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6.7

Iron Will

PG·1994·108m

Adventure

Family

Action

Adventure

Family

Action

Summary

When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh weather and terrain. This young man will need a lot of courage and a strong will to complete this race.

Cast

Mackenzie Astin

Will Stoneman

Kevin Spacey

Harry Kingsley

Brian Cox

Angus McTeague

David Ogden Stiers

J.W. Harper

August Schellenberg

Ned Dodd

Rex Linn

Joe McPherson

John Terry

Jack Stoneman

Ron Winters

Spirit Guide #2

Richard Riehle

Burton

George Gerdes

Borg Guillarson

Jeffrey Alan Chandler

De Fontaine

Michael Laskin

Simon Lambert

Penelope Windust

Maggie Stoneman

James Cada

Peter Swenson

Allan R.J. Joseph

Albert Carey

Alvin William 'Dutch' Lunak

Gabriel Carey

Tony Griffin

Mike Riley

Jeff Hochendoner

Groven

Rusty Hendrickson

Devereaux

Paige Litfin

Becky

Marcus Klemp

Ward

Richard Hughes

Conductor Brawley

Dan Chambers

Cameraman Reporter

Wayne A. Evenson

Potter

Stan Garner

Brakeman

Ed Dallas

Gunnar Tvelt

Jerry Allan

Remy

Karl Randa

Thordur Thorenson

Jim Olsen

Mayor Of Winnipeg

David Nason

Spirit Guide #1

Gerald DePerry

Spirit Guide #3

Aaron Houseman

Guard

Henry Novotny

Kaiser Bill

Karen Clift

Soprano Singer

Benjamin Salisbury

Scout #1

Brian Grussing

Scout #2

Don Maloney

Sergeant

William John Murphy

Reporter #2

Davio Dakotablu

Waiter

Brittany Haid

Young Woman

Elisabeth Harmon-Haid

Blacksmith's Wife

McKegney Barr

Pretty Woman

Marvin Defoe Jr.

Native American at Train Depot

Sheldon Aubut

Man

Crew

Director

Charles Haid

Writer

John Michael Hayes

Writer

Jeff Arch

Writer

Djordje Milicevic

Reviews

r96sk

September 28, 2020

You're telling me James MacArthur and Mackenzie Astin <b>aren't</b> related? I'm not even joking, they looked exactly the same in their respective youngers years; I thought I was back in 1950s Disney when I saw Astin appear.

<em>'Iron Will'</em> is a good film. It begins quite slowly but soon enough picks up the pace thanks to the dog-sled racing, which I enjoyed alongside the newspaper and animal parts of the story. The stuff, meanwhile, with Will (Astin), McTeague (Brian Cox) et al. isn't majorly interesting to me, but it still makes for alright viewing. Astin is more than decent in the lead role, while Kevin Spacey is (unfortunately) solid in his role as media man Kingsley.

With that noted, it isn't really a film that is set alight by its cast. They all serve their purpose but aren't anything great. The animals, racing and hearty narrative make up for that though. A fine film, even if it does just narrowly avoid 3*.