Product Details

• Actors: Frances Fisher, Seth Peterson, Barry Corbin, Christopher Atkins, Beth Grant
• Directors: Tommy Stovall
• Format: NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Pasidg Productions
• DVD Release Date: August 22, 2012
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B008ALNO0Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,045 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

In Sedona, Frances Fisher stars as an advertising exec snagged by a major vortex. Tommy Stovall writes and directs this lighthearted New Age comedy. Arizona's mystical red rock mountains set the stage for a story of healing and transformation. On her way from Portland to Phoenix to pitch a new contract, Tammy Johnson (Fisher) takes a wrong turn and ends up in Sedona. Clutching her cell phone, she assures her business partner that I m not lost! I just don t know where I m going. Tammy almost hits a young boy who wanders into the road. He is startled but unhurt. In a miracle moment, she ll meet father and son again. When a small plane makes an emergency landing, it forces Tammy off the road. Sidelined by a broken axle, she seeks help. Today just happens to be her birthday. Infuriated by the long wait at a local garage, Tammy seeks coffee while she meets some eccentric locals. Reluctantly, she agrees to get a pedicure from intuitive spiritualist Deb Lovejoy (Beth Grant, wide-eyed, loving and spot on). Caring coffee shop owner Pierce (Christopher Atkins) transcends the film's wacky stereotypes with grounded wisdom. As bizarre misfortune continues, Tammy remembers a heartache from her youth. Confronting a homeless woman Claire da lune (Lin Shaye), she is forced to surrender and accept healing. Meanwhile across town, vacationing attorney Scott (Seth Peterson) and his partner Eddie (Matthew J. Williamson) argue during a hike with their sons Denny (Trevor Sterling Stovall) and Jeremy (Rand Schwenke). Eddie wants Scott to turn off his cell phone so he can really appreciate his family. When 7-year-old Denny disappears, the family begins a frenzied search. A local guide Chuck (Tatanka Means) helps them look. Scott begins to reevaluate his priorities. Director Stovall achieves a natural, heartfelt portrayal of a gay family. Fisher (Unforgiven; Titanic) achieves marvelous depth as a headstrong businesswoman embracing her gentle, vulnerable side. Peterson (Providence; Burn Notice) is intense as a dad who realizes he wants his son to be happy, not perfect. The plot is skillfully woven with synchronicities and flashbacks. Filmed in just 21 days, Sedona is a gem in the rough. Soaring cinematography by Rudy Harbon brings Sedona and its quirky citizens to life. Composer Ebony Tay used indigenous and local musicians to create a rich soundtrack. --Moviespirit

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Mountain Kat August 22, 2012

By LadyDy

Format:DVD

I live here, and I get tired of people calling this the woo-woo capital of the world. There is more woo-woo going on in California than this little slice of heaven. People who actually live here have an afinity for the gorgeous red mountains, Oak Creek Canyon, zillions of stars at night,the lack of walled-in housing tracks and malls, the wildlife, the plethora of art, and the sound of wind in the trees at night along the canyon. We do have folks from the New Age community who try to explain all this beauty with the latest mumbo-jumbo du jour, but just watch the opening scenes from Sedona The Movie, and it will take your breath away. It does that every day when you live here. The movie was charming at first viewing, but much deeper and satisfying when you watch it again. My office is the building that was used as the salon where Frances has her Spiritual Pedicure, and I was expecting the movie to dissolve into Heebee JeeBee hijinks and farce after that, but it takes a turn into real human angst: how to balance the realities of life with the deeper yearnings of the soul. Of course a story like that had to be in Sedona. The beauty that surrounds us up here refuses to be ignored, and it turns the staunchist skeptic into considering something beyond our daily grind. This movie does that brilliantly, and uses an amazing cast and a handful of locals to get that message across without being preachy or woo-woo. Hollywood take note: we're sick of your formula films.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Place to Live August 25, 2012

By Nancy Pelton

Format:DVD

This film shows the immense beauty and the magical atmosphere of Sedona. A lighthearted drama - comedy, it climaxes with the perfect ending. The film amazingly captures the essence of many of the human characters who inhabit Sedona. As many of my friends said, "It is so-o-o Sedona!" I enjoyed the film tremendously and bought copies for everyone in my family.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely, lovely surprise June 13, 2012

By W. Cary Kittrell

Format:DVD

Being one of those killjoy skeptics, I mostly went to snicker -- I mean, this is SEDONA, Arizona, woo-woo capital of the known universe and parts beyond. C'mon now!

I am so very glad I did.

Was there woo-wooery? Some, and mostly played for fun, as our harried, no-nonsense heroine is confronted by one .... um, "colorful" character after another. And of course there are there-is-no-such-thing-as-coincidence coincidences, but without those, would there be any movies at all?

The script was fun, the direction spot-on, the actors well-cast and charming, and the cinematography...well, this is SEDONA Arizona after all. The visuals are just stunning.

All appendages up; the world needs more indie films like this one.