| Born American | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Renny Harlin |
| Written by | Renny Harlin Markus Selin |
| Produced by | Markus Selin |
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| Cinematography | Henrik Paersch |
| Edited by | Paul Martin Smith |
| Music by | Richard G. Mitchell |
Production company | Cinema Group Ventures |
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Release date | August 30, 1986 |
Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | €2.8 million |
| Box office | $3,401,376 ( US) [1] |
Born American (Finnish: Jäätävä polte also known as Arctic Heat) is a 1986 Finnish film directed by Renny Harlin. It was originally supposed to star Chuck Norris but he backed out when filming was delayed by funding problems and his son, Mike Norris, landed the lead instead. A Finnish production, this was at that time the most expensive film ever to have been made in Finland. The Finnish Board of Film Classification initially banned the movie due to its excessive violence and anti-Soviet elements. Because of that, the movie had to be shortened 3.5 minutes before it was finally accepted for distribution October 29, 1986 with the Supreme Court decision. The premiere was December 19, 1986. The success of the film in the United States allowed Harlin to get his foot in the door in Hollywood, giving him his first American directorial work in the 1987 horror film Prison.
In his 2008 book Kohti sinipunaa, Juhani Suomi revealed that the request to ban the movie originated from Vladimir Sobolev, the Soviet Union's ambassador to Finland. [2]
Plot
Cast
- Mike Norris as Savoy Brown
- Steve Durham as Mitch Sheppard
- David Coburn as K.C.
- Piita Vuosalmi as Nadja Kulakova
- Vesa Vierikko as Kapsky
- Thalmus Rasulala as Admiral
- Albert Salmi as US Ambassador Drane
- Ismo Kallio as Zarkov
- Marjo Vuollo as Tamara
- Laura Munsterhjelm as Irina
- Antti Horko as Cossack
- Pauli Virtanen as Sergei
- Jone Takamaki as Interrogator
- Inkeri Luoma-Aho as Female Guard
- Markku Blomqvist as Irina's Father
- Sari Havas as Girl At Party
- Rapa Ripa as KGB Agent (uncredited)
- Mats Helge Olsson as Priest (uncredited)
- Stack Pierce as Admiral (voice) (uncredited)
- Renny Harlin as Man's Voice From Ship's Loudspeaker (voice) (uncredited)
North America box office
Born American was released in North America over the Labor Day Weekend in 1986. It was the ninth biggest movie that weekend, earning $2.2 million in 1,071 theaters. The film's overall box office take was $3,388,020. [3]
References
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Born American "Born American - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
{{ cite web}}: Check|url=value ( help) - ^ Neuvostoliitto oli Renny Harlinin Jäätävän Poltteen kiellon takana, Julkaistu, Iltasanomat, 13 February 2008 12:34
- ^ "Born American".
External links
- Born American at IMDb
- Born American at AllMovie
- Born American at Box Office Mojo
- Born American at Rotten Tomatoes
- Fedorov, Alexander. The Analysis of Stereotypes of Politically Engaged Media Texts in Media Studies in Student Audience (by the Example of Renny Harlin’s films “Born American” (1986) and “Five Days of War” (2011)
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