''Anything to Survive'', also called ''Almost Too Late'', is a 1990 Canadian-American coproduced

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directed by

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and starring

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and

Emily Perkins Emily Jean Perkins (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian actress, known for her roles as Crystal Braywood in the TV series ''Hiccups'', young Beverly Marsh in '' Stephen King's It'', and Brigitte Fitzgerald in '' Ginger Snaps''. Since the late 1980s ...

. It is loosely based on the book "Almost Too Late" by Elmo Wortman, which is the true story of the Wortman family of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.

Plot

While sailing from Prince Rupert to their home in Ketchikan, Alaska, the Barton family (siblings Wendy, Krista and Billy and their father Eddie) lose their boat in a storm and get stranded on an island. The plot concerns the family going to extreme lengths to survive. Billy builds a raft and they attempt to sail to safety but they don't get far. Eddie and Billie head off to seek help while the two daughters try to keep warm under the remains of their boat's sail. Eddie and Billy find their way to a cabin on the mainland but can't raise help. On day 23 they are able to return to the island and find that the girls are alive. Eddie and Wendy have frostbitten feet but all in the family survive and they are able to return to Ketchikan.

Cast

as Eddie *

as Krista *

as Billy *

Ocean Hellman Crystal Ocean Supri Heavenly Blue Sky Hellman (born 8 November 1971), known shortly as Ocean Hellman, is a Canadian former actress who began her acting career as a child actress when she was 3 years old. Hellman is best known for her role in the ...

as Wendy *Tom Heaton as Dave * William B. Davis as Dr. Reynolds

Reception and nominations

''Anything to Survive'' is a made-for-television film, although the film did have some half-price screenings at limited cinemas in the United Kingdom, including one at London IMAX. The film was nominated for a

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in 1990 for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress (Ocean Hellman).

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* {{IMDb title, id=0099045, title= Anything to Survive 1990 films 1990 television films 1990s disaster films 1990s English-language films 1990 drama films American disaster films American survival films American action television films Canadian disaster films English-language Canadian films Canadian survival films Canadian action television films Disaster films based on actual events Disaster television films Films about families Films about survivors of seafaring accidents or incidents Films set in Alaska Films set in British Columbia 1990s American films 1990s Canadian films CTV Television Network original films