Sugar Mountain

2016 1h 47m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 126

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Synopsis

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Two brothers, down on their luck, fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness so they'll have a great survival story to sell, but the hoax turns out to be more real than they planned.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Drew Roy
Miles West
Haley Webb
Lauren Huxley
Shane Coffey
Liam West
Melora Walters
Tracey Huxley
Anna Hutchison
Angie Miller
Crawford Wilson
Deputy Bradley Dolan
John Karna
Josh Miller
Nick Farnell
Eddie Swan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Gray
Writers: Abe Pogos, Catherine Hill, Abe Pogos
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Gray, shot by John Garrett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alies Sluiter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Kroll shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Drew Roy and Haley Webb and Shane Coffey carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3553378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Gray directs. John Garrett behind the camera. Alies Sluiter scores. Christopher Kroll cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Richard Gray, shot by John Garrett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Alies Sluiter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Christopher Kroll shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Drew Roy and Haley Webb and Shane Coffey carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3553378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: John Garrett
Original score: Alies Sluiter
Editing: Christopher Kroll
Production design: Ali Matilla
Makeup / hair: Branden Elde
Sound: George Burton Goen II
Stunt coordinator: Jason Rodriguez
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Sugar Mountain (2016)

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Wuchak2019-12-30
★ 8/10
“O, what a tangled web we weave…” Two brothers (Drew Roy and Shane Coffey) and a girl (Haley Webb) in Alaska concoct a survivalist hoax to make easy money, but things don’t go according to plan. Cary Elwes plays the sheriff, the girl’s father, while Jason Momoa is on hand as an intimidating redneck. "Sugar Mountain" (2016) is a drama/thriller in the mold of “A Perfect Plan” (1998), but with the setting & budget of “Into the Grizzly Maze” (2015) and “Hold the Dark” (2018). Some armchair critics have called the plot ridiculous, but it isn’t; it’s very believable. Look no further than Frederick Cook’s fake 1908 conquest of Mount McKinley (now Denali) or the Colorado “balloon boy” hoax in 2009. If you like any of those above three movies you’ll like this one. The less I say the better. My title blurb tells all. Anna Hutchison stands out on the female front, although her role is peripheral. Melora Walters is also on hand; you might remember her as George Costanza’s date in the Seinfeld episode “The Hamptons.” She was also the girl in the notorious kitchen scene in “Cold Mountain” (2003). The movie runs 1 hour, 46 minutes, and was shot in the Seward, Alaska, region. GRADE: B+/A-

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