Mountain Top

2017 1h 42m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 18

DramaFamilyMystery

Synopsis

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A lawyer-turned-preacher living in a small Appalachian town is pursued by an eccentric man to represent him in court. Now involved in a case that ties into his own small-town life, the former attorney agrees to help a man.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Barry Corbin
Sam Miller
Coby Ryan McLaughlin
Mike Andrews
Valerie Azlynn
Peg Andrews
Lin Shaye
Muriel Miller
Danny Vinson
Braxton Hodges
Burgess Jenkins
Bobby Lambert
Gregory Alan Williams
Lamar Cochran
Bob Gunton
Maxwell Forrest

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Wheeler
Writers: Robert Whitlow, Gary Wheeler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gary Wheeler, shot by Rob Givens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Barry Corbin and Coby Ryan McLaughlin and Valerie Azlynn carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3305388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gary Wheeler directs. Rob Givens behind the camera. Jonathan Olive cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Gary Wheeler, shot by Rob Givens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jonathan Olive shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Barry Corbin and Coby Ryan McLaughlin and Valerie Azlynn carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3305388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rob Givens
Editing: Jonathan Olive
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Status: Released
Budget: $750,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Mountain Top (2017)

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Wuchak2022-11-14
★ 7/10
The LORD wants you to do pastoral work, not be a lawyer! (Or maybe not) A pastor living near the mountains in western North Carolina (Coby Ryan McLaughlin) is approached by the wife of a man in jail for serious embezzlement. The couple (Barry Corbin & Lin Shaye) insists that God wants him, a former lawyer, to be the defense attorney. But why take time away from his pastoral ministry to defend a criminal? Unless, the man’s not a thug at all. "Mountain Top” (2017) is a crime drama written & directed by a coproducer of “War Room” (2015). While not as powerful as that film, it’s at least on the level of "God's Not Dead" (2014) and "Do You Believe?" (2015), just not as evangelistic and with a scenic mountain town milieu. It’s refreshing to watch a crime drama with overt verbiage concerning God and faith, yet it’s thankfully done in such a natural fashion it comes across low-key and not overdone. Valerie Azlynn is on hand as the pastor’s wife. She looks like a tall version of Valerie Bertinelli when she was young. The film runs 1 hour, 42 minutes, and was shot in Huntersville & Charlotte, North Carolina. GRADE: B

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