick McArdle | First Assistant Camera |
| Joseph Lederer | Still Photographer |
| Gary Clayton Ripley | Painter |
| B.J. Rogers | Costume Supervisor |
| Smith Wordes | Choreographer |
| Pauline Heaton | Underwater Camera |
| Christine Wilson | Script Supervisor |
| Christine Beveridge | Makeup Designer |
| Pierre Bartlette | Construction Foreman |
| Jay Wilkinson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| J.D. Ward | Sound Recordist |
| Gail Kennedy | Makeup Artist |
| Gail Johns | Seamstress |
| Kent Houston | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Tim Milligan | Dolly Grip |
| Alice Ferrier | Production Coordinator |
| Alfred A. Arndt | Construction Foreman |
| John Dambrauskas | Carpenter |
| Richard Harrison | Art Direction |
| Robert Dawson | Title Designer |
| Betty Thomas Quee | Stunt Coordinator |
| Robert LaPrell | Construction Coordinator |
| Wolf Kroeger | Production Design |
| Kurt E. Soderling | Aerial Camera |
| Rick Youck | Best Boy Electric |
| Wayne Goodchild | Key Grip |
| Michael Playfair | Boom Operator |
| Kevin Leslie | Third Assistant Director |
| Lee Tamahori | Director |
| David Mamet | Screenplay |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
| Donna Isaacson | Casting |
| Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Philip A. Patterson | First Assistant Director |
| Alexander Courage | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Phillips | Producer |
| Art Linson | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | Best Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Won |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 41 | 65 | 26 |
| 2024 | 5 | 59 | 68 | 54 |
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In a nutshell: A vastly underrated thriller / adventure with great performances from Hopkins and Baldwin. After about a third of the way in, it's a two man show with excellent pacing, you will not be disappointed... ...
Sir Anthony Hopkins is billionaire "Charles" who finds himself stranded in the Alaskan wilderness after a plane crash leaves him, his friend "Robert" (Alec Baldwin) and his assistant "Stephen" (Harold Perrineau) in the middle of nowhere - and a fairly hostile nowhere at that! Fortunately, he was a b ... oy scout as a kid - he knows how to light a fire, to make a compass from a leaf and so armed with a somewhat optimistically stoic attitude they set off to find civilisation. Not long into their journey, they pick up an unwanted guest - a 1,200lb Kodiak bear - and it is as hungry as they are lost. It will take all of their ingenuity to outsmart this hunter and reach safety. Along the way, we also discover there is just a little bit of a personal grudge running between the two friends, adding an additional tension to their already fraught predicament. It's a good looking film this, and "Bart" the bear turns in quite a ferocious effort as he provides such of the menace in this drama. Sadly, though, neither lead actor offers much by way of a performance, the dialogue is all a bit basic and though the grand scale photography is great to look at, the action stuff struggles to look real or plausible. The ending really lets the thing down quite badly, and though I didn't mind watching this film, I can't say I could recommend it nor that I would watch it again.