Product Details

• Actors: Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Steve Antin, Michael Allen Ryder, Paul Provenza
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: MGM/UA Video
• VHS Release Date: February 20, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000059ZY8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #474,606 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, overlooked film, July 10, 2001

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M. J. Walters "dargelos" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Survival Quest (Amazon.com Exclusive) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a seriously underrated film, and one which is well worth your time. A group of disparate characters sign up for one of those "Outward Bound" type classes, and learn that survival in the wilderness is not about who can get to the top of the heap and win the money, but about who you can rely on to help you stay alive.

I love this one. The scenery is incredibly beautiful, and Lance Henriksen plays one of the good guys. Watch for Dermot Mulroney -who met his future wife, Catherine Keener, on this film - looking young and vulnerable as a young punk set on the paths of righteousness by Lance's character. Look for Mark Rolston who played Drake in Aliens as the paranoid leader of the rival survival school. "They haven't dropped the bomb...yet." Lots of fun and a nice antidote to all those highly questionable "real world" shows.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars late 80's treat, March 27, 2007

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Annie Ford "sinistergiggle" (moseslake, wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Survival Quest (DVD)

I first checked this film out many years ago because of Lance Henricksen. He's a fine, under-appreciated actor. And very good here as 'mountain man' Hank Chambers, head of the wilderness survival program. But it is a very young Dermot Mulroney that steals the show. He portrays a jailed delinquent being put through camp for rehabilitation purposes. Each character that signs up for the course has their own set of quirks and vague backstories. The clash between the wilderness trainees and the military group is the center of the story that sets in motion the campers need to implement their fresh training in order to save themselves...There are the sterotypical characters commonly found in films with the 'let's work as a team' theme. And there is some 'hammy' dialogue, esp. at the end but it is over all a really good little movie. There is humor and action and some nice character development and good performances. For the behind the scenes info - it was on set of this film that Dermot Mulroney met costar Catherine Keener, to whom he has been married for about 17 years. Don't go into this film expecting "Demolition Man" or "Die Hard" type action. See it as a character driven indie film then you'll appreciate it much more.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good adventure movie, November 12, 2009

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This one is a good movie if you like the coming of age teen movies. Lance Hienrikson is a great teacher and role model for the kids that are out in the wilderness to learn more about themselves and how they view the world and how the world views them. Everyone one of them is put to the test when it comes to testing their stregnth and weakness and with a surprise as to who is the strongest of them all.