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Starring: Ethan Hawke,  Vincent Spano,  Josh Hamilton,  Bruce Ramsay,  John Newton (II), 
Directed By: Frank Marshall, 
Rated: R (Restricted)
Release Date: 1993-01-15
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Format: Closed-captioned,  Color,  DVD-Video,  Letterboxed,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about Alive

Description
Witness ALIVE, the thrilling true-life adventure of challenge and survival! In this action-packed hit, a team of tough rugby players survive a plane crash deep in the desolate, snow-covered Andes. Stranded there, they must overcome incredible odds to stay alive! See for yourself the unforgettable story of ordinary young men who find courage in the face of disaster and test the very limits of human endurance! It's an astonishing death-defying triumph that will both entertain ... and inspire you!

Amazon.com
In 1972 a chartered plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby squad and various family members crashed in the Andes. If that sounds dry and matter-of-fact, you haven't seen director Frank Marshall's harrowing re-creation Alive, an adrenaline-pounding, heart-in-your-mouth spectacle that kicks off this famous story of survival. The real-life against-all-odds odyssey made worldwide headlines when it became known that the survivors ate their own dead to survive. What could have easily become sensationalistic exploitation is treated with compassion and dignity by Marshall as he explores their moral and spiritual struggles as well as their physical ordeal. As team captain and base-camp cheerleader Vincent Spano slowly collapses under the stress and Ethan Hawke rouses from mourning his dead family to taking charge of saving himself, it also becomes a portrait in leadership, hope, and emotional courage. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews for Alive

Brilliant but disturbing.
I saw this in the theater when it came out.
The movie is based on a real life story.
Amazing and tragic, Alive is truly inspirational.
That said, the film is a tad disturbing due do the cannibalism parts.
When I was in the theater I think I counted four or five kids under ten years old.
UNACCEPTABLE!!!
I always try to tell parents to use their discretion.
This movie is NOT for the little ones.
I guess in real life, when the survivors were rescued, they were put on trial for the cannibalism that took place.
Hmmmmmm.....didn't these people suffer enough?
I'm not sure what the outcome was from the trial, but it may be worth checking out online.
I recommend Alive as one of the best survival movies ever made.
Brilliant acting, superb directing, very disturbing.
Go rent this.Alive

Unbelievable hope in the face of tragedy
After reading Nando Parrado's book entitled "Miracle in the Andes" I had to see this movie. It made me more aware of the "living" conditions in the Andes, the survival techniques used and and leadership it took for them to walk out of the mountainsAlive

Incredible story!
Being a movie buff I have seen many but this one is certainly one of the most impressive stories I have ever come across - wow! The challenges of survival people are faced with after crashing in the Andes and the strength of spirit that can emerge when human beings are forced to deal with ultimate life threatening circumstances leaves an unforgettable imprint in your mind and heart. I don't want to give away details but highly recommend to see this remarkable film and let yourself be touched and truly humbled as I was after first seeing it years ago..Alive

I'm boggled. Others really think it's so good??!
This film's got really stella reviews here, which led me to doubt amazon review system somewhat. Is it really that good movie? I disagree. The performance of the hero Nando, acted by Ethan Hawke, is really lacking and it's really unconvincing that he could have a strong enough personality to lead the group. The film is too tongue-in-cheek at time (the sled, the jokes, etc.) that it really doesn't feel like the real life of distraught people who look death in the eyes every moment they are on the mountain. What bothers me most is that these group of survivors, upon being on the mountain for some two months, still look well and wholesome, with no sign of wear and tear. They haven't got thinner, their teeth are still glittering. Probably it's because the movie was made before Tom Hanks has raised the bar in his movie Cast Away where he lost hugh amount of weight, or because it's impossible to get all the casts to commit, but I still find it ruins the taste somewhat.

Plus note, the crash scene is excellent. But then to me the movie goes downhill from there.Alive

Alive is real
From the days when I worked in a movie theatre, this movie still dawns on me as one of the best live to tell stories of all time. Buy it, rent it see it...Alive