In Search of a Golden Sky

1984 American film
  • Charles Napier
  • George Buck Flower
  • Cliff Osmond
  • Anne Szesny
  • Shane Wallace
  • Junior Richard
  • Josanne Wayman
  • Beverly Rowland
  • Stafford Morgan
  • Eric Hart
  • Craig Clyde
  • Jesse Bennett
  • Bob Lee
  • Lynne Van Dam
  • David A.J. Hampshire
  • John R. Hanskat
  • Don Gomes
CinematographyHenning SchellerupEdited byLee StepanskyMusic byBob Summers
Production
companies
International Pictures (IPI)[4]
Generic Pictures
Distributed byComworld Pictures
Release dates
  • 1984 (1984) (Utah)
  • 1986 (1986) (Los Angeles, California)
[1][2][3]
Running time
94 minutes[5]CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

In Search of a Golden Sky is a 1984 adventure-drama film released by Comworld Pictures. In the film, three orphan children find solace in their uncle's wilderness home after their mother has died.[4][5]

Production

Shot on location in the state of Utah, Golden Sky was completed in 1982,[4] but not released until two years later.[6] It received a video release in early 1987 on CBS/Fox's Playhouse label.[1][5] The bears and foxes were trained by employees of Heber City, Utah's Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife and Thousand Oaks, California's Animal Actors of Hollywood.

Cast

  • Charles Napier as T. J. Rivers
  • George Buck Flower as Zep Morrison
  • Cliff Osmond as Russ McGuire
  • Anne Szesny as Luanne Morrison
  • Shane Wallace as Randy Morrison
  • Junior Richard as Marcus Morrison
  • Josanne Wayman as Irene Rivers
  • Beverly Rowland as Aunt Marcy (credited as Beverly Booth Rowland)
  • Stafford Morgan as David Morrison
  • Eric Hart as Arthur Sutton
  • Craig Clyde as Eddie Briggs
  • Jesse Bennett as Carl Hodges
  • Bob Lee as Jerry Doyle
  • Lynne Van Dam as Mrs. Bonner
  • David A.J. Hampshire as Bob Hoskins
  • John R. Hanskat as Chet Ford
  • Don Gomes as Tom Duffy

Reception

Utah's Deseret News gave the film one and a half stars out of four. The "dreadful family picture", it commented, "[has] one of the most ridiculously contrived, unintentionally humorous endings ever".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Living Today". The Miami Herald. February 27, 1986. p. 3B (Living Today). Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Hicks, Christopher (April 20, 1984). "Leisure Scene: On the Screen". Deseret News. p. 2W. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Broeske, Pat. H (May 4, 1986). "S U M M E R Scenes". Los Angeles Times. p. 3 (Calendar). Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Richard, Jefferson (director) (1984). In Search of a Golden Sky (Motion picture). Cornworld Pictures (distributor) / IPI / Generic Pictures.
  5. ^ a b c "'Boy Who Could Fly' and 'Shanghai Surprise' debut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 8, 1987. p. S10 (Features: Books / Leisure). Retrieved March 19, 2011. IN SEARCH OF A GOLDEN SKY (1987, Playhouse, $79.98) (94 minutes) After the death of their mother some children leave the city to live with an uncle ...
  6. ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). "Motion Pictures and Television Made in Utah". When Hollywood Came to Town: The History of Moviemaking in Utah. Gibbs Smith. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-4236-0587-4. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
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