Avalanche (1994 film)

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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 originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Caldecot Chubb
Peter Sussman
Producer Jonathan Goodwill
Cinematography Alar Kivilo
Editor Michael Robison
Running time100 minutes
Production company Atlantis Films
Original release
Network CTV Television Network, Fox
ReleaseNovember 1, 1994 (1994-11-01)

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.

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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]

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References

  1. "Avalanche | The Official David Hasselhoff Website". davidhasselhoffonline.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  2. Tony Scott (1994-10-30). "Avalanche | Variety". Variety . variety.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  3. Bernadette McCallion. "Avalanche (1994) - Paul W. Shapiro | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie . www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.