Eight Below is a 2006 adventure film directed by Frank Marshall and written by David DiGilio, which was released on February 17, 2006, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, in the United States.
It aired on Universal HD on January 30, 2009, being Disney's first film to air on Universal HD.
Background
The 1958 ill-fated Japanese expedition to Antarctica inspired the 1983 hit movie Nankyoku Monogatari. Eight Below is the fictional adaptation of the events of the 1958 incident moved forward to 1993, the last year that sled dogs were used in Antarctica.[2] In the 1958 event, fifteen Sakhalin Husky sled dogs were abandoned when the expedition team was unable to return to the base. When the team returned a year later, two dogs were still alive. Another seven were still chained up and dead, and six unaccounted for.
Sled Dogs
In Eight Below there are two Alaskan Malamutes (Buck and Shadow) and six Siberian Huskies (Maya, Max, Truman, Dewey, Shorty and Old Jack). Each actor-dog had help from other dogs who performed stunts and pulled sleds. In all, over 30 dogs were used to portray the film's eight canine characters. Max, Maya and Dewey were played by dogs seen in Disney's Snow Dogs.[3]
See Also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Below
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