''Red Canyon'' is a 2008 film directed by Giovanni Rodriguez, produced by Laura Pratt, and written by Rodriguez and Pratt. It was filmed in the badlands of

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

in 2007, and stars

Norman Reedus Norman Mark Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American actor best known for starring as Daryl Dixon in the AMC horror drama series '' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2022). He also starred as Murphy MacManus in the film ''The Boondock Saints'' (19 ...

Justin Hartley Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Passions'' (2002–2006), Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on The CW television series ''Smallville'' (2006–2011), and Adam New ...

and Christine Lakin The film is also notable for the ending and the directorial debut of Giovanni Rodriguez, the stepson of well-known artist Antonio Martorell.

Synopsis

A brother and sister, Devon (

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) and Regina ( Christine Lakin), survive a brutal attack in the small town in which their mother was raised. As adults they return to the town to sell their mother's property and get on with their lives. They return to the town with three friends: Tom (

), Samir (Ankur Bhatt), and Terra ( Katie Maguire). But in returning home they run into old friend Harley (

Noah Fleiss Noah Fleiss (born April 16, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut as the eponymous Sam Whitney in ''Josh and S.A.M.'' (1993). Subsequently, he played the title character in '' Joe the King'' (1999 ...

) and old enemy Mac (

), and returning to that dark place awakens a killing rage in a town where everyone has ties that bind. Regina learns that no one and nothing can be trusted — not even her own memories. She learns the past doesn't simply haunt, it hurts.

Release

''Red Canyon'' premiered at the NYLIFF and the Strasbourg International Film Festival. It was released in October 2009 and on DVD October 20, 2009.

References

External links

* * http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/2061/headlines * http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3052144.htm 2008 films American horror films Films set in Utah 2008 horror films 2000s American films {{2000s-horror-film-stub