Directed by: Frank Marshall
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, Vincent Spano, Bruce Ramsay
Factual error: Most of the time the boys have no visible breaths, even though they're in a freezing climate.
Factual error: While debating when to begin the trek across the Andes with Nando, Roberto remarks that "winter will be over" soon. This incident took place in South America where the seasons are opposite from the northern hemisphere. The plane crashed in the spring and Nando and Roberto reached Chile by foot in the summer.
Continuity mistake: After 70 days in the Andes, Nando has not grown a beard. Two days later, when they come with the choppers, he's managed to grow quite a nice one.
Suggested correction: It's possible that Nando continued shaving (offscreen) while they were living at the plane, but gave it up (or left his razor behind) during the trek out of the mountains. In real life, some of the survivors did shave while in the mountains.
Antonio 'Tintín' Vizintín: Alberto.
Carlitos Páez: Dead.
Alberto Artuna: I'm not dead. I've never felt worse in my life, but I'm not dead.
Trivia: John Malkovich is never credited for his appearance as older Carlitos in the beginning and end of the film.
Question: When the trio first found the tail, Nando writes "Go Up 18 Still Alive" in the tail. The fuselage is lower than the tail because after the tail was detached, the fuselage slid far down. The trio had to climb up the mountain to find the tail. So why does he write "up" instead of "down"?