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The Edge (Widescreen Edition) (1997)

Anthony Hopkins , Alec Baldwin , Lee Tamahori  |  R |  DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (229 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau, Bart the Bear
  • Directors: Lee Tamahori
  • Writers: David Mamet
  • Producers: Art Linson, Lloyd Phillips
  • Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Surround), French (Stereo), Spanish (Stereo)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Dubbed: English, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: June 4, 2002
  • Run Time: 117 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (229 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0006HBZXS
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,002 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Edge (Widescreen Edition)" on IMDb

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Writer David Mamet created two engrossing and memorable characters, played by Alec Baldwin as the urbane fashion photographer and Anthony Hopkins as a reserved and intellectual billionaire. They find themselves teamed up against a giant Kodiak bear, and their own inner demons, when lost together in the Alaskan wilderness. There is a lot going on in this picture, as the subject matter includes male rivalry, the isolationism of extreme wealth, and, most conspicuously, the survival of the fittest. Mamet's script, which sounds a little too arch in spots, is well served by New Zealand director Lee Tamahori, who knows how to capture beauty and brutality in one frame. Although the themes are enormous in scope, they are well balanced. One rarely overpowers the other, nor does the achingly beautiful scenery overshadow the acting. Even if you do not like the intellectualism of the dialogue, there are some great scenes with the bear. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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A plane crash in the freezing Alaskan wilderness pits intellectual billionaire Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) against self-satisfied fashion photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin) in a brutal struggle for survival. Each soon discovers that the greatest danger resides not in nature, but from human fear, treachery, and quite possibly murder.

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Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin (suprisingly) work great together. JMH0911  |  37 reviewers made a similar statement
And the scenery is staggeringly beautiful! Mark Lee  |  30 reviewers made a similar statement
This is a wonderful film that will keep the viewer totally absorbed. Lawyeraau  |  14 reviewers made a similar statement
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77 of 81 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A GRIPPING STORY OF SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST... September 7, 2003
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This is a wonderful film that will keep the viewer totally absorbed. Written by the tremendously talented David Mamet (The House of Games, Oleanna), it is beautifully directed by the noted director Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors, Along Came a Spider). The film is a complex, fully fleshed story covering many themes, fully realized by a stellar cast. It also provides the viewer with breathtaking cinematography, as well as a compelling score written by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen).

The film focuses an a mild mannered, self-effacing, slightly paranoid billionaire, Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins). A brilliant and well-read man with a penchant for esoteric knowledge, Morse is married to Mickey (Elle MacPherson), a young and beautiful, successful model. On location with her in a remote area of Alaska, she is surrounded by her young, fun loving camera crew, while he is seemingly the odd man out. He is astute enough, however, to sense that there are romantic undercurrents between his wife and her photographer, Robert Green (Alec Baldwin).

When Morse accompanies Robert on what was to be a short excursion into the Alaskan wilderness, looking for a local hunter to pose in the photo shoot, disaster looms ahead, and the test for the survival of the fittest begins. It is here that the superior mind and knowledge of Morse is put to the test, as they find themselves pitted against nature. Morse rises to the occasion, emerging as a natural leader, while his younger, fitter rival, Robert, is often at a loss as to how to cope in their peculiar situation. It is also through the emerging and changing conditions that they face, that their respective characters emerge. It is in the wilderness that they are both unmasked and emerge as their true selves.

This is a film that will keep the viewer enthralled. Anthony Hopkins has never been better as the quietly heroic Morse, and Alec Baldwin is excellent as the craven and duplicitous photographer who has cuckolded him. Elle MacPherson is luminous as the beautiful, young, trophy wife. The rest of the supporting cast, including the giant Kodiac bear, are also terrific. This is a superlative survival story that has something for everyone. Bravo!

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Adventure! June 26, 2003
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The score, photography, direction, screenplay and the marvelous interaction between Alec Baldwin and Anthony Hopkins all deserve high praise. It says much for the power of Baldwin and Hopkin's performances that the magnificent bear, Big Bart, did not steal every scene in which he appeared.

Billionaire intellectual, mildly paranoid Hopkins accompanies his trophy wife played by super model Elle MacPherson to a photo shoot in the Alaskan wilderness. The always faintly menacing Alec Baldwin is a trendy, sophisticated fashion photographer who has more than a passing interest in Ms. MacPherson. Hopkins reluctantly agrees to accompany Baldwin on a search for an elusive native trapper who Baldwin thinks will be an ideal photo subject. The plane goes down (in a jarringly effective scene). Three survive, but on their first night the weakest of their party is horrifyingly mauled and taken away by a giant Kodiak bear. Baldwin and Hopkins must make their way out of the wilderness with the terrifying knowledge that the bear is stalking them. Hopkins is a wonderfully effective survivor and Baldwin shows a toughness and perseverance that belies his sophisticated image. Will the bear triumph? Will they get out alive? Are Baldwin and Hopkins ultimately partners or deadly adversaries?

Thanks to David Mamet, the screenplay has depth and is probably full of deeper meanings that whizzed right by me. Lee Tamahori's fine direction lifted the film from a merely grand adventure saga to an absorbing study of two men and their inner beings. The script or the interactions never bored me. There is one fine scene setup that alone was worth the price of admission to me. Hopkins and Baldwin are peering over a fallen log desperately trying to ascertain the location of the bear. Only their upper faces are showing. Hopkins china blue eyes display enormous depth and intelligence while Baldwin's icy blues convey complete kill or be killed intensity. I think reviewers have been unjust to Ms. MacPherson's contribution. I believe she delivered just what she was supposed to: a beauty who was graceful, charming and perhaps a little shallow.

This film is about as perfect as it can be. The only flaw is a very disappointing DVD with no extras. Hopefully, another edition will come out. Anthony Hopkins is always marvelously articulate about his roles; it would be a treat to hear a few words from him. Outtakes on Big Bart's scenes would be priceless. I advise waiting for new edition before purchasing the DVD, but by all means, rent this one! In spite of its totally unimaginative title, it is one of the great films of the decade.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Beauty That Can Devour! November 2, 2003
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The Edge is a very much underrated film that sadly did not get the proper recognition it deserves, for it is an above average multi-layered movie that works very well on many levels, all equally well written and directed.
New Zealander Lee Tamahori, with the excellent Once We Were Warriors to his name,and writer David Mamet manage to make a movie that offers much more than its genre might suggests, both on the drama and thriller levels.
First there is the breathtaking Alaskan wilderness, spaces so vast they are equally inviting and menacing.A Napoleon general, lamenting the disaster that befell the French army once said: 'The vasteness of Russia devours us'. In the Edge you will too get the impression that the beauty of this untamed nature can also devour: break the bodies and souls of our heroes, Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, both offering their most underrated acting best.
Three men are lost in the middle of a wilderness after their plane crash.The hope for an early return/rescue is dashed by the misleading spaces and a huge and determined Kodiak bear.One man, played by Harry Perrineau gets to know first hand about this determination,leaving Hopkins and Baldwin, bewildered, and weary,to try and escape with their lives.
This is when the film really starts. It becomes a journey of incredible hardship that will strip both men of their 'social' selves and replace it with the need to survive that will take them to the 'Edge' of endurance on one hand, and the depths of their own souls on the other. The animosities, tension and grudges that laid hidden between the two men emerge as a powerful and consistent force that mark their relationship from then on.
David Mamet has managed to write the 'Edge' that any human being can face whether lost in an unforgiving wilderness or anywhere else for that matter.It is simply how human beings change,and how social niceties is slowly eroded when the need to survive becomes the single driving force. This is a fine piece of writing!
Of course there is the thriller angle in the film..the bear, the master and primary predator of its environment,chasing two men that have been stripped from all the power and control they once possessed and taken for granted.
The direction and cinematography of these scenes are of top quality.
So if you want to watch gorgeous scenery, be scared of this huge and beautiful animal,or witness the changes incredible circumstances that trigger in men, then the Edge is the film for you eyes and mind, a journey that can easily be revisited in the safety of your own home.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Drama
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Published 1 day ago by F. Weathersby
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't go wrong with Anthony Hopkins
This is definitely required movie library material for any Anthony Hopkins junkie such as myself. Not into Anthony Hopkins? Watch this and you will be! I could just eat him!
Published 21 days ago by Douglas Palmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie.
Seen this movie once before and didn't pick it up when I seen it. Great thriller and you find yourself at the edge of your seat to see what happens next. Great movie.
Published 1 month ago by Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful scenery
This movie has it all. Scenery, love, deception, wildlife, courage, I could go on. I have seen this movie several times and have to say it is a favorite of mine. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rascal
5.0 out of 5 stars Great show.
I love me some Anthony Hopkins. Several dynamics going on in this show. Beautiful scenery, too. It's one of the few shows I go back and watch from time to time.
Published 1 month ago by Doris Bland
1.0 out of 5 stars A small knife, six matches and a big bear!
The real star of this stupid movie is a small pocket knife which makes wonders (spears, big wooden traps,shelters, the bear's skin turned into a coat...etc.). Read more
Published 1 month ago by Yoselovich Boris
4.0 out of 5 stars Second viewing years later
Had seen it years ago. After viewing again, still think it is a good movie.
***Wish you would not set an amount of words used for the public reviews.
Published 1 month ago by Grammy
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like suspense.....Anthony Hopkins got it....
If you like those kind of movies that you never know what will happen next this is one of them. Anthony Hopkins does an amazing job at keeping you
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Published 1 month ago by wendy rodgers
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent survival story, exciting, and beautiful scenery as well
Not just survival of the elements, but from man as well. The bear is by far the best part, keeping you on THE EDGE. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. Garza
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