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| Directed by | Ken Kwapis |
| Produced by | Steve Golin Michael Sugar Tim Bevan Liza Chasin Eric Fellner |
| Screenplay by | Jack Amiel Michael Begler |
| Based on | Freeing the Whales by Tom Rose |
| Starring | Drew Barrymore John Krasinski |
| Music by | Cliff Eidelman |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Editing by | Cara Silverman |
| Studio | Anonymous Content Working Title Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 3, 2012 |
| Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
Big Miracle is an upcoming romantic drama film starring Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski. The film, directed by Ken Kwapis, is based on the 1989 book Freeing the Whales by Tom Rose, which covers Operation Breakthrough, the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales from being trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska. The film is scheduled to be released on February 3, 2012.
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A nonprofit aid worker and a government worker spark romantically as they work together in the effort to free three California gray whales who have become trapped in a hole in the ice of the Arctic Circle.
Big Miracle is based on the 1989 book Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World's Greatest Non-Event by Tom Rose, which covers Operation Breakthrough, the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales from being trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska. The film is directed by Ken Kwapis based on a screenplay by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. Warner Bros. bought the screenplay by Amiel and Begler in April 2009, and in the following June, Kwapis was attached to direct.[5] In September 2010, with Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski cast in the starring roles, filming began in Alaska. It had a production budget of $30 million.[6] The crew constructed sets in Anchorage to resemble places in Barrow during the 1988 whale rescue. Filming lasted for 10 weeks.[7] Team One, L.L.C., an Anchorage-based medical standby company, provided medical coverage for this movie during filming in Anchorage.[8]
Visual effects on "Big Miracle" were created by Rhythm and Hues Studios and Modus FX.
Soon Burger King will promote the movie with toys.
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