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A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Will Patton, who plays Henry in this movie, told Nick and Lori his last name was "Pritchard", this is a subtle nod to arguably his most well known acting role for a character he portrayed in No Way Out named "Scott Pritchard."
- GoofsWhen the Guide gets bitten by rattlesnakes and the 'mules' are scared, it shows horses running (and naying) away. When he finds a 'mule' it is back to being a mule.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Wolf Town (2011)
- SoundtracksBack Of My Mind
Performed by Jim Reilley
Written by James Scott Reilley
Under license from Ford Music Services
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The wilderness can be a great place to visit, when everything is going okay. But introduce some unexpected problems, and an excellent adventure, far removed from other people, morphs into a nightmare. It's a story premise that has a long history in cinema, and it's the premise on which "The Canyon" is based. An attractive newlywed couple hires an old backwoods coot (played by Will Patton) to guide them through the back-country of the Grand Canyon. Everything goes well ... for awhile.
The script's characters seem credible. But the plot lacks creative imagination. One particular adversity propels the film's second half, which goes on and on, tediously. Either the editor needed to chop off some of the plot repetition, or the writer needed to introduce additional, more varied, adversities.
Further, the story's inciting incident, which involves a reptile, is not remotely credible. And the characters react to this event in ways that add to their misery. What would films be without characters who make stupid decisions?
Casting is acceptable. Acting is okay until near the end when one performance becomes almost laughable. Sound effects and background music are fine.
Scenery is spectacular, helped along by competent color cinematography. And the final scene is arguably the best scene in the entire film. As the camera zooms out, viewers get a stunning visual perspective, one of the best such perspectives I have ever seen in any film.
An unimaginative and at times silly plot renders the story somewhat tiresome and tedious. But this is partially offset by terrific visuals, the most impressive of which is right at the very end.
The script's characters seem credible. But the plot lacks creative imagination. One particular adversity propels the film's second half, which goes on and on, tediously. Either the editor needed to chop off some of the plot repetition, or the writer needed to introduce additional, more varied, adversities.
Further, the story's inciting incident, which involves a reptile, is not remotely credible. And the characters react to this event in ways that add to their misery. What would films be without characters who make stupid decisions?
Casting is acceptable. Acting is okay until near the end when one performance becomes almost laughable. Sound effects and background music are fine.
Scenery is spectacular, helped along by competent color cinematography. And the final scene is arguably the best scene in the entire film. As the camera zooms out, viewers get a stunning visual perspective, one of the best such perspectives I have ever seen in any film.
An unimaginative and at times silly plot renders the story somewhat tiresome and tedious. But this is partially offset by terrific visuals, the most impressive of which is right at the very end.
- Lechuguilla
- Oct 11, 2010
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Каньон
- Filming locations
- Antelope Canyon, Utah, USA(Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA)
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,785
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,785
- Oct 25, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $1,785
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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