Born American (1986)
January 14, 1986Release Date
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Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Mike Norris
Savoy Brown
Steve Durham
Mitch Sheppard
David Coburn
K.C.
Thalmus Rasulala
The Admiral
Albert Salmi
Drane
Piita Vuosalmi
Nadja Kulakova
Vesa Vierikko
Kapsky
Ismo Kallio
Zarkov
Laura Munsterhjelm
Irina
Pauli Virtanen
Sergei
Antti Horko
Cossack
Renny Harlin
Director
Jone Takamäki
Interrogator
Inkeri Luoma-aho
Female Guard
Markus Selin
Writer
Markku Blomqvist
Irina's Father
Sari Havas
Girl at Party
Richard G. Mitchell
Composer
Marjo Vuollo
Tamara
Henrik Paersch
Cinematographer
Juhani Tuominen
Car Salesman
Paul Martin Smith
Editor
Mats Helge Olsson
Priest (uncredited) / Special Effects
Venetia Stevenson
ProductionDesigner
Stack Pierce
The Admiral (uncredited) (voice)
Jorma Vaittinen
Prisoner (uncredited)
Eero Henttonen
Prisoner (uncredited)
Rapa Ripa
KGB Man (uncredited) / Stunts
Alex Mackie
Assistant Sound Editor
Víctor Quintero
Stunts
Gary Pike
Stunts
Suzanne Parker Sanders
Makeup Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 14, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Content RatingR
Genres
Wiki.
Born American (Finnish: Jäätävä polte; also known as Arctic Heat) is a 1986 Finnish film directed by Renny Harlin. It was originally supposed to star Chuck Norris but he backed out when filming was delayed by funding problems and his son, Mike Norris, landed the lead instead. A Finnish production, this was at that time the most expensive film ever to have been made in Finland. The Finnish Board of Film Classification initially banned the movie due to its excessive violence and anti-Soviet elements. Because of that, the movie had to be shortened 3.5 minutes before it was finally accepted for distribution October 29, 1986 with the Supreme Court decision. The premiere was December 19, 1986. The success of the film in the United States allowed Harlin to get his foot in the door in Hollywood, giving him his first American directorial work in the 1987 horror film Prison.
In his 2008 book Kohti sinipunaa, Juhani Suomi revealed that the request to ban the movie originated from Vladimir Sobolev, the Soviet Union's ambassador to Finland.