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Iron Will
Iron Will is a 1994 American adventure film. It is based on the true story of the 1917 dog-sled race from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Saint Paul, Minnesota, a 522 mi (840 km)-long stretch and part of the "Red River-St. Paul Sports Carnival Derby." The protagonist of the film, Will Stoneman, depicts the story of the 26-year-old American racer, Fred Hartman, although a few elements of the character resemble the 22-year-old Albert Campbell, the Métis man who won the race and whose father had died shortly prior. The film is directed by Charles Haid, and stars Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers, George Gerdes, Brian Cox, John Terry, Penelope Windust and August Schellenberg.
In the film, a teenager is thrust into adulthood when desperate family circumstances compel him to enter a lucrative yet dangerous cross-country dog race. Despite numerous odds against him, including harsh weather, hostile competitors, and uncooperative dogs, he strives to continue forward; getting help from unlikely sources along the way, he is shocked to learn that not only he, but the whole country, is inspired and hopeful to see his own "iron will" come to fruition at the finish line.
In 1917, 17-year-old Will Stoneman (Mackenzie Astin) is a mail-runner for his small South Dakota town and an apprentice carpenter for his father Jack (John Terry), who creates furniture and runs the family farm. After delivering the town mail one day, Will opens a college letter and sees that he was accepted to his desired school. Despite his happiness at being accepted, he hesitates to leave his family responsibilities behind and worries about how the family will pay for it; Jack, however, encourages Will to chase his dreams.
While returning with Will from a lumber run with their sled dogs, Jack drowns in a mushing accident when his sled overturns into a river. As the only son, now responsible for his mother Maggie (Penelope Windust) and his family's bill-indebted farm, Will despairs college but protests when his mother plans to sell their valuable sled dogs. Knowing that his father was thinking of competing in an international dog-sled race with a cash prize (to cover Will's college tuition), Will insists on attempting.
After a month of rigorous training from Native American farm hand Ned Dodd (August Schellenberg), Will travels to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to enter the race. The principal sponsor, railroad magnate J.W. Harper (David Ogden Stiers), refuses his entry as too late. American news reporter Harry Kingsley (Kevin Spacey) sees the youngster as his opportunity to win headlines and gives Will the money to pay the late fee.
During the race, Will's energy and determination win the grudging respect of the international mushers, as well as Harper, who starts a wager between himself and one of the race's co-sponsors, Angus McTeague (Brian Cox) over whether Will will finish the race. Kingsley, meanwhile, writes admiring articles gushing about Will's courage and competitive zeal (nicknaming him "Iron Will"), but his stories initially languish on back pages while the world focuses on the European War. Will becomes increasingly tired and sick, especially after he sacrifices his lead to save an Icelandic competitor who was felled by influenza.
McTeague, even more skeptical of Will's chances than Harper, offers a bribe to brutal Swedish competitor Borg Guillarson (George Gerdes) to do whatever it takes to force the kid out of the race. Will stands up against this attempted sabotage, though he earns a new enemy in Borg. Will also realizes that Kingsley is using him as a pawn to justify embellished articles which the veteran reporter hopes will win him front-page status and a promotion from the cold North to his paper's headquarters. Will ends up punching Kingsley in the face when the two meet during a stopover due to what the articles might do to his worried mother. That act actually earns Will the reporter's real respect. When McTeague repeatedly tries to bribe Will to drop out of the race, Kingsley defends Will's honor and throws McTeague out.
Meanwhile, Kingsley's stories, as well as other reporters writing about Will, finally start capturing the attention of the nation. When another reporter arrives in Will's hometown and discovers the real reason for Will's participation in the race, he not only reports the story, but he arranges for Maggie, Ned, and some of Will's friends to travel up to Canada to surprise Will at the finish line. Harper, who admits that he sees something of himself and his own youthful days in Will, suggests to McTeague that whoever wins the wager should send some of the winnings to help Will's family, though McTeague is still unimpressed by the young man. Will's determination also has an impact on Kinglsey, who tells a colleague that Will has inspired the reporter to remember why he got into journalism.
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Iron Will
Iron Will is a 1994 American adventure film. It is based on the true story of the 1917 dog-sled race from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Saint Paul, Minnesota, a 522 mi (840 km)-long stretch and part of the "Red River-St. Paul Sports Carnival Derby." The protagonist of the film, Will Stoneman, depicts the story of the 26-year-old American racer, Fred Hartman, although a few elements of the character resemble the 22-year-old Albert Campbell, the Métis man who won the race and whose father had died shortly prior. The film is directed by Charles Haid, and stars Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers, George Gerdes, Brian Cox, John Terry, Penelope Windust and August Schellenberg.
In the film, a teenager is thrust into adulthood when desperate family circumstances compel him to enter a lucrative yet dangerous cross-country dog race. Despite numerous odds against him, including harsh weather, hostile competitors, and uncooperative dogs, he strives to continue forward; getting help from unlikely sources along the way, he is shocked to learn that not only he, but the whole country, is inspired and hopeful to see his own "iron will" come to fruition at the finish line.
In 1917, 17-year-old Will Stoneman (Mackenzie Astin) is a mail-runner for his small South Dakota town and an apprentice carpenter for his father Jack (John Terry), who creates furniture and runs the family farm. After delivering the town mail one day, Will opens a college letter and sees that he was accepted to his desired school. Despite his happiness at being accepted, he hesitates to leave his family responsibilities behind and worries about how the family will pay for it; Jack, however, encourages Will to chase his dreams.
While returning with Will from a lumber run with their sled dogs, Jack drowns in a mushing accident when his sled overturns into a river. As the only son, now responsible for his mother Maggie (Penelope Windust) and his family's bill-indebted farm, Will despairs college but protests when his mother plans to sell their valuable sled dogs. Knowing that his father was thinking of competing in an international dog-sled race with a cash prize (to cover Will's college tuition), Will insists on attempting.
After a month of rigorous training from Native American farm hand Ned Dodd (August Schellenberg), Will travels to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to enter the race. The principal sponsor, railroad magnate J.W. Harper (David Ogden Stiers), refuses his entry as too late. American news reporter Harry Kingsley (Kevin Spacey) sees the youngster as his opportunity to win headlines and gives Will the money to pay the late fee.
During the race, Will's energy and determination win the grudging respect of the international mushers, as well as Harper, who starts a wager between himself and one of the race's co-sponsors, Angus McTeague (Brian Cox) over whether Will will finish the race. Kingsley, meanwhile, writes admiring articles gushing about Will's courage and competitive zeal (nicknaming him "Iron Will"), but his stories initially languish on back pages while the world focuses on the European War. Will becomes increasingly tired and sick, especially after he sacrifices his lead to save an Icelandic competitor who was felled by influenza.
McTeague, even more skeptical of Will's chances than Harper, offers a bribe to brutal Swedish competitor Borg Guillarson (George Gerdes) to do whatever it takes to force the kid out of the race. Will stands up against this attempted sabotage, though he earns a new enemy in Borg. Will also realizes that Kingsley is using him as a pawn to justify embellished articles which the veteran reporter hopes will win him front-page status and a promotion from the cold North to his paper's headquarters. Will ends up punching Kingsley in the face when the two meet during a stopover due to what the articles might do to his worried mother. That act actually earns Will the reporter's real respect. When McTeague repeatedly tries to bribe Will to drop out of the race, Kingsley defends Will's honor and throws McTeague out.
Meanwhile, Kingsley's stories, as well as other reporters writing about Will, finally start capturing the attention of the nation. When another reporter arrives in Will's hometown and discovers the real reason for Will's participation in the race, he not only reports the story, but he arranges for Maggie, Ned, and some of Will's friends to travel up to Canada to surprise Will at the finish line. Harper, who admits that he sees something of himself and his own youthful days in Will, suggests to McTeague that whoever wins the wager should send some of the winnings to help Will's family, though McTeague is still unimpressed by the young man. Will's determination also has an impact on Kinglsey, who tells a colleague that Will has inspired the reporter to remember why he got into journalism.