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Stallone’s New Film Shot In 10 Different Hudson Valley Towns

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Nov 02, 2024 / 2776 Views

Evan Walker

For a film that is supposed to be set in Maine, there is very little Maine in it. In fact, according to the Bangor Daily News, not one bit of the movie was not shot in Maine. It was all filmed in New York! The movie is an adaptation of Donn Fendler’s classic survival memoir - a true story of getting lost in the Katahdin wilderness for nine days at age 12 in 1939. The book was required reading in Maine schools for decades.

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On November 1, 2024, Lost On A Mountain In Maine will have its theatrical premiere nationwide, including at the NCG Cinema in Kingston. The movie and the book of the same name, follows a 12 year old kid who gets separated from his family while hiking Mount Katahdin in 1939. Lost in the wilderness, he crosses nearly 100 miles over 8 days while his family desperately mounts an effort to find him.

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When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn't count on a fast-moving fog that obscures the path. He doesn't count on falling down an embankment that hides him from sight. And he doesn't count on taking a turn that leaves him alone to wander aimlessly for nearly two weeks in the empty mountain wilderness.

The film was produced by Sylvester Stallone and his company Balboa Productions. Production took place in July and August of 2022 primarily in the Mid Hudson Valley, including:

Elka Park,
Gardiner,
High Falls,
Kingston,
New Paltz,
Phoenicia,
Red Hook,
Rosendale,
Saugerties,
and Stone Ridge.

Stallone said,

I’ve always believed in the power of resilience, which is why the true story behind Lost On A Mountain in Maine felt essential to share. This film highlights the incredible strength of the human spirit in tough times... I hope it resonates with you as it did for me. Keep punching!

Hudson Valley Film Commission executive director Laurent Rejto said,

“Producer Ryan Cook reached out early to introduce us to the initial location scout Dave Dorn. Top on our list of recommendations were the Mohonk Preserve, a private property in Rosendale, miscellaneous cabins, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, and SPAF in Saugerties.”

Find when Lost On a Mountain in Maine will be showing by visiting NCG Cinema in Kingston.

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As the Hudson Valley Film Commission embarks on its 25TH ANNIVERSARY in 2024, their commitment remains steadfast. They take pride in the Film & TV productions that have unfolded in the mid Hudson Valley since their inception in 2000. Their ongoing efforts continue to focus on soliciting and welcoming productions to the region, promoting locations, recommending local crew members, actors, background extras, production experts, and qualified production facilities.

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Take a Look! Smallest Barber Shop? Tiniest Movie Theatre? Miniscule Bookstore? All in Upstate NY.

This gallery pays tribute to the small but mighty businesses across Upstate New York that are but a blip in size. Here you will find the smallest church (holds two people, and yes they perform several weddings a year), the smallest bar (how many bar stools? Nobody knows), the smallest ice cream stand (sorry only one flavor each day), and much more.

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A Selection of 100-125 Year Old Upstate New York Movie Theatres. Gorgeous!

Everyone loves an old movie theatre. And Upstate New York has a bunch of them

This gallery looks at 11 historic movie houses still showing films some 100 or 125 years after they first opened their doors. They cover the area from the Hudson Valley to the Catskills and Adirondacks, out through Central New York to the Finger Lakes and Western New York. When possible, we also included the movie that was shown on opening night. Yes, almost all of them were silent pictures.

The price to get in was about a dime (or less) and popcorn was still down the road a few years when these show palaces first opened. But they are still with us, showing first run films and it is a fun, nostalgic way to spend on a first date or to take the family to a movie and show them what the old days looked like!

There are many more old historic movie houses than just those on this list. If you know of one, that is around 125 years old or so, please let us know about it over on our Facebook page!

(Note: Much of the information here, and in general, comes from a wonderful website that keeps track of America's cinema history: https://cinematreasures.org/)

Gallery Credit: Chuck DImperio