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The names of Dewey and Truman come from the candidates Thomas Edmund Dewey and Harry S. Truman who participated in the US presidential election in 1948 .
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The scary seal is fake. The team of Stan Winston , winner of the Academy Award for Stunt Art , was invited to produce tenacious animated model seals for sled dogs and seal battle scenes. Frank Wilton Marshall once co-wrote " Jurassic Park " with Winston . After the animated model seal is completed, it needs to be coated with a thin layer of peanut butter in order to lure the sled dogs to attack it.
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The Japanese version of the movie " Nankyoku monogatari " has a much cruel ending compared to the film. In the real incident, there were fifteen dogs, and only two survived.
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Although most of the dogs in the movie play during the day, the dogs in the real event have to endure the long nights of winter in the Antarctic Circle .
Eight Below behind the scenes gags
2022-01-01 08:02
Extended Reading
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Jerry Shepard: Up here in front, on lead, we've got my best girl Maya. And next to her we've got old Jack who just turned ten and he's actually getting ready to retire. Back here, the white one, this is Shorty. And next to him is the pup of the bunch. That's Max. He's still in training. He's got the right stuff. I expect big things outta him. And right here, we've got the twins, this is Truman. Truman here took a bite out of Dewey a couple of years ago. You notice the scar about Dewey's left eye?
Dr. Andy Harrison: Yeah.
Jerry Shepard: Yeah, well they've been buddies ever since, so... and then back here, last but not least, we've got the two malamutes. The gray one's Shadow and the red one is his buddy Buck. All brawn and absolutely no brain. But we love them.
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Charlie Cooper: Payback's a dish better served cold