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''Sugar Mountain'' is a 2016 American
thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by Richard Gray and written by Abe Pogos. The film stars
Cary Elwes Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor. He starred as Westley in ''The Princess Bride (film), The Princess Bride'' (1987), and also had lead roles in films such as ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993) and the Saw (fr ...
,
Jason Momoa Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (; born August 1, 1979) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series '' Baywatch: Hawaii'' (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the ...
, Drew Roy, Haley Webb, and
Shane Coffey Shane Coffey is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Holden Strauss in Freeform's ''Pretty Little Liars''. Early life Coffey was born in Houston, Texas and raised in nearby Spring. He studied theater at the University of Southe ...
. Filming began on March 10, 2014 in Seward, Alaska and ended on April 18. The film was released in the United States on December 9, 2016.


Premise

A man tries to fake going missing for a few days to sell his survival story. But, things quickly get out of hand.


Cast

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Cary Elwes Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor. He starred as Westley in ''The Princess Bride (film), The Princess Bride'' (1987), and also had lead roles in films such as ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993) and the Saw (fr ...
as Jim Huxley *
Jason Momoa Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (; born August 1, 1979) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series '' Baywatch: Hawaii'' (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the ...
as Joe Bright * Drew Roy as Miles West * Haley Webb as Lauren Huxley *
Shane Coffey Shane Coffey is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Holden Strauss in Freeform's ''Pretty Little Liars''. Early life Coffey was born in Houston, Texas and raised in nearby Spring. He studied theater at the University of Southe ...
as Liam West *
Melora Walters Melora Walters (born October 21, 1959) is an American actress and filmmaker, best known for her starring roles as Wanda Henrickson on HBO's ''Big Love'' (2006–2010) and Kathy Kone on Hulu's '' PEN15'' (2019–2021). She has frequently collabora ...
as Tracey Huxley *
Anna Hutchison Anna Hutchison (born 8 February 1986) is a New Zealand actress and producer. Her roles include Delphi Greenlaw on ''Shortland Street'' (2002–04); Lily Chilman, the Jungle Fury Yellow Ranger on '' Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' (2008); Allison Di ...
as Angie Miller * John Karna as Josh Miller *
Steve Mouzakis Steve Mouzakis is an Australian film, television and theatre actor. He is known for his role in the Spike Jonze film ''Where the Wild Things Are'', Van Gogh in ''Prison Break'', Steven Ray in the film '' The Suicide Theory'', and performing alon ...
as Randy


Production

The film originally had been set in
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
until the filmmakers found a suitable location in
Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
. The executive producer responsible for arranging a considerable amount of the film finance was Kaine Harling.
Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
began March 10, 2014 in the town of Seward, lasting six weeks. Filming ended on April 18, 2014.


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* * {{Richard Gray 2016 films 2016 thriller films 2010s American films 2010s English-language films American thriller films English-language thriller films Films about hoaxes Films directed by Richard Gray Films set in Alaska Films shot in Alaska