The Edge movie storyline. Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins), a billionaire with an exceptional memory, Robert “Bob” Green (Alec Baldwin), a photographer, and Stephen (Harold Perrineau), Bob’s assistant, arrive in a remote Alaskan village with Charles’ wife, Mickey (Elle Macpherson), a model.
Styles (L.Q. Jones), the proprietor of the lodge, warns everyone about not leaving uncovered food that will attract bears, and speaks in particular about man eaters. Charles is surprised with a birthday party where Mickey gives him an engraved pocket watch (inscribed “For All The Nights”) and Bob gives a hunting knife.
During a photo shoot, Charles observes Bob and Mickey kissing platonically. The three men fly to a location to find a local Alaskan man (Gordon Tootoosis), for photographs. A note on his door indicates he is miles away bear hunting. They fly north where the man is supposed to be hunting. During the flight, Charles asks Bob how he is planning to kill him. Before Bob can answer, the plane strikes a flock of birds and nose-dives into a lake, killing the pilot. Charles, Bob, and Stephen barely reach shore.
The three men attempt to hike to a more likely search area, only to find a vicious male Kodiak bear stalking them. While crossing a makeshift bridge, Charles falls into the rapids. Bob saves him, leaving Charles doubting his earlier suspicions about Bob’s intentions.
The group becomes lost. Stephen injures himself while making a spear. Charles stops the bleeding with a rag which he tells Bob to bury, though Bob does not follow his directions. That night, the bear attacks, killing Stephen and chasing the other two away. While attempting to catch a squirrel to eat, the two men see a rescue helicopter in the distance. They attempt to flag it down, but the pilot does not see them and continues onward, leading them to believe they will have to find their own way out.
The Edge is a 1997 American survival drama film directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. Bart the Bear, a trained Kodiak bear known for appearances in several Hollywood movies, also appears in the film as a vicious grizzly; this was one of his last film roles.
The Edge (1997)
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau, Bart the Bear, Kathleen Wilhoite, David Lindstedt, Mark Kiely, Larry Musser
Screenplay by: David Mamet
Production Design by: Wolf Kroeger
Cinematography by: Donald McAlpine
Film Editing by: Neil Travis
Costume Design by: Julie Weiss
Set Decoration by: Janice Blackie-Goodine
Art Direction by: Richard Harrison
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith
MPAA Rating: R for language and some adventure gore / violence.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: September 26, 1997
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