127 Hours
Short description
127 Hours tells the true story of Aron Ralston, an experienced American climber who heads out alone into the canyons of Utah. He meets two young women who have lost their way and shows them a hidden pool, but he soon continues on by himself. In a narrow, remote slot, a boulder shifts and pins his arm against the rock wall, leaving him trapped with no one aware of where he has gone. Over the days that follow, he struggles with thirst, cold and his own thoughts as he searches for any way out.
Danny Boyle directed the film, his tenth in chronological order, following Slumdog Millionaire and preceding Trance, and wrote the screenplay with Simon Beaufoy. James Franco plays Ralston, with Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn as the two hikers, and Clémence Poésy, Lizzy Caplan and Kate Burton also appearing. Made for around 18 million US dollars, it took about 61 million worldwide. On IMDb it holds 7.5 from roughly 423,000 votes, and on TMDB 7.1 from more than 8,000; a critics' score of 8.2 from 237 reviews puts critical approval clearly above the audience averages.
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming took place both in Blue John Canyon, in the very place where the incident occurred, and on a soundstage, where an exact replica of the crevice in which the protagonist found himself trapped was made.
- The film is based on the autobiographical book of young amateur climber Aaron Ralston, who one weekend in 2003, without telling anyone, went to his favorite canyon. By a cruel twist of fate, he stumbled and fell into a crevice.
- In the crevices and among the rocks in the canyon set, James Franco hid textbooks, which he needed as a means of combating claustrophobia, inevitable on the tiny set where he had to spend many hours.
- Cillian Murphy was considered for the lead role in the film.
- Special effects supervisor Tony Gardner dedicated a significant amount of time to preparing the amputation scene and consulted with doctors. A day and a half was allocated for filming the scene at the very end of the shooting period. Danny Boyle managed to capture everything needed in a single long take (lasting 20 minutes in real time) on the first attempt.
- The film accurately recreates the set of equipment that Ralston had at his disposal on that unfortunate day.
- When the main character, played by James Franco, falls into the canyon and his arm gets stuck in the rocks, director, screenwriter, and producer Danny Boyle ordered him to be filmed for 20 minutes without a break, during which time he demonstrated a wide range of emotions. Only after that did Boyle order the camera to be turned off and the footage to be edited, which made it into the film.
- Sebastian Stan could have played Aron Ralston.
- Aron Ralston did indeed keep a video diary while trapped in the canyon. The recording was shown only to Ralston's close relatives. Before the release of "127 Hours," Danny Boyle and James Franco were given permission to view it.
- Katie Featherston auditioned for the role of Christie. Jena Malone and Lake Bell could also have starred in the film.
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