Students from University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Western Carolina University were hired as production assistants and also served as extras. Still other scenes were shot at Doc Holliday's bar in Maggie Valley, at the Fontana Dam, and at the Jackson County Airport. Several other scenes were shot in the Boyd Mountain Log Cabins in Waynesville. Scenes were shot at the Balsam Mountain Inn in Balsam for four to five weeks. Hellman shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, which recorded 12 minutes at a time on a flash card (as opposed to 10 minutes with a 35mm film). On a budget of under $5 million, principal photography was almost entirely in western North Carolina (where the film is also set) between July and August 2009. Reluctantly, Gaydos gave Sossamon his card saying, "I don't do this often, but I wonder if you or your agent would contact Monte Hellman." Hellman told the Los Angeles Times that he dedicated the film to Laurie Bird, with whom Hellman fell in love while directing her in Two-Lane Blacktop. Shannyn Sossamon was the first actor to be cast after Gaydos saw her in a restaurant rehearsing a scene with another person. The film was written by Variety executive editor Steven Gaydos. Road to Nowhere was Monte Hellman's first feature film in 21 years. Peter Bart has a cameo in the film playing himself.Cliff De Young as Cary Stewart/Rafe Taschen.Shannyn Sossamon as Laurel Graham/Velma Duran.The director falls in love with his muse, and the sordid criminal affair on which the film is based resurfaces. Plot Ī promising young filmmaker named Mitchell Haven invites Laurel Graham, an unknown actress, to play Velma Duran, a person involved in a financial scandal that made headlines, in his new film. The film was given a limited release in New York on June 10, 2011, and in Los Angeles on June 17, 2011. The film premiered on September 10, 2010, at the 67th Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Lion, but won Jury Award Special Lion for Career Achievement. Road to Nowhere was shot in western North Carolina from July to August 2009, before moving to Europe. It was Hellman's first feature film in 21 years, as well as his final feature film before his death in April 2021. Here’s to hoping Peter and his family are in good health, and if we’re particularly lucky, we’ll see him on our screens once again.Road to Nowhere is a 2010 American romance thriller independent film directed by Monte Hellman, written by Steven Gaydos, and starring Cliff De Young, Waylon Payne, Shannyn Sossamon, Tygh Runyan, and Dominique Swain. Of course, this is all up for speculation, and we really hope that is not the case. The fact that the publication uses the phrase “heartbreaking reason” is curious. It seems is strongly theorizing that Peter chose to step away from fame to be with his family, and considering these “unforeseen family circumstances” forced him to cancel his tour, perhaps something went wrong. In a 2003 interview, he shared, “I just feel I’ve got to have time to be the other things I am in life: I’m a father and a husband.” Peter has apparently spoken multiple times about how fame is not as important to him as family, and even seemed to dislike being in the spotlight in general. You can’t put into words what it’s like,” adding that there’s “nothing better than family.” We know that the reason Peter cancelled his tour because of family issues, and in an older interview, he dished, “Being a dad is just brilliant and fantastic. But now, has dug up old interviews in which the 47-year-old funnyman alludes to his choice to stay out of the media’s attention. Public appearances by Peter are rare nowadays, with recent photos of the comedian slim to none. Although fans certainly want to respect his privacy, people have been wondering if he’s okay, and what he’s been up to. In 2017, he even cancelled his stand-up tour, only citing “unforeseen family circumstances” as his reasoning. However, in more recent years, Peter has stepped out of the spotlight. By the mid-2000s, Kay was certainly already a household name, and fans were thrilled when BBC’s sitcom Peter Kay’s Car Share premiered in 2015. By Natalie Zamora 2 years ago Follow Tweetīritish comedian Peter Kay stole everyone’s hearts back in the late 1990s, and it was a no-brainer that he would receive his own show.Ĭhannel 4’s That Peter Kay Thing was then followed by Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere, and more.
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