Darling companion is the kind of movie that benefits greatly from its modesty. Darling companion is the story of joseph and beth, a surgeon and. For example, the gunsmoke tv series used a set in johnson canyon between the 1950s1970s. It also avoids the heavyhandedness of grand canyon. Jun 08, 2016 all three of the successful high school musical films were almost entirely shot in utah. Rent darling companion 2012 on dvd and bluray netflix. Parents need to know that the titular partner in darling companion is a beloved dog who helps a woman played by diane keaton fill an emotional vacuum. Productions filmed in utah and the specific cities or locations where they were filmed related pages. Nov 20, 2015 its not secret that utah is a hot spot for films. Producer brandt andersen said the largely utahbased crew suggested looking at tooele city as a possible filming location, and the jail really cinched the decision to film locally.
These are two iconic utah locations forever immortalized in cinema history and my childhood memories. Highway 144 in new harmony was closed a few times a day for the filming of some scenes. Movies like darling companion if you like darling companion you are looking for sentimental, touching and realistic movies about with pets, couple relations, family life, family problems, parents and children, love and romance and disorder themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa. Huntsman center at the university of utah, snow canyon country club, murray, st. This is the story of beth, whose husband, joseph, loses her beloved dog. Lawrence kasdans first feature in nine years, darling companion marks a return to the sort of soulsearching ensemble piece that has served him well, but, while superbly acted, the dramedy. If you like darling companion you are looking for sentimental, touching and realistic movies about with pets, couple relations, family life, family problems, parents and children, love and romance and disorder themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa.
Filming took place in utah in 2010 and was released on april 20, 2012. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Darling companion a tale of love lost and redeemed in the wake of a stray dogs adoption, darling companion arrives with a commendable pedigree. Sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. How many of these movies filmed in kanab, utah have you seen. Darling companion was filmed in utah in high definition, and the location scenery is some compensation.
Sony pictures classics joseph kevin kline walks freeway, the dog that his wife has adopted, in darling companion, filmed in utah. Another 2010 taping on main street starred academy award winners diane keaton, kevin kline and dianne wiest, offering parkites a rare chance to see three oscar winners in person at once. The movie was filmed in east high school in salt lake city, murray high school, jon m. Tooele is filming location for new hollywood movie. In addition to the 35 movies that were filmed in utah this year, the state also played backdrop to abcs. When people talk about movies filmed in utah, the conversation quickly turns to the monument valley vistas in john fords westerns, or the red rocks around moab as seen in thelma and louise. Kasdans script, cowritten with his wife meg, captures the children of the 1950s approaching senior citizenship with the same ease that the big chill served up a snapshot of boomers in their thirties. Beth is determined to find it, though, and with the help of family and friends, she embarks on a journey to find her lost pet, discovering new relationships and mending old ones along the way. Websites that closely follow hollywood list darling companion as having a 2012 release date. Rent darling companion 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. With diane keaton, kevin kline, dianne wiest, richard jenkins. Utah has actually been used for films since before wwii. Sony pictures class bryan mark duplass, left and russell richard jenkins search for a missing dog in the comedydrama darling companion, filmed beth diane keaton bonds with her dog freeway, in the comedy.
Feb 09, 2012 lawrence kasdans first feature in nine years, darling companion marks a return to the sort of soulsearching ensemble piece that has served him well, but, while superbly acted, the dramedy. Melanie olmstead worked in location management and transportation for a number of hollywood films, and she lived in utah. Beth and grace are driving down a colorado freeway when beth freaks out, makes grace pull over, and runs back to where she saw a beautiful dog abandoned on the roadside. Darling companion has a pure message that it delivers in attimes wonderfully simple but other times discouragingly pat story. Darling companion stars diane keaton, kevin kline, and dianne wiest. Search, get listed, or request production services. The first talking movie filmed outdoors was in old arizona filmed in 1928 on location in zion national park and the ghost town grafton, utah. Besides the sundance film festival, which brings in thousands of people each year, utah is known for several other film companies including disney. Production guide and directory with crew, equipment, digital media, preproduction, post production, production support and talent services. Thinking about this led me to discussing what my top 10 filmed in utah movies would be. November 2015 beth winter keaton rescues a lost dog from.
Apr 20, 2012 watch the movie trailer for darling companion 2012. Apr 23, 2012 now playing at varsity cinemas in toronto. One day while out driving with her daughter, grace elisabeth moss, beth rescues a. Beth diane keaton saves a bedraggled lost dog from the side of the freeway on a wintry day in denver. This james bond movie was filmed at many locations around the world. Dec 10, 2019 darling companion is a 2012 drama film directed by lawrence kasdan, written by kasdan and his wife meg, and starring diane keaton and kevin kline. Watch the movie trailer for darling companion 2012. As the film opens, we meet joseph winter kline, a back surgeon, his lonely wife, beth keaton, and their husbandseeking daughter, grace elisabeth moss. Black levels provide nice contrasts throughout, and while there isnt much depth to the picture the edge delineation is still strong. There were a few scenes where the film probably could have benefitted from high definition viewing especially with it taking place in the woods with lots of great nature footage, but the quality of the dvd is pretty good. Film treasures abound in utahs little hollywood st. Almost all of it was filmed on stages at shepperton studios in england.
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 389 total. Washington county historical society washington county, utah. Aug 29, 2019 melanie olmstead worked in location management and transportation for a number of hollywood films, and she lived in utah. Another movie set, located in paria canyon, was used in the clint eastwood classic. Andersen said if production keeps on schedule, don verdean is expected to begin premiering in theaters and film festivals in about a year. Kutv the utah film commission says 2015 was a blockbuster year for movie makers in utah. The ufc app gives realtime access to location photos with integrated mapping and navigational capabilities all on your iphone or ipad.
Yes, its important that joseph learns the value of family and no, it comes as no surprise that he does. Aerial scenes were filmed in moab ut with the finale aerial scenes filmed in southwest utah including hurricane hurricane arch bridge state route 9 milepost 11 and kanab. Located just 45 miles south of salt lake city, utah valley features widely diverse locations for filming from desert to alpine, suburban to rural, and high tech to wilderness. Kutv the utah film commission says 2015 was a blockbuster year for moviemakers in utah. It was filmed in two shoots during 2005 and 2006, the former simultaneously with the preceding film, dead mans chest. The opportunity at the utah film festival is, like batman movie reboots or red robins fries, endless. May 24, 2012 sony pictures classics joseph kevin kline walks freeway, the dog that his wife has adopted, in darling companion, filmed in utah. Joseph loses freeway by letting him run free on a country walk. Darling companion official movie trailer hd youtube. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The magazine, a trade journal that deals with methods, tools, processes of preproduction, production and postproduction, considers a variety of factors, including not only scenery, but also stateoffered incentives, workforce. Fema approves coronavirus crisis counseling funds for utah.
Featuring beautiful cinematography that captures the natural beauty of the rockies and a superlative cast, lawrence and meg kasdans darling companion is a darling of a film. Nor is it a shock that the doctor gets an important lesson in humility as he discovers that sometimes the surgeon needs to be cared for. In the meantime, you can get reacquainted with some old movie favorites and meet some new ones, as more than 100 movies were filmed in kanab and the surrounding areas. Utah valley offers a variety of majestic vistas, open space, and natural beauty to make your project unique. In darling companion, beth diane keaton saves a bedraggled lost dog from the side of the freeway on a wintry day in denver. Kevin kline, diane keaton, richard jenkins, elisabeth moss, mark duplass, dianne wiest, sam shepard regista. Directed by lawrence kasdan and starring kevin kline, diane keaton, dianne wiest and richard jenkins. You can grab darling companion on bluray or dvd for your athome viewing. It is the last film in the series to be directed by gore verbinski.
Darling companion is a 2012 drama film directed by lawrence kasdan, written by kasdan and his wife meg, and starring diane keaton and kevin kline. The first thing that pops into my mind is the baseball field from the movie the sandlot, followed by the lehi roller mills. Apr 25, 2012 as the film opens, we meet joseph winter kline, a back surgeon, his lonely wife, beth keaton, and their husbandseeking daughter, grace elisabeth moss. Filmed in utah is about capturing the love of film making by film makers for film makers. More than 900 movies and tv series have been filmed in utah. Grace marries the handsome young vet and disappears from the film on their honeymoon. If you want to know whats happening in the film industry on a more person level stay tune as film in utah branches out nationally and eventually globally. Travelers insurance brings its dogs to main street for. Productions filmed in utah cities and national parks. May 21, 2017 in the meantime, you can get reacquainted with some old movie favorites and meet some new ones, as more than 100 movies were filmed in kanab and the surrounding areas.
Filmmakers used utah s waterless salt flats to create the setting for jack sparrows otherworldly exile in the final. You may want to ask sean clark, i think hes doing an article on the halloween 4 locations in the up coming issue of horrorhound magazine. Located just 45 miles south of salt lake city, utah valley features widely diverse locations for filming from desert to alpine, suburban to rural, and high tech to wilderness all minutes away from each other. Aug 04, 2014 filmed in color and starring randolph scott and robert young, the movie made extensive use of the paria section of kane county, an area filled with plunging, rainbowcolored canyons. Aug 25, 2012 darling companion was filmed in utah in high definition, and the location scenery is some compensation. Struggling with her distracted, selfinvolved husband joseph kevin kline and an empty nest. According to her imdb, olmstead died in salt lake city, utah on may 25. See the full list of darling companion cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. When the dog gets lost in the woods, her family comes together to track it down, leading to a chance for reconnection. Darling companion 2012 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Darling companion on dvd august 28, 2012 starring kevin kline, diane keaton, richard jenkins, elisabeth moss.
The role the cisco kid won warner baxter an academy award. Filmed in color and starring randolph scott and robert young, the movie made extensive use of the paria section of kane county, an area filled with plunging, rainbowcolored canyons. Utah has actually been used for films since before wwii and it continues to be an amazing location for upcoming films. Everything you need to know about darling companion movie. They were part of the cast of a movie entitled darling companion. Pages in category films shot in utah the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 392 total. Rent darling companion 2012 starring diane keaton and kevin kline on dvd and bluray. In 2010, in fact, utah has been named by p3 update magazine as one of the top 10 movie making locations in the world. Beth winter diane keaton, wife of a selfabsorbed surgeon named joseph kevin kline, is decidedly lonely. Industry veterans, extraordinary filmmakers, and topshelf enthusiasts are coming together in such a way that makes it hard to leavesounds like the right party to be at. The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. All three of the successful high school musical films were almost entirely shot in utah.