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Release Date: 1986

Cast: Mike Norris

Categories: Movies, Action, Action Thrillers, Prison, Escape Film

Born American (Finnish: Jäätävä polte; UK title: Arctic Heat) is a 1986 film directed by Renny Harlin. It was a feature length action movie about three Americans vacationing in Finland who cross the border into the Soviet Union. 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 the time the most expensive film ever to have been made in Finland. The Finnish government banned the movie, because of promotion of extreme hatred against... MORE

Born American (Finnish: Jäätävä polte; UK title: Arctic Heat) is a 1986 film directed by Renny Harlin. It was a feature length action movie about three Americans vacationing in Finland who cross the border into the Soviet Union. 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 the time the most expensive film ever to have been made in Finland. The Finnish government banned the movie, because of promotion of extreme hatred against Russian nationality. The success of the film in the United States allowed Harlin to get his foot in the door in Hollywood. LESS