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'{{Infobox film | name = Alive | image = Alive92poster.jpg| | caption = Theatrical release poster| | screenplay = [[John Patrick Shanley]] | based on = {{based on|''[[Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors]]''|[[Piers Paul Read]]}} | narrator = [[John Malkovich]] | starring = {{plainlist| * [[Ethan Hawke]] * [[Vincent Spano]] * [[Josh Hamilton (actor)|Josh Hamilton]] }} | director = [[Frank Marshall (producer)|Frank Marshall]]| | producer = {{plainlist| * [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]] * [[Robert Watts]] }} | cinematography = [[Peter James (cinematographer)|Peter James]] | editing = {{plainlist| * [[Michael Kahn (film editor)|Michael Kahn]] * [[William Goldenberg]] }} | music = [[James Newton Howard]] | studio = [[Touchstone Pictures]]<br>[[Paramount Pictures]]<br>[[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]] | distributor = {{plainlist| * [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures]]<br>{{small| (North America)}} * [[United International Pictures]]<br>{{small| (International)}} }} | released = {{film date|1993|01|15}} | runtime = 120 minutes <!-- 120 per IMDb, cite a source if changing --> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $32 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Alive#tab=summary|title=Alive (1993) - Financial Information|publisher=}}</ref> | gross = $36.7 million<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alive.htm | title=Alive (1993) - Box Office Mojo| publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate =2010-02-17}}</ref> }} '''''Alive''''' is a 1993 American [[biographical film|biographical]] [[survival film|survival]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] based on [[Piers Paul Read]]'s 1974 book ''[[Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors]]'', which details a Uruguayan rugby team's crash aboard [[Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571]] into the [[Andes|Andes mountains]] on Friday, October 13, 1972. Filmed on location in the [[Purcell Mountains]] in [[British Columbia]], the film was directed by [[Frank Marshall (producer)|Frank Marshall]], written by [[John Patrick Shanley]], and narrated by [[John Malkovich]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0CE5D71239F936A25752C0A965958260|title=Reviews/Film; Tasteful Cannibalism As Upbeat Viewing|first=Janet|last=Maslin|publisher=}}</ref> It features an ensemble cast including [[Ethan Hawke]], [[Josh Hamilton (actor)|Josh Hamilton]], [[Vincent Spano]], [[Bruce Ramsay]], [[John Haymes Newton]], [[Illeana Douglas]], and [[Danny Nucci]]. One of the survivors, [[Nando Parrado]] (portrayed by Hawke in the film), served as the technical advisor for the film. ==Plot== The film opens with a collection of photographs of the [[Stella Maris College (Montevideo)|Stella Maris College]]'s [[Old Christians Club|Old Christians Rugby Team]]. [[Carlitos Páez]] points out several members of the team and reflects on the accident in a brief monologue. [[Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571]] flies over the [[Andes]] on October 13, 1972. The raucous rugby players and a few of their relatives and friends are eagerly looking forward to an upcoming match in Chile. Upon emerging from clouds, the plane encounters turbulence and collides with a mountain. The wings and tail are separated from the fuselage, which slides down a mountain slope before coming to a stop. Six passengers and one flight attendant are ejected from the plane and die. Antonio, the team captain, coordinates efforts to help the injured. [[Roberto Canessa]] and [[Gustavo Zerbino]], both medical students, aid the injured. Another six passengers soon die, including both pilots and Nando's mother, Eugenia. Nando, who sustained a head injury, falls into a coma, and his sister Susana has suffered harsh internal injuries. As the sun sets, the survivors make preparations for the night. Canessa discovers that the seat covers can be unzipped and used as blankets. The survivors go inside the fuselage and curl up beside one another to stay warm. Antonio, [[Roy Harley]], and Rafael Cano plug the gaping hole at the end of the fuselage with luggage to keep out the wind. Two passengers die overnight. With nothing to hunt or gather on the mountain, Antonio declares they will use rationing when the survivors find a tin of chocolates and a case of wine. After seeing a plane fly past, they think it dips its wing, and the survivors celebrate. Expecting to be rescued the next day, everyone except Javier, his wife Liliana, and Antonio eat the remaining chocolates. This causes a quarrel among Antonio and several others. Nando regains consciousness. After learning of his mother's death, Nando watches over Susana vigilantly. Knowing she will die of her injuries within a few days, he vows to set off on foot and find a way out of the mountains. When Carlitos reminds him that he will need food, Nando suggests eating the flesh of the deceased pilots to give him the strength to survive the journey to find help. Susana dies from her injuries. The survivors listen to a radio for word of their rescue but are devastated to hear the search called off after nine days. After great debate, the starving passengers decide to eat the flesh of their dead relatives and friends. Zerbino, Rafael, and Juan Martino set off to search for the tail of the plane in hopes of finding batteries for the plane's radio to transmit their location. Among pieces of the wreckage, the teammates find additional corpses, but return to the group with news that the tail of the plane is likely a little farther away. Later in the week, an avalanche strikes the plane and fills much of the interior with snow. Eight of the survivors are smothered by the snow or freeze to death. A second team, made up of Nando, Canessa, and [[Antonio Vizintin|Antonio "Tintin" Vizintin]], sets out and find the tail of the plane. Unable to bring the batteries to the fuselage, they return to the fuselage to get Roy, who is thought to have experience with electrical equipment. They bring him to the tail of the plane to see whether he can fix the radio. When Roy is unsuccessful, the team returns to the fuselage. Federico and Alberto die from their injuries, as does Rafael, leading Nando to convince a reluctant Canessa to search for a way out of the mountains, taking Tintin with them. Two days into the journey, they send Tintin back to the fuselage so they can appropriate his rations and continue on their own. After a 12-day trek, the two escape the mountains and alert the authorities of their companions' location. As helicopters land on the mountain, the remaining 14 survivors celebrate. In the present, Carlitos describes how the survivors later returned to the site of the crash and buried the corpses under a pile of stones, marked with a cross. The memorial to the 29 deceased and 16 survivors is shown. ==Cast== {{Cast listing| '''Survivors''' * [[Ethan Hawke]] as [[Nando Parrado]] * [[Josh Hamilton (actor)|Josh Hamilton]] as [[Roberto Canessa]] * [[John Haymes Newton]] as Antonio "Tintin" Vizintin * [[Bruce Ramsay]] as [[Carlos Páez Rodríguez|Carlitos Páez]] ** [[John Malkovich]] as older Carlitos Páez / narrator (uncredited){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * David Kriegel as Gustavo Zerbino * [[Jack Noseworthy]] as Roberto "Bobby" Francois * Kevin Breznahan as Roy Harley * [[David Cubitt]] as Adolfo "Fito" Strauch * Gian DiDonna as Eduardo Strauch * [[John Cassini]] as Daniel Fernandez * [[Richard Ian Cox]] as Ramon "Moncho" Sabella * Nuno Antunes as Alvaro Mangino * [[Gordon Currie]] as Jose Luis "Coche" Inciarte * [[Sam Behrens]] as Javier Methol * Michael Tayles as Alfredo Delgado * Steven Shayler as Jose Pedro Algorta }} {{Cast listing| '''Deceased''' * Michael Sicoly as Col. Julio Ferrádas, Pilot * [[Jerry Wasserman]] as Lt. Colonel Dante Lagurara, Co-Pilot * Tony Morelli as Lt. Ramón Martínez, Navigator * [[José Zúñiga]] as Sgt. Carlos "Fraga" Roque, Mechanic * [[Frank Pellegrino (actor)|Frank Pellegrino]] as Sgt. Ovidio Joaquín Ramírez, Steward * [[Illeana Douglas]] as [[Javier Methol|Liliana Methol]] * [[Ele Keats]] as Susana Parrado * Jan D'Arcy as [[Nando Parrado|Eugenia Parrado]] * [[Danny Nucci]] as Hugo Diaz (based on Diego Storm){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * [[Vincent Spano]] as Antonio Balbi (based on Marcelo Pérez){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * [[Michael DeLorenzo]] as Rafael Cano (based on Numa Turcatti){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * [[Josh Lucas]] as Felipe Restano (based on Francisco Abal){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * [[Chad Willett]] as Pablo Montero (based on Enrique Platero){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * [[Michael Woolson]] as Juan Martino (based on Daniel Maspons){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * [[Diana Barrington]] as Mrs. Alfonsin (based on Graciela Mariani){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * [[Christian Meoli]] as Federico Aranda (based on Rafael Echavarren){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * Jake Carpenter as Alberto Antuna (based on Arturo Nogueira){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * Silvio Pollio as Álex Morales (based on Fernándo Vázquez){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * Jason Gaffney as Victor Bolarich (based on Gustavo Nicolich){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * Seth James Arnett as Tomas Alonso (based on Carlos Valeta){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * Aurelio Dinunzio as Dr. Solana (based on Dr. Francisco Nicola){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} * Fiona Roeske as Mrs. Solana (based on Esther Nicola){{citation needed|date=August 2018}} }} ==Reception== [[Rotten Tomatoes]], a [[review aggregator]], reports that 64% of 25 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.3/10.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1042538-alive/ | title=Alive Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes| publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate = 2015-09-18}}</ref> [[David Ansen]] of ''[[Newsweek]]'' said that, while, "Piers Paul Read's acclaimed book ... paid special attention to the social structure that evolved among the group ... Marshall ... downplays the fascinating sociological details—and the ambiguities of character—in favor of action, heroism and a vague religiosity that's sprinkled over the story like powdered sugar."<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/116009 | title=Hot And Cold Survival Skills Newsweek.com | publisher=''[[Newsweek]]'' |date= January 18, 1993 | first=David | last=Ansen | accessdate =2010-02-17}}</ref> Others, such as Ray Green, praised the tactful nature of the film stating that, "despite the potential for lurid sensationalism, Marshall manages to keep his and the film's dignity by steering an effectively downbeat course through some grim goings on thanks in no small manner to the almost allegorical ring of Shanley's stylized dialogue."<ref>Green, Ray. "Alive." ''[[Boxoffice (magazine)|Box Office]]'' (March 1993).</ref> Green continues by describing the film as, "thrilling and engrossing as it is at times, ''Alive'' is more than an action film—in its own way it is also a drama of ideas, and of the human spirit as well." [[Roger Ebert]] wrote "There are some stories you simply can't tell. The story of the Andes survivors may be one of them."<ref name="Ebert">{{Cite news| url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19930115/REVIEWS/301150301/1023 | title=Alive Review | publisher=''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' |date= January 15, 1993 | first=Roger | last=Ebert | accessdate =2008-06-17}}</ref> He also questioned the realism of how normal the actors' bodies looked after portraying two months of near starvation.<ref name="Ebert"/> ==Documentary== A companion documentary, ''[[Alive: 20 Years Later]]'', was released at the same time as the film. It includes interviews with the survivors, as well as documentary footage of the rescue. The 30th Anniversary Edition of ''Alive: The Miracle of the Andes'' (on DVD) includes this documentary in the ''Extras'' section. ==Related media== * ''[[I Am Alive: Surviving the Andes Plane Crash]]'' * ''[[Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home]]'' * ''[[Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed in the Mountains]]'' * [[Survive! (film)|''Survive!'' (film)]] ==See also== * [[Survival film]], about the film genre, with a list of related films ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{wikiquote}} * {{IMDb title|id=0106246|title=Alive}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|id=1042538-alive|title=Alive}} * {{mojo title|id=alive|title=Alive}} * {{Amg movie|1531|Alive}} {{Frank Marshall}} {{1972 Andes flight disaster}} [[Category:1972 Andes flight disaster]] [[Category:1993 films]] [[Category:1990s disaster films]] [[Category:1990s drama films]] [[Category:American disaster films]] [[Category:American drama films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:American survival films]] [[Category:Disaster films based on actual events]] [[Category:Docudramas]] [[Category:Drama films based on actual events]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Films scored by James Newton Howard]] [[Category:Films about aviation accidents or incidents]] [[Category:Films about death]] [[Category:Films based on non-fiction books]] [[Category:Films directed by Frank Marshall]] [[Category:Films produced by Kathleen Kennedy]] [[Category:Films set in 1972]] [[Category:Films set in Chile]] [[Category:Mountaineering films]] [[Category:Paramount Pictures films]] [[Category:Rugby union films]] [[Category:The Kennedy/Marshall Company films]] [[Category:Touchstone Pictures films]] [[Category:Works about cannibalism]]'