Born American
| Born American | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Renny Harlin |
| Produced by | Markus Selin |
| Written by | Renny Harlin Markus Selin |
| Starring | Mike Norris |
| Music by | Richard G. Mitchell |
| Cinematography | Henrik Paersch |
| Editing by | Paul Martin Smith |
| Studio | Cinema Group Ventures |
| Distributed by | Cinema Group Continental Video Finnkino |
| Release date(s) | August 30, 1986 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | United States Finland |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,401,376 (US)[1] |
Born American (Finnish: Jäätävä polte; UK title: Arctic Heat) is a 1986 film directed by Renny Harlin. It was a feature length action movie about three Americans vacationing in Finland who cross the border into the Soviet Union. It was originally supposed to star Chuck Norris but he backed out when filming was delayed by funding problems and his son, Mike Norris, landed the lead instead. A Finnish production, this was at that the time the most expensive film ever to have been made in Finland. The Finnish Board of Film Classification first banned the movie, because of excessive violence and anti-Soviet elements. Because of that the movie had to be shortened 3.5 minutes before it was finally accepted for distribution October 29th 1986 with the Supreme Court decision. The premiere was December 19th 1986. The success of the film in the United States allowed Harlin to get his foot in the door in Hollywood. Year 2008 a book "Kohti sinipunaa" by Juhani Suomi revealed that the request to ban the movie originated from Soviet Union's Finnish ambassador Vladimir Sobolov.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Born American "Born American - Box Office Data". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1986/0BOAM.php Born American. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/Neuvostoliitto%20oli%20Renny%20Harlinin%20J%C3%A4%C3%A4t%C3%A4v%C3%A4n%20Poltteen%20kiellon%20takana/art-1288336894939.html
[edit] External links
- Born American at the Internet Movie Database
- Born American at AllRovi
- Born American at Box Office Mojo
- Born American at Rotten Tomatoes
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