Standing Up

Standing Up
Directed by D. J. Caruso
Produced by Geyer Kosinski
Alexander Rodnyansky
Ken Aguado
Screenplay by D. J. Caruso
Based on The Goats 
by Brock Cole
Starring
Music by Brian Tyler
Cinematography Alex Nepomniaschy
Edited by Josh Bodnar
Release dates
  • August 16, 2013 (2013-08-16)
Running time
 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $2.4 million (estimated)

Standing Up (also known as Goat Island) is a 2013 American coming-of-age film written and directed by D. J. Caruso, starring Chandler Canterbury and Annalise Basso, and based on Brock Cole's 1987 Young Adult novel The Goats.

Plot

Two kids, Howie (Chandler Canterbury) and Grace (Annalise Basso), are stripped naked and left stranded together on an island as victims of a vicious summer camp prank. But rather than returning to camp to face the humiliation, they decide to take off, on the run together. Grace does not know how to swim, so she holds onto a broken tree branch as he swims across the lake.

They are soon washed onto a shore near a cottage. Howie goes to the lake and spots three men headed toward the shore in a boat. He decides to take a camera and a notepad to keep track of everything they steal in order to return it to its rightful owner along with an explanation of why it was taken. They continue of their journey and encounter a group of teenagers partying and drinking near a beach. Howie grabs some money out of one of the trucks much to Grace's disapproval. They take a break on a family beach where they purchase a hot dog and a bag of chips. They also devise a plan to steal some new clothes. As they are walking through town later that day, they spot one of their camp counselors handing out pictures of them to the locals as well as the police. They get on a bus that is rounding up a group of kids for a different camp.

However, their cover is almost blown when two girls Tiwana (Alexus Lapri Geier) and Lydia (Deidra Shores) confront them about taking their seats; however, Calvin (Adrian Kali Turner) convinces the girls to take other seats. Once they arrive at the camp, Howie and Grace attempt to run away, but Calvin and Tiwana catch them and convince them to spend the night at camp. Tiwana and Calvin befriend and defend Howie and Grace during their time at camp, and Tiwana makes Grace promise to call her mother (Radha Mitchell).

The next night, Howie and Grace manipulate their way into a hotel room. They decide to hitchhike their way back to camp. Unfortunately, they encounter shady sheriff's deputy Perry Hofstadder (Val Kilmer) who lies to them and locks them in his truck. When he gets out to make a phone call, the children try to drive away. They go in the wrong direction and are forced to jump off a cliff into a lake. Grace again calls her mother who reveals the truth about Howie. After the phone call, Howie and Grace get into an argument. Lockwood (Frank Hoyt Taylor) informs the police about which direction the kids went. Grace spots her mother, and they run to greet each other as Howie watches in the distance. The movie concludes with a narration by Grace.

Cast

Production

Caruso began adapting the novel in 2000 with then partner Ken Aguado, who also produced the film. Made for $4 million, the film was given a limited theatrical release on August 2013. The film received uniformly positive reviews.

Music

The score for the film was composed by Brian Tyler, which marks his third collaboration with Caruso, following 2008's action thriller Eagle Eye. The soundtrack was released on September 24, 2013, by Varèse Sarabande.

Track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Standing Up Main Theme"   4:15
2. "Grace"   1:18
3. "High Jinx"   1:56
4. "Forever and Back"   2:57
5. "Adventure Through the Woods"   2:33
6. "Momentum"   4:07
7. "Sunrise"   3:04
8. "Motel Sell"   2:57
9. "Connection"   1:54
10. "Affirmations"   3:46
11. "Adrift in Memory"   1:57
12. "The Getaway"   1:54
13. "We've Gotta Go"   2:21
14. "Howie's Secret"   2:45
15. "Officer Not So Friendly"   2:35
16. "Empathy"   2:29
17. "Finale"   5:15
18. "End Titles"   1:57
Total length:
 45:60

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2014Young Artist Award[3]Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature FilmChandler CanterburyNominated
Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature FilmAnnalise BassoNominated
Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature FilmJustin TucciNominated

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905042/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905042/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  3. ↑ "35th Annual Young Artist Awards". Retrieved April 14, 2014.

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