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When Miami dentist Ted Brooks finds out that he's been named in a will, he travels to Alaska to claim his inheritance. Once he gets there, however, his dreams turn to mush: he discovers he's been left a team of sled dogs. Not only do the dogs not warm up to him, but a crusty old mountain man named Thunder Jack feels as though the dogs rightfully belong to him. When Jack urges him to hotfoot it back to warmer climates, Ted becomes determined to learn to mush, no matter what it takes.
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In a classic fish-out-of-water story, a Miami dentist learns he's been adopted after he inherits his birth mother's Alaskan dog sled team. He ventures into the Great White North to find out about where--and who--he really came from and ends up getting a little more than he bargains for.
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Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is Miami's answer to a dental superstar. He's rich, handsome and has a thriving business called Hot Smiles which he has inherited from his late father. Suddenly, his life…
