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  • 1994
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 1994
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 48 m
Iron Will

Summary A brave young man is thrust into adulthood as he and his courageous team of sled dogs embark on a grueling and treacherous cross-country marathon. Together they race through the frozen wilderness, carrying hopes of capturing the $10,000 grand prize that will save his family from financial ruin. [Disney]

Directed By: Charles Haid

Written By: John Michael Hayes, Djordje Milicevic, Jeff Arch

  • 1994
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 1994
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 48 m

Iron Will

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Summary A brave young man is thrust into adulthood as he and his courageous team of sled dogs embark on a grueling and treacherous cross-country marathon. Together they race through the frozen wilderness, carrying hopes of capturing the $10,000 grand prize that will save his family from financial ruin. [Disney]

Directed By: Charles Haid

Written By: John Michael Hayes, Djordje Milicevic, Jeff Arch

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Mixed or Average Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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Not as slick as “Free Willy” or as sophisticated as “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” this is a throwback to the sweet and sentimental Disney family films that Walt himself loved, a live-action fairy tale about a boy, his dogs and a darn tough race.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
70
In between its hokey setup and its overwrought climax, Disney's dog-sledding adventure Iron Will is brisk and involving and surprisingly adult, its cinematic strength drawn mainly from the beauty of panting teams of huskies muscling their way across snowy landscapes. Which is a sight you can never grow tired of.
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63
So, even though Iron Will, about a teen who enters a 522- mile dogsled race to save the family farm, seems fresh, you can bet you've seen it before. Still, it sure is fun. [17 Jan 1994, p.C6]
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Given the time-tested durability of a decent boy-and-his-dog adventure, Iron Will can't steer too far off course. [14 Jan 1994, p.D20]
By Jeff Shannon FULL REVIEW
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The dogs and the snow and the flag-waving and the choo-choos are all reduced to TV-sized portions. Just as well, I suppose - think of it as audio-visual aerobics, forced training for next month's big bout in our living-rooms. [14 Jan 1994]
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW
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A seamless albeit frequently cornball scenario.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
40
So pleased is this film with its own sanctimony that children forced to sit through it may end up joining gangs, defacing the walls at Bible school, and questioning their parents' sincerity.
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Production Company Walt Disney Pictures
Release Date Jan 14, 1994
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating PG
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Tagline It's not a question of age. Or strength. Or ability. It's a matter of will.
Website http://movies.disney.com/iron-will
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