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In Search of a Golden Sky
Directed byJefferson Richard
Written byGeorge "Buck Flower
John F. Goff
Produced byGeorge "Buck" Flower
Jefferson Richard
Starring
CinematographyHenning Schellerup
Edited byLee Stepansky
Music 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 States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |registration= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  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. {{cite AV media}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  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 ... {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |registration= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  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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