Bad Movie Thursday

Viewing date: 6/20/19

Starring: Christopher Lambert, James Caan

Plot: Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the late 1800s. In his efforts to gain control of a small mining town, Sean McLennon is buying up every mining claim that becomes available, usually after the deaths of the previous owners at the hands of McLennon’s “assistants”. One of the miners targeted by McLennon, a half-Indian hunter named “Hudson Saanteek”, manages to escape his hired thugs, and comes back into town looking to re-establish his claim and get revenge. McLennon and his men have the advantage of numbers and weapons, but Saanteek has his survival skills, and knowledge of the Alaskan wilderness.

Rules

• “Hudson Saanteek”
• “Claims”
• “Yub yub.”
• “North Star.”

Quotes

• “Nobody dies ’til I tell them to die.”
• “If I can save that cave….  I can be honest with myself about who I am!”
• “I wanted to say goodbye…”  (stabbing)  “So did I.”

Viewer Quotes

• “Escape on a dogsled.  Is that a cinematic first?”

What We Learned

• You cannot own the land.  You can only respect it.
• Having a swiss accent is pretty close to an eskimo accent.
• Jumping out of a dogsled can throw a tracker off the scent- sometimes..