In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his Greenpeace-volunteer ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle.In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his Greenpeace-volunteer ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle.In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his Greenpeace-volunteer ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
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- TriviaThe sportscaster shown at the end of the archived news clip is a young Sarah Palin.
- GoofsWhen the Greenpeace activist dives under the ice in a wetsuit, she has red thermal gloves on. While submerged and using her knife to cut away the net on the baby whale's fluke, her bare hands are visible. When she surfaces, the red gloves are back on.
- Quotes
Adam Carlson: I think Barrow might have one great story left in her.
- Crazy creditsDuring the credits, on the left side are scenes from the movie characters and on the right side, archive footage of the real people.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Colbert Report: Drew Barrymore (2012)
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Wholesome Family Movie
Bravo for creating a refreshingly clean family movie! It's encouraging and rare these days to have an opportunity to view a film the whole family can enjoy. Big Miracle is a wholesome, educational and entertaining movie that I happily recommend to anyone struggling like we often to to find a movie suitable for the under 15 crowd, that adults will also enjoy.
Big Miracle is loosely based on a true story and utilizes TV news clips from the Reagan era that we felt made the film very realistic. Ancient traditions, multi-generational challenges, morality, ethics, friendship, love and social responsibility are weaved into a story set in beautiful Alaska that made us laugh, cry and cheer along with the characters - it was a fun adventure into a world we didn't know much about.
Big Miracle is loosely based on a true story and utilizes TV news clips from the Reagan era that we felt made the film very realistic. Ancient traditions, multi-generational challenges, morality, ethics, friendship, love and social responsibility are weaved into a story set in beautiful Alaska that made us laugh, cry and cheer along with the characters - it was a fun adventure into a world we didn't know much about.
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- Everybody Loves Whales
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- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,157,300
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,760,205
- Feb 5, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $24,740,061
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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