Iron Will (1994)
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 13
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 5
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Critic Reviews: 2
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 2
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A rousing Disney dog-sled adventure based on a real life event -- a 522-mile dog-sled race between Winnipeg, Canada and St. Paul, Minnesota that occurred in 1917. When his father is accidentally killed, South Dakota farmboy Will Stoneman (Mackenzie Astin) decides to enter the dog-sled race in order to save his family from financial ruin. His mother (Penelope Windust) wants Will to use part of the prospective $10,000 race winnings for college, but Will just wants to save the farm. With the help
Jan 14, 1994 Wide
Apr 23, 2002
Buena Vista
Cast
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Mackenzie Astin
Will Stoneman -
Kevin Spacey
Harry Kingsley -
David Ogden Stiers
J.P. Harper -
August Schellenberg
Ned Dodd -
Brian Cox
Angus McTeague -
George Gerdes
Borg Guillarson -
John Terry
Jack Stoneman -
Penelope Windust
Maggie Stoneman -
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
DeFontaine -
Michael Laskin
Simon Lambert -
James Cada
Peter Swenson -
Rex Linn
Joe McPherson -
Allan R.J. Joseph
Albert Carey -
Tony Griffin
Mike Riley -
William John Murphy
Reporter #2 -
Richard Riehle
Burton -
Benjamin Salisbury
Scout #1 -
Dan Chambers
Cameraman/Reporter -
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Richard Hughes
Conductor Brawley
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All Critics (17) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (5) | DVD (1)
Coming-of-age tale for older kids and teens.
A solid, old-fashioned adventure yarn; nothing special but decent entertainment.
Arctic endurance test will thrill kids.
There's something about Iron Will that allows it to transcend the stereotype and become a thoroughly entertaining film in its own right.
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The acting is great, the screenplay is all right, history aside it's not too bad. After all, history can be bleak sometimes, and hope springs eternal, we can always dream and imagine right? I enjoyed Mackenzie Astin's performance, and also liked Kevin Spacey's reporter out for the "big story" who in a sense was the biggest underdog of all.