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An animal-loving volunteer and a small-town news reporter are joined by a native Alaskan boy to rally an entire community - and eventually rival world superpowers - to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle. Written by
Universal Pictures
According to an article on the Greenpeace website, the Rachel Kramer character (Drew Barrymore) is based on Greenpeace wildlife campaigner, Cindy Lowry, who appears in the closing credits in archival footage. See more »
Goofs
When the Green Peace 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 again. See more »
Quotes
Jill Jerard:
[Doing a news report on the ice]
Cut! God, my feet are numb. These boots are useless.
Jill Jerard:
[motions to Nathan]
Jill Jerard:
Hey kid, you still got that cardboard?
Nathan:
I sold it to the other guy. But I can still get more! It's forty now, though.
Jill Jerard:
Forty dollars?
Nathan:
Shipping and handling.
Jill Jerard:
...Shipping and handling?
Nathan:
[smirks]
It's not my first rodeo, either.
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Crazy Credits
During the credits, on the left side are scenes from the movie characters and on the right side, archive footage of the real people. See more »
Okay, The Big Miracle is not an epic or a grand movie. What it is, is a totally enjoyable feature with a good and simple story with no unusual surprises that people can relate to. It is good to see the Hollywood factory machine put out a movie like this. Much credit has to be given to Drew Barrymore (sort of a mogul herself these days).
Ken Kwapis does a really good job in telling this story without relying on massive special effects. He also works very well with his actors. He was given a good script from Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, both of whom also resisted going for any kind of cheap humor.
Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski have a nice chemistry together as they deliver fine performances.
This movie was, I am told, inspired by a true story about a small town reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer who are joined by rival superpowers to save a family of gray whales that are trapped by ice in the Arctic Circle.
The story, the visuals and the very fact that whales are a main character in this movie, all tug at the heart strings.
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Okay, The Big Miracle is not an epic or a grand movie. What it is, is a totally enjoyable feature with a good and simple story with no unusual surprises that people can relate to. It is good to see the Hollywood factory machine put out a movie like this. Much credit has to be given to Drew Barrymore (sort of a mogul herself these days).
Ken Kwapis does a really good job in telling this story without relying on massive special effects. He also works very well with his actors. He was given a good script from Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, both of whom also resisted going for any kind of cheap humor.
Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski have a nice chemistry together as they deliver fine performances.
This movie was, I am told, inspired by a true story about a small town reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer who are joined by rival superpowers to save a family of gray whales that are trapped by ice in the Arctic Circle.
The story, the visuals and the very fact that whales are a main character in this movie, all tug at the heart strings.