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
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. What follows is a three day odyssey of recovery and self-discovery.

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[1]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. "35th Annual Young Artist Awards". Retrieved April 14, 2014.

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