The Edge is a 1997 American survival thriller film written by David Mamet and directed by Lee Tamahori starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin.

The plot follows wealthy businessman Charles Morse (Hopkins), photographer Bob Green (Baldwin), and assistant Stephen (Harold Perrineau), who must trek through the elements and try to survive after their plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, all while being hunted by a large Kodiak bear and the men's fraying friendships.

Short on time and missing a model, Bob decides to seek out Jack Hawk, a local hunter.

Charles, Bob and Stephen fly to Jack Hawk's home, only to find a note on his door that indicates he is miles away hunting.

They fly to where the man is supposed to be, but the plane strikes a flock of birds and nose-dives into a lake, killing the pilot.

Charles and Bob adapt to their harsh surroundings; while watching a squirrel fall for a trap they have constructed, they hear a rescue helicopter fly above.

They run after it, yet fail to flag it down, and tensions rise when Bob expresses his disgust with Charles and his wealth in an argument.

Charles realizes that as long as this persists, they will be unable to forage for essentials, and decides that they have to kill the bear in order to survive.

As Bob checks if the canoe is usable, Charles finds a receipt from the box he kept his knife in to use as tinder.

Among the Alberta locations were Banff National Park, Canmore, Edmonton, Thunderstone Quarries, Fortress Mountain Resort and Allarcom Studios.

Initially called Bookworm, the script was turned down by Harrison Ford and Dustin Hoffman before Alec Baldwin settled on the role of Green.

Baldwin's unwillingness to shave a beard that he had grown for the role is reenacted by Bruce Willis in Barry Levinson's adaptation of Linson's book.

Elle Macpherson was required to perform one long scene in a Native American get-up of beads, feathers and suede loincloth.

Based on 50 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 62% approval rating, with an average score of 6.3/10.

The consensus reads, "The Edge is an entertaining hybrid of brainy Mamet dialogue with brawny outdoors action—albeit one that sadly lacks as much bite as its furry antagonist.

After the emotionally fraught final moments, just as we are savoring the implications of what has just happened, the screen fades to black and we immediately get a big credit for Bart the Bear.

feature an anamorphic transfer, the trailer, a six-minute featurette, seven short cast and crew interviews and five text biographies.