Sugar Mountain (film)
Sugar Mountain is an American thriller film directed by Richard Gray and written by Abe Pogos. The film stars Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa, Drew Roy, Haley Webb, and Shane Coffey. Filming began on March 10, 2014 in Seward, Alaska and ended on April 18.
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| Directed by | Richard Gray |
| Produced by | Kaine Harling Michele Davis-Gray John Garrett Richard Gray Jamie Houge Virginia Kay Steve Ponce Melanie Camp Kimberly Garrett Mike Gillespie T. Patman Thomas Darcy Wedd Mark Sachen |
| Written by | Abe Pogos |
| Starring | Cary Elwes Jason Momoa Drew Roy Haley Webb Shane Coffey |
| Music by | Alies Sluiter |
| Cinematography | John Garrett |
| Edited by | Christopher Kroll |
Production company | Yellow Brick Films |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 1:45 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was released in the US on December 9, 2016.
Premise
A man tries to fake going missing for a few days to sell his survival story. But, things quickly get out of hand.
Cast
- Cary Elwes as Jim Huxley[1]
- Jason Momoa as Joe Bright[1]
- Drew Roy as Miles West[1]
- Haley Webb as Lauren Huxley[1]
- Shane Coffey as Liam West[1]
- Melora Walters as Tracey Huxley[2]
- Anna Hutchison as Angie Miller[2]
- John Karna as Josh Miller[2]
Production
The film originally had been set in Australia until the filmmakers found a suitable location in Alaska. The executive producer responsible for arranging a considerable amount of the film finance was Kaine Harling.[3] Principal photography began March 10, 2014 in the town of Seward, lasting six weeks.[4][5][6] Filming ended on April 18, 2014.[4][7]
References
- "Cary Elwes & Jason Momoa Climb on Indie Pic 'Sugar Mountain'". Deadline Hollywood. March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- Charlier, Emmanuelle (March 26, 2014). "Yellow Brick casts up on Sugar Mountain". ScreenDaily.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- Ford, Rebecca (March 12, 2014). "Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa Join Indie 'Sugar Mountain'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Looking for Extras For 'Sugar Mountain' Movie Shooting in Seward". Seward City News. March 9, 2014. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- "Sugar Mountain stars fall in love with Seward". Seward City News. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- Maxwell, Lauren (April 4, 2014). "Seward is location for feature film". Anchorage, Alaska: KTVA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- "Sugar Mountain shoots Seward". The Seward Phoenix Log. Lions Light Corp. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.