INDIE FEATURE BONE DRY

 HITS HOT RIDGECREST 

(Ridgecrest)---Whether coincidence, irony or fate, the makers of the aptly titled movie BONE DRY chose July to shoot several locations throughout the Mojave "High Desert."  According to local Film Commissioner Ray Arthur, the independent feature based out of Austin, Texas, picked multiple locations in and around Ridgecrest, Trona, Death Valley National Park, and San Bernardino County, as well as Rhyolite, Nevada and Yuma, Arizona. 

This cat & mouse action - suspense film centers around Eddie, the film's protagonist, who finds himself being forced at gunpoint, by an unseen assailant, on a dark and brutal journey through the harsh terrain of the Texas/New Mexico border.  His nemesis, Jimmy, is a man with an aberrant agenda: armed with a rifle and scope, walkie-talkies, and a truck.  Hunter and hunted finally come face to face when they reach their climax...an open grave.  Jimmy takes off his hat, revealing the scar of a bullet wound.  Then the lines of justice are reversed on the audience in the unexpected twist.

BONE DRY stars veteran character actor Lance Henriksen (Millennium, The Right Stuff, Aliens) in the role of Jimmy, and relative newcomer Luke Goss (Blade II, Frankenstein, Zig Zag) as Eddie.  Goss will also be co-starring with Samuel L. Jackson in "The Man" later this summer.

Producer Greg Hughs scouted the area first, then contacted Arthur to confirm location availabilities and local facilities.   According to Arthur the longer they talked the longer the list of location requests grew, "Originally, Greg wanted the Trona Pinnacles and some road shots.  When we were finished he had added Poison Canyon and several locations in the Trona area."

            Hughs 17-year career includes over 150 commercials, music videos and long form projects, working with every major US record label, including Warner Bros., Sony Music, Dreamworks Records and Universal Music Group.  His client list includes rock and country legends alike, including: 311, Pat Benatar, Don Henley, Clint Black, Lyle Lovett and Kenny Chesney.

            Director Brett A. Hart began teaching himself the mechanics of filmmaking with an 8mm camera when he was just in sixth grade.   By the time he was a junior in high school, he had already produced his first suspense film.  Brett has won numerous awards for his short film "DEAD END."  His most recent suspense film has been lauded by festivals across the country, including, the CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL and both THE AUSTIN and DEEP ELLUM FILM FESTIVALS.  Hart was recently recognized as one of the state's brightest young filmmakers and the Texas Film Office took "DEAD END" to screen at the prestigious DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA in Los Angeles.

            Hart and Hughs are combining their talents in this, their first feature film.  BONE DRY, will be released in early 2006.

            The RRFC estimates that the BONE DRY production generated $414,000 in local revenue during its nine day shoot.

EDITOR'S NOTE:

Attached is a photo taken "on location" at the Trona Pinnacles featuring BONE DRY star Lance Henriksen (left), Ridgecrest Regional Film Commissioner Ray Arthur (center), and BONE DRY star Luke Goss (right).