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underpants

(182,872 posts)
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 05:21 PM Feb 2012

Just saw "Big Miracle" - hilarious cameo at the end of the movie *SPOILER* of sorts

Big Miracle is the story of three gray whale stranded in the ice near Point Barrow Alaska. I had completely forgotten about this story.

It happens in 1988 and there is more politics in the movie - Greenpeace (Drew Barrymore), big oil (Ted Danson) and the end of the Reagan administration.
At the end of the movie the lead character - John Krasinski from "The Office" - doesn't go for the big network reporting jobs but stays in Anchorage. He is the anchorman for the local news and he segues to sports....






Sarah, it's not all Iditarod news is it?

















My wife and I cracked up She was barely recognizable.

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Just saw "Big Miracle" - hilarious cameo at the end of the movie *SPOILER* of sorts (Original Post) underpants Feb 2012 OP
Why is there a penis graphic behind her? Liberal Veteran Feb 2012 #1
I did not notice that underpants Feb 2012 #4
lol! I remember women with that dana_b Feb 2012 #2
I saw it coming at the last minute underpants Feb 2012 #3
This movie has been kind of a big deal up here Blue_In_AK Feb 2012 #5
i'll watch anything with John Cusack NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #6
He was great while he was up here, Blue_In_AK Feb 2012 #8
Leave... pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #7

dana_b

(11,546 posts)
2. lol! I remember women with that
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 05:24 PM
Feb 2012

awful hair style. It's like wings coming off of the side of her head!
Btw - now I want to see the movie. I wonder if she has commented on it?

underpants

(182,872 posts)
3. I saw it coming at the last minute
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 05:33 PM
Feb 2012

1988..Anchorage... Newscast... I see someone with big hair to his right.... OH NO!!



Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
5. This movie has been kind of a big deal up here
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 05:35 PM
Feb 2012

since it's the first major production under our new movie tax incentives. We have a personal friend who's in it as well as lots of local celebrities, news people, etc. It's great that a movie about Alaska has finally actually been filmed IN ALASKA. What a concept.

Watch for "Frozen Ground" coming out later this year, I believe, starring John Cusack and Nicolas Cage, also filmed entirely in Alaska. This one is about Bad Bob the Baker, Bob Hansen, who was responsible for the deaths of several women here in the '80s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hansen Surprisingly, Cusack plays the murderer and Cage is the cop.

There are rumors of another even bigger flick to be filmed up here next year.

Some in the legislature don't like this program since the state pays about 30% of the production expenses, but I think the film industry is a wonderful alternative to Big Oil and for a fraction of the cost. Gov. Parnell (SP v. 2.0) wants to modify our oil tax to give those guys a $2 billion a year break.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
8. He was great while he was up here,
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 06:23 PM
Feb 2012

mingling with our local lefties when he could, calling in to Shannyn Moore's radio show, etc. I think this will be a good movie. It's a very compelling story and a good cast. Wiki says it will be out in December.

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