Valley of Bones

Valley of Bones
Directed byDan Glaser
Written byDan Glaser
Steven Molony
Richard M. Lewis
Produced byJon L. Wanzek
Dan Glaser
Steven Molony
Luke Taylor
Janek Ambros
StarringAutumn Reeser
Rhys Coiro
Steven Molony
CinematographyMichael Alden Lloyd
Edited byDan Glaser
Music byMichael Kramer
Corey Wallace
Production
companies
Bad Medicine Films
Buffalo 8 Productions
Distributed bySmith Global Media
Release date
  • September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Valley of Bones is a 2017 American adventure/crime thriller film directed by Dan Glaser and starring Autumn Reeser, Rhys Coiro and Steven Molony. Jon L. Wanzek of Bad Medicine Films was the writer, producer and executive producer.[1] It was released in theaters on September 1, 2017 and received mixed reviews from critics.[2]

Plot

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A disgraced paleontologist struggling to raise her son is tipped off to a groundbreaking dig site in the Badlands, embarks on a journey through the badlands of western North Dakota to search for a monumental T. rex fossil. She has to team up with a recovering meth addict, with unpaid debts to a drug cartel and threatens to bury them both under the weight of their criminal pasts.[3]

Cast

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Production

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Jon L. Wanzek of Bad Medicine Films was the writer, producer and executive producer, his first full independent feature film.[1] [4] Most of the film was shot on Wanzek's Pitchfork Ranch property near Amidon, North Dakota.[5][6] Valley of Bones was distributed by Smith Global Media/Sony Pictures and released across the United States in September 2017.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jeffers, Kara (2018-02-09). "From Construction to Film Production with Jon Wanzek". Fargo Monthly. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. ^ "A Dinosaur Archeological Dig Turns Deadly in Interesting Trailer For The Thriller VALLEY OF BONES". 7 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ Smith Global Media (6 July 2017). "Valley Of Bones Trailer". Retrieved 13 August 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Haffner, Andrew (2015-10-26). "Bakken drama by Fargo filmmakers to hit big screen". inforum. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  5. ^ Haffner, Andrew (2015-10-23). "Film shot in southwest North Dakota wraps production in-state". The Dickinson Press. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  6. ^ Lamb, John (2017-09-01). "Flesh and 'Bones': ND film hits the big screens". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  7. ^ Crust, Kevin (2017-09-01). "L.A. movie openings, Sept. 1". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  8. ^ Hipes, Patrick (2017-09-01). "'Valley Of Bones' Latest To Land At Smith Global Media". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  9. ^ "ON THE SET: A chat with 'Valley of Bones' lead actress". Bowman County Pioneer. 2015-10-15. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16.
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