<P> One of the most prominent movies filmed in Alaska is MGM's Eskimo / Mala The Magnificent, starring Alaska Native Ray Mala . In 1932 an expedition set out from MGM's studios in Hollywood to Alaska to film what was then billed as "The Biggest Picture Ever Made ." Upon arriving in Alaska, they set up "Camp Hollywood" in Northwest Alaska, where they lived during the duration of the filming . Louis B. Mayer spared no expense in spite of the remote location, going so far as to hire the chef from the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to prepare meals . </P> <P> When Eskimo premiered at the Astor Theatre in New York City, the studio received the largest amount of feedback in its history to that point . Eskimo was critically acclaimed and released worldwide; as a result, Mala became an international movie star . Eskimo won the first Oscar for Best Film Editing at the Academy Awards, and showcased and preserved aspects of Inupiat culture on film . </P> <P> The 1983 Disney movie Never Cry Wolf was at least partially shot in Alaska . The 1991 film White Fang, based on Jack London's novel and starring Ethan Hawke, was filmed in and around Haines . Steven Seagal's 1994 On Deadly Ground, starring Michael Caine, was filmed in part at the Worthington Glacier near Valdez . The 1999 John Sayles film Limbo, starring David Strathairn, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Kris Kristofferson, was filmed in Juneau . </P> <P> The psychological thriller Insomnia, starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, was shot in Canada, but was set in Alaska . The 2007 film directed by Sean Penn, Into The Wild, was partially filmed and set in Alaska . The film, which is based on the novel of the same name, follows the adventures of Christopher McCandless, who died in a remote abandoned bus along the Stampede Trail west of Healy in 1992 . </P>

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