Avalanche (1994 film)
Avalanche is a 1994 CTV Fox made-for-television disaster action thriller film directed by Paul Shapiro and starring Michael Gross, Deanna Milligan, Myles Ferguson and David Hasselhoff. The film was shot in British Columbia, Canada.
| Avalanche | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Thriller |
| Written by | Tim Redman |
| Directed by | Paul Shapiro |
| Starring | Michael Gross Deanna Milligan Myles Ferguson David Hasselhoff |
| Theme music composer | Jonathan Goldsmith |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Caldecot Chubb (executive producer) Peter Sussman (executive producer) Jonathan Goodwill (producer) |
| Cinematography | Alar Kivilo |
| Editor(s) | Michael Robison |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Atlantis Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV Television Network, Fox |
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Premise
A father (Gross) and his two children (Milligan, Ferguson) take a trip up to a log cabin in the mountains. Duncan (Hasselhoff) is a diamonds smuggler who unintentionally crashes his plane causing an avalanche that traps the family inside their cabin. He is rescued by the family. While they are trying to dig their way out to freedom, he instead aggressively forces them to search for the diamonds he had smuggled from Russia.[1]
Critical reception
In his Variety review, critic Tony Scott called Avalanche "a solid thriller", highlighting the "stunning" camerawork, editing and the musical score.[2] However, AllMovie's Bernadette McCallion was less enthusiastic and only gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.[3]
Cast
- Michael Gross as Brian Kemp
- Deanna Milligan as Deidre Kemp
- Myles Ferguson as Max Kemp
- David Hasselhoff as Duncan Snyder
- Don S. Davis as Whitney
- George Josef as Major
- Ben Cardinal as Hunter
References
- "Avalanche | The Official David Hasselhoff Website". davidhasselhoffonline.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- Tony Scott (1994-10-30). "Avalanche | Variety". Variety. variety.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- Bernadette McCallion. "Avalanche (1994) - Paul W. Shapiro | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.