Beyond the Reach (2014)

A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.

Director:

Jean-Baptiste Léonetti

Writers:

Stephen Susco (screenplay), Robb White (based on the book: "Deathwatch")

Stars:

Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine, Martin Palmer

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michael Douglas	...	Madec
Jeremy Irvine	...	Ben
Hanna Mangan Lawrence	...	Laina
Ronny Cox	...	Sheriff Robb
Patricia Bethune	...	Secretary
Jadelyn Dawn Wilkins	...	Dead Girl w / Lipstick
Eddy Glenn Patterson	...	Helicopter Pilot

Storyline

Madec, an international and unscrupulous entrepreneur, hires the skilled young tracker Ben to guide him through the fearful and barren Mojave Desert during a hunting trip. Unfortunately, however, things will take a turn for the worse, when prideful Madec shoots unintentionally the wrong target, and in a cynical attempt to wash his hands of the irrevocable deed, Madec will try to bribe himself out of this predicament by offering Ben a hefty compensation in exchange for his silence. But as this is against Ben's principles, before long, the unfortunate tracker will run for his life under the fierce and merciless sun. Undoubtedly, the desert is limitless, but on the other hand, so is the desire to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

shirtless man | new mexico | new mexico desert | trip | guide | 

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Taglines:

What began as an accident has become a deadly game.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beyond the Reach

Filming Locations:

Farmington, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,287, 17 April 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$44,577, 26 April 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Square One Cinema, Lionsgate, Furthur Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the 1972 novel Death Watch by Robb White.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ben: You know I can't keep this, right?
[pause]
Ben: Man, your grandfather made it for you.
Laina: To give the man I love.
Ben: Come on, you won't miss me. Your practice at six every morning, classes... All those college guys...

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Michael Douglas/Kat Dennings/St. Vincent (2015)

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Soundtracks

Man of Constant Sorrow
Arranged by GH Bluegrass Pickers
Courtesy of Extreme Production Music

User Reviews

Watchable as a movie, but somehow idiotic plot

An old rich guy who likes to hunt pays a young scout to help him find some big game out in the desert. Something goes wrong and the two start a conflict that can't end well.

Michael Douglas still has a solid presence in the screen and you get to see some wild landscape. But the actual plot after the "thing" that will go wrong seems like ridiculous to me and to the people I know they saw the movie. Lots of hasty decisions without thinking.

Anyway, this isn't going to the Oscars but it is somehow watchable and 90 minutes pass relative quickly if you don't mind the, in my opinion, incoherent plot. As a plus you get to see the new Benz 6X6 before it reaches the production line. Reportedly costs more than half a million.