DramaThriller

Sugar Mountain

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.

Release Date : 2016-12-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : FilmRiseScreen Media FilmsYellow Brick FilmsTen4 PicturesNice Bike FeaturesCouch Cricket Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Miles West

Original Name : Drew Roy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lauren Huxley

Original Name : Haley Webb

Gender : Female

Character Name : Liam West

Original Name : Shane Coffey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tracey Huxley

Original Name : Melora Walters

Gender : Female

Character Name : Angie Miller

Original Name : Anna Hutchison

Gender : Female

Character Name : Deputy Bradley Dolan

Original Name : Crawford Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Josh Miller

Original Name : John Karna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie Swan

Original Name : Nick Farnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Randy Derdon

Original Name : Steve Mouzakis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sharky Bait

Original Name : Patrick Sane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Huxley

Original Name : Cary Elwes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Bright

Original Name : Jason Momoa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Harbor Master

Original Name : Ron Holmstrom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Bar

Original Name : Tyler Rothmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carol Swan

Original Name : Sarah Tidwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy Boy Scout

Original Name : Ernacio Moonin

Gender : Male

Character Name : David Boy Scout

Original Name : Maximus Antonio Moonin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scout Master

Original Name : Hank West

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter 1

Original Name : Linnea Hollingsworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Jean

Original Name : Yulia Klass

Gender : Female

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Rolf Bardarson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy Scout's Mother

Original Name : Maggie Jane Vin Zant

Gender : Male

Character Name : National News Anchor

Original Name : Dorene Lorenz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Local News Anchor

Original Name : Jeanie Greene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miles West

Original Name : Bobby Campo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liam West

Original Name : Sebastian Gregory

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***“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-