screenshots / Iceman / 1984 Universal City Studios, Inc.

A team of Artic researchers discover a 40,000-year-old man frozen in ice and are able to bring him back to life.

Timothy Hutton stars as the anthropologist who defends the Neanderthal man's right to be considered as a human being and not a scientific specimen.

Cast in the role of "Charlie" (the name that is given to the Neanderthal man), actor John Lone previously appeared on theater screens in the 1976 remake of King Kong.

James Tolkan (Maynard) would later appear in 1987's Masters of the Universe starring Dolph Lundgren.

Actor Danny Glover (Loomis) would later star in a number of motion pictures including 1995's Operation Dumbo Drop.

The film opens and ends with an Inuit quotation: "I, who was born to die shall live. That the world of animals, and the world of men may come together, I shall live."

Filming locations in Canada include the provinces of Manitoba and British Columbia.