Avalanche (1994 film)

Avalanche is a 1994 CTV Fox  made-for-television disaster action thriller film directed by Paul Shapiro and starring Michael Gross, Deanna Milligan, Myles Ferguson and David Hasselhoff. The film was shot in British Columbia, Canada.

Premise
A father (Gross) and his two children (Milligan, Ferguson) take a trip up to a log cabin in the mountains. Duncan (Hasselhoff) is a diamonds smuggler who unintentionally crashes his plane causing an avalanche that traps the family inside their cabin. He is rescued by the family. While they are trying to dig their way out to freedom, he instead aggressively forces them to search for the diamonds he had smuggled from Russia.

Critical reception
In his Variety review, critic Tony Scott called Avalanche "a solid thriller", highlighting the "stunning" camerawork, editing and the musical score. However, AllMovie's Bernadette McCallion was less enthusiastic and only gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.

Cast
 Michael Gross as Brian Kemp
 Deanna Milligan as Deidre Kemp
 Myles Ferguson as Max Kemp
 David Hasselhoff as Duncan Snyder
 Don S. Davis as Whitney
 George Josef as Major
 Ben Cardinal as Hunter

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Category:1994 television films
Category:1990s disaster films
Category:1990s thriller drama films
Category:1990s action thriller films
Category:Alliance Atlantis films
Category:Canadian disaster films
Category:Canadian television films
Category:American television films
Category:American thriller drama films
Category:American films
Category:CTV Television Network shows
Category:Fox Broadcasting Company original programming
Category:Disaster television films
Category:English-language films
Category:Films about criminals
Category:Films about families
Category:Films shot in British Columbia
Category:Survival films
Category:Thriller television films
Category:Action television films
Category:Canadian films