White sands national park photographed in large format by. White sands is a 1992 american crime thriller film directed by roger donaldson and starring willem dafoe, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, samuel l. The 2011 white sands international film festival will be held august 2528, 2011. Normally in classic noir the protagonist starts to make stupid decisions that propel the film down the road to noirsville. The greatest mystery in white sands is the casting. Internationally connected to countries like germany, chile, australia and others, white sands pictures llc. Dolezals wife, molly, is not keen on her husbands new role. It is full of action and with a good cast, willem defoe, mickey rourke and samuel l jackson credited as sam jackson. This isnt really an action film, but it does play out a little bit like a standard action flick in the climax.
White sands, as the name suggests, overlooks the white sands of the morar estuary and the hills beyond. Noir like white sands works best when the material is at its simplestbody, money, gun. Willem dafoe plays a smalltown lawman that gets sucked into the world of the cia and fbi. Great wavelike dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the worlds largest gypsum dunefield. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. The park is situated at an average elevation of about 4,000 feet 1,219 m in the tularosa basin and comprises the southern part. White sands pictures llc develops and produces motionpictures for cinema and tv. White sands is a film i would recommend it is very good. Mimi rogers has an embarrassingly marginal role as rays wife. White sands, film card william dafoe, mary elizabeth mastrantonio sign in to check out check out as guest.
The following movies have been filmed at white sands. High concept 90s films were a dime a dozen and this had a lot of talent behind it. White sands, film card william dafoe, mary elizabeth. Four friends, three hours, eighteen exposures, one hasselblad 500cm, white sands national monument. White sands 1992 nude scenes white sands is a 1992 american crime thriller film directed by roger donaldson and starring willem dafoe, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, samuel l. Throughout the years, many feature films, car commercials, fashion photography, and more have used the gypsum dunes as their setting. White sands the plot shifts as often as the desert in white sands, an absorbing, tightly coiled thriller not always easy to follow, with a fine cast, nofat direction by roger donaldson, and.
Shows white sands national monument, the drifting desert sands, and closeups of plants and weird rock formations. January 6, 2016 enjoy a step back in time as you watch the very first movie filmed about white sands. A smalltown sheriff assumes the identity of a dead man in order to solve a murder. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
I looked for white sands dvd in some shops such as hmv but i couldnt see it there so i looked on amazon and it was there so i bought it. White sands national monument is a spectacular attraction to visit in southern new mexico. It could be a book title, but instead describes a portion of a trip to new mexico this january. Introducing the real white sands hotel dalvay by the sea. In white sands though there are way too many of these implausibilities to believe. The name of the hotel used to portray avonleas famed white sands hotel is actually dalvay bythesea and it lies approximately 25 minutes north east of charlottetown, p. Sheriff ray dolezal assumes the identity of the dead man to solve the case. Our 2016 property is approximately a 1 minute walk from beach. White sands national park is an american national park located in the state of new mexico on u. Mickey rourke white sands im cfuckinia bobby youtube.
Read about the white sands dvd and browse other dvd movies. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. White sands national monument is located in the northern chihuahuan desert of new mexico. Many cinemas around the world have had to close their doors during the global covid19 pandemic.
For awhile, director roger donaldson and screenwriter. The film white sands opens with the discovery of a corpse in the new mexican desert. It spans an area of 275 square miles and sparkles like fresh snow under the blinding sun. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Leader of epic white sands horse rescue operation reflects on monthslong roundup 25 years later. Its possible that the people who made white sands had in mind something screwier and funnier than what they ended up with.
We were in albuquerque and it was well worth the 4hour drive oneway. He quickly becomes involved in a complex scheme involving betrayal, international intrigue, and a halfmillion dollars in cash. In a bid to be the first person to photograph all 62 national parks in large format with a wooden camera, qt luong visited white sands national park in december. It is located in the small hamlet of tougal, which is 4 miles from arisaig and 3 miles from mallaig. During the trip our band of four visited bosque del apache, the very large array, and white sands national monument. Dalvays first appearance as the white sands came in anne of green gables. Read the white sands movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Starring willem dafoe, mary eilzabeth mastrantonio, mickey rourke, samuel l.
White sands, on the other hand, is a dud, the sort of movie that swathes its emptiness in layers of chic, swirling visuals. White sands would have been a better film if it had remained more dreamlike and less tied to plot. Nolan fails to go beyond his military provincialism and a eurouniversalist vision of a world war ii battle. Film, thrillers time out says deputy sheriff ray dolezal dafoe, in an assured performance is an upstanding citizen, complete with wife rogers, son and white stetson. The sequel when the wind sends the pages of anne shirleys novel blowing across the sand. The bright white sand dunes of white sands make a perfect backdrop for both commercial filming and photography. Camp and play in white sands gypsum dune field outside. White sands national park white sands 1938 historic film.
Rourke is essentially a name here and only shows up at. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an fbi investigation. Dancers and artists are filming a video for indian musician chandrika tandon this week at white sands. Roger donaldsons white sands is a nice, picturesque piece of early 90s noir escapism. When many of the other typical action films around are better received overall. Wild horses on white sands base struggled to survive dire. This was an interesting take on the mid budgeted thriller story, and it does work at times. Its set in the vast expanse of the white gypsum deserts of new mexico, where it gets its title from. The natural wonder is known for its rare white gypsum sand dunes, spectacular mountains backdrops, deep blue skies, stunning sunsets, and bright starlight nights. White sands, americas newest national park, is the largest gypsum dune field in the world. We tip our hats to all those cinema managers and staff, and to all the festival teams playing their part in keeping audiences around the world safe and well. White sands national monument on film inancy images. The film makes use of numerous chopper shots to illustrate the landscape nicely, set. White sands 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Commercial filming and photography white sands national. Dancers film video for indian musician at white sands. Don hoglund led a team of cowboys and helicopter pilots in the rescue of 1,800 horses from the white sands missile range in 1995. Rising from the heart of the tularosa basin is one of the worlds great natural wonders the glistening white sands of new mexico. Route 70 approximately 15 miles 24 km southwest of alamogordo and 52 miles 84 km northeast of las cruces, in western otero county and northeastern dona ana county. The moment i saw the white sands with the desert brush i gleaned. White sands national monument preserves a major portion of this unique dunefield. If you need assistance with your filming permission at white sands, go here.