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Director:
Renny Harlin
Writers:
Renny Harlin (writer)
Markus Selin (writer)
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Release Date:
30 August 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Freedom is just a word...until you lose it.
Plot:
Three American students vacationing in Finland, cross the border into Russia for fun of it. When they... more | add synopsis
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Mike Norris ... Savoy
Steve Durham ... Mitch
David Coburn ... K.C.
Thalmus Rasulala ... The Admiral
Albert Salmi ... United States emissary
Piita Vuosalmi ... Nadja
Vesa Vierikko ... Kapsky
Ismo Kallio ... Zarkov
Laura Munsterhjelm ... Irina (as Laura Heimo)
Antti Horko ... Cossack
Pauli Virtanen ... Sergei
Jone Takamäki ... Interrogator (as Jouni Takamäki)
Inkeri Luoma-aho ... Female Guard
Markku Blomqvist ... Irina's Father
Sari Havas ... Girl at Party
Marjo Vuollo ... Tamara
Juhani Tuominen ... Car salesman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Renny Harlin ... Man's voice from ship's loudspeakers (voice) (uncredited)
Mats Helge ... Priest (uncredited)
Eero Henttonen ... Prisoner (uncredited)
Stack Pierce ... The Admiral (voice) (uncredited)
Rapa Ripa ... KGB man (uncredited)
Jorma Vaittinen ... Prisoner (uncredited)
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Directed by
Renny Harlin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Renny Harlin  writer
Markus Selin  writer

Produced by
Markus Selin .... executive producer
Markus Selin .... producer
Venetia Stevenson .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Richard G. Mitchell 
 
Cinematography by
Henrik Paersch 
 
Film Editing by
Paul Martin Smith 
 
Production Design by
Venetia Stevenson 
 
Art Direction by
Torsti Nyholm 
 
Costume Design by
Anja Pekkala 
 
Makeup Department
Tuija Luukkainen .... makeup artist
Sirpa Östring-Järvinen .... makeup artist (as Sirpa Östring)
Suzanne Parker Sanders .... makeup designer (as Suzanne Sanders)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Martin Hardesty .... assistant director
Harry Päiväläinen .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Lauri Orava .... set builder
Terhi Tammila .... props
Ari Törmä .... construction manager
Kauno Ylivirta .... set builder
 
Sound Department
Seppo Anttila .... assistant sound
Brigitte Arnold .... assistant sound editor
Dean Humphreys .... dubbing mixer
Peter Lennard .... sound effects consultant
Alex Mackie .... assistant sound editor
Clive Osborne .... assistant sound
Shirley Shaw .... sound editor
Lionel Strutt .... adr recording mixer
Brian Trenerry .... footsteps editor (as Brian Trennery)
Ian Voigt .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Mats Helge .... special effects (as Mats Helge Ohlsson)
Karl von Kugelgen .... pyrotechnician
Osmo Savolainen .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Timo Nousiainen .... color grader
 
Stunts
Gary Baxley .... stunts
Eddie Braun .... stunt coordinator
Antti Horko .... stunts
Juha Huhtamaa .... stunts
Gary Pike .... stunts
Víctor Quintero .... stunts (as Victor Quintero)
Rapa Ripa .... stunts
Theodore Braun .... stunts (uncredited)
Renny Harlin .... stunt double (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Juha Huhtamaa .... grip
Jussi Jalasti .... assistant camera
Timo Jalasti .... assistant camera
Esko Jantunen .... gaffer (as Esko-Juhani Jantunen)
Petri Mäkinen .... assistant gaffer
Pertti Mutanen .... camera operator (as Mussu Mutanen)
Tarmo Nyholm .... grip
Torsti Nyholm .... gaffer
Kari Petäjäniemi .... still photographer
Timo Salminen .... camera operator
Jukki Tuura .... key grip
Jari Wiik .... grip
 
Casting Department
Marjatta Seulanto .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ritva Harley .... assistant costumer
Ritva Orava .... assistant costumer
Nick Perry .... costumer
Tuire Pohjola .... assistant costumer
 
Editorial Department
Alex Denholm .... assistant editor
Trevor Holland .... assistant editor
Chris Wyatt .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Richard G. Mitchell .... musician
 
Other crew
John Bevan .... story editor
Jari Koivu .... transfer
Marko Leikola .... transfer
Ed Margulies .... publicist (as Ed Marqulies)
Debra Mendel .... production coordinator
Nina Pajarinen .... animal trainer
Asta Parikka .... script supervisor
Pekka Pohjolainen .... weapons
Leena Rautiainen .... assistant accountant
Tiina Romakkaniemi .... production secretary
Matti Sävikari .... military equipment
Florian Schereck .... production accountant
Henna Selin .... assistant to producer
Ulla Virtanen .... production coordinator
Pamela Walshe .... script supervisor
Steve Weissman .... story editor
 
Thanks
Eric Ahlstrand .... thanks (as Erik Ahlstrand)
Jukka Mäkelä .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Arctic Heat (International: English title) (working title)
Born american - jäätävä polte (Finland)
Jäätävä polte (Finland)
Wild Force (Finland) (working title)
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Runtime:
97 min | Germany:85 min | USA:95 min
Country:
USA | Finland
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (original rating) (1986) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1986) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) | Finland:K-15 (2006) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Enontekiö, Finland more
Company:
Cinema Group Ventures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most expensive film ever made in Finland in that time. more
Quotes:
Interrogator: [while torturing Mitch] We really do have all the time in the world. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Luonteita: Renny Harlin (1990) (TV) more

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3 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Controversial B-class action movie, 6 November 2006
Author: janne-junnonen from Lappeenranta, Finland

This is an interesting film considering the era this film is from. This may seem like your average B-class action movie, but it also has a political tint to it.

The film is intentionally over-the-top critical to USSR. At the time the norm in Finland was ass-kissing the USSR, not ass-kicking. Times were tense, and the film pis*ed of (or scared) politicians so much that is was BANNED in Finland at the time.

B-class it may be, but it still is probably one of the best Finnish action movies of all time. (Well, depending on whether or not you count war movies as "action movies"... Finland has produced some very good war flicks.)

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