Trapped: Buried Alive (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Doug Campbell

Writers:

Doug Campbell (co-writer)
Tim McKay (writer)

Release Date:

1 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

A thundering roar. A flash from above. A family buried alive. Now, can a mother's spirit and a father's courage save them before it is too late?

Plot:

Michael Cooper (Wagner) launches a daring rescue mission to save his wife, daughter and the other occupants of a ski lodge hit by an avalanche and engulfed in snow.

Cast

Jack Wagner	...	Michael Cooper
Gabrielle Carteris	...	Emily Cooper
Aubrey Dollar	...	Paige Cooper
Mark Lindsay Chapman	...	Reno Riley
Morgan Rusler	...	A.J.
Jennifer Jean Snyder	...	Clair
John J. Fleming	...	Karl Clark
Wendy Davis	...	Monique
Mike Graybeal	...	Alex Riley
Phil Coccioletti	...	Danny
Frank T. Wells	...	Finley
Edsel Hughes	...	Stanley
Celeste Oliva	...	News Reporter

Also Known As:

Trapped: Beneath the Snow (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Spain:91 min | 120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Killington Ski Resort - 4763 Killington Road, Killington, Vermont, USA

Company:

PorchLight Entertainment

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious fake snow during interior shots; including numerous discrepancies as to how snow behaves.

Suspenseful, action filled, but little reality.

Trapped: buried alive brings us to a resort that has just opened, and is soon to close.

We start with a guy in gear blowing up drifts, to avoid the possibility of avalanches. somehow, that doesn't make sense. anyways, he's about to blow away one particularly big one, when he notices the resort is open. despite his best efforts, higher authority tells him his day is over.

soon, as everyone expects, an avalanche hits.

Look, i'm not gonna reveal any more, all i can say is this was a B-movie designed for the family channel (which i just saw it on, and the fact it had no commercials proves it's a B-movie) anyways, it's a pretty decent film, but it's partially unreal.

firsthand, when people are buried by ice and snow, they're buried. not just traced by powder. or, what about a CD for a screwdriver? it's not possible. and finally, what i can't stress enough, is that an explosion cannot stop a avalanche, guaranteed.

furthermore, it's worth a rental or a TV viewing, but not owning. 7/10.

The movie is rated PG, but maybe it should have received something a little more strong. a boy nearly loses his foot in an elevator, but his leg is cut around the ankle, a guy is toasted by electricity and diesel, and in the weight room, dead people are laying around.

enjoy.