Miracle Valley

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Miracle Valley
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Greg Sestero
Written byGreg Sestero
Produced byTom Franco
Iris Torres
StarringAngela Mariano
Rick Edwards
Greg Sestero
Louisa Torres
Jesse Brenneman
Kristen StephensonPino
CinematographyMatthew Halla
Edited byEric L. Beason
Brad McLaughlin
Music byJimmy Lagnefors
Production
companies
Sestero Pictures
Firehouse Productions
Distributed by Mubi
Release dates
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Miracle Valley is a 2021 American horror film written, directed, and produced by Greg Sestero.

Contents

Premise

An obsessive nature photographer and his girlfriend are invited to a desert getaway where they uncover a sinister cult.

Cast

Production

Sestero wrote the screenplay while living in Arizona, where the film was also shot and set, [1] and was inspired by locations in the state including an abandoned church in Cochise County [2] and an abandoned mine house in Patagonia, Arizona. [3] Sestero wanted to write an homage to Slasher cinema and 1970s horror cinema, and also cited The Thing , Don't Breathe , Breakdown , and the works of Alfred Hitchcock including Psycho . [3]

Sestero scouted locations himself for the film, and collaborated with Matthew Halla as director of photography, whom he had met through USC School of Cinematic Arts. [3]

The film was produced by Tom Franco, who also produced The Disaster Artist , the film adaptation of Greg Sestero's book of the same name, and his wife Iris Torres. [1] Torres also worked on the film as assistant director. [3]

Release

The film premiered at the Salem Horror Festival on October 17, 2021. [1] It was released on streaming service Tubi on September 16, 2022. [4]

Reception

Both Sestero and critics compared the film to The Room , a cult film Sestero starred in, which has been called "the best worst movie ever made." [5] Referencing the film, Sestero said, "Hopefully, Miracle Valley ends up as the second best worst movie ever made." [4] while, writing for Sight and Sound , critic Anton Bitel wrote, "Perhaps Sestero’s debut as writer/director seeks to replicate The Room's peculiar effect, leaving the viewer unsure whether its tone-deaf awfulness is a product of unhinged sincerity or knowing irony." [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritman, Alex (1 October 2021). "How 'The Room' Star Greg Sestero Channelled Tommy Wiseau for His Debut Feature 'Miracle Valley'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "FILMED IN TUCSON: MIRACLE VALLEY COMES TO THEATERS SOON". Tucson Lifestyle. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Guttmann, Graeme (21 January 2022). "Greg Sestero Interview: Miracle Valley". Screenrant. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 Ntim, Zac (12 September 2022). "'Miracle Valley': Horror Film From 'Disaster Artist' Writer Greg Sestero Set For Tubi Debut". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Colin, Jack (4 November 2021). "Cult Classic 'The Room': Looking Back at the Best Worst Movie Ever Made". Hollywood Insider. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Bitel, Anton (6 December 2021). "Halloween FrightFest 2021 round-up". Sight and Sound. British Film Institute. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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