The Edge
DOWN &
DIRTY:
Action/Adventure: Two men must
battle not only the Alaskan
wilderness, but also their own
fears and beliefs of each other.
NITTY GRITTY:
An intellectual billionaire,
Charles Morse (ANTHONY HOPKINS),
his super model wife, Mickey
(ELLE MACPHERSON), and her
photographer, Robert Green (ALEC
BALDWIN) head to the Alaskan
wilderness for a photo shoot.
After celebrating Charles'
birthday and hearing stories
about man-eating Kodiak bears,
Charles and Robert, along with
their assistant Stephen (aka
'bear chow'), fly off looking for
a local hunter.
The plane flies into a flock of
birds, and crashes into a remote
area. The pilot is killed and the
three find themselves lost,
hungry, and cold.
Charles, a well-read and
practical sort, takes charge and
plots their rescue, but a run-in
with an angry bear changes their
plans. After killing Stephen,
(big surprise?) the bear begins
to hunt the other men who must do
what they can to protect
themselves.
They must also deal with the
freezing weather, and the fact
that Charles believes Robert is
having an affair with his wife
and may be plotting to kill him.
THE ENDING:
Charles looks for something to
start a fire. He finds a paper
sales receipt in the box his
birthday present--a knife--came
in. The paper confirms his
suspicions about Robert and his
wife.
Charles kills the bear with a big
sharp stick. Robert falls into a
forgotten bear pit and is
critically injured. Charles pulls
him out and drags him to the
shore of a lake. A rescue
helicopter arrives, but Robert
dies before it can get to them. Charles
goes back to his super model wife
and confronts her with the
evidence of her infidelity.
WHAT EVERYONE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT:
The performance of Bart
the bear.
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