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In Search of a Golden Sky
In Search of a Golden Sky
Directed by	Jefferson Richard
Written by	George "Buck Flower; John F. Goff
Produced by	George "Buck" Flower; Jefferson Richard
Starring	Charles Napier; George Buck Flower; Cliff Osmond; Anne Szesny; Shane Wallace; Junior Richard; Josanne Wayman; Beverly Rowland; Stafford Morgan; Eric Hart; Craig Clyde; Jesse Bennett; Bob Lee; Lynne Van Dam; David A.J. Hampshire; John R. Hanskat; Don Gomes;
Cinematography	Henning Schellerup
Edited by	Lee Stepansky
Music by	Bob Summers
Production; companies	International Pictures (IPI); Generic Pictures
Distributed by	Comworld Pictures
Release dates	1984 (Utah); 1986 (Los Angeles, California);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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] The bears and foxes were trained by employees of Heber City, Utah's Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife and Thousand Oaks, California's Animal Actors of Hollywood.

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

^ ^a ^b "Living Today". The Miami Herald. February 27, 1986. p. 3B (Living Today). Retrieved March 19, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Hicks, Christopher (April 20, 1984). "Leisure Scene: On the Screen". Deseret News. p. 2W. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
^ Broeske, Pat. H (May 4, 1986). "S U M M E R Scenes". Los Angeles Times. p. 3 (Calendar). Retrieved May 4, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Richard, Jefferson (director) (1984). In Search of a Golden Sky (Motion picture). Cornworld Pictures (distributor) / IPI / Generic Pictures.
^ ^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 ...
^ 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.