{{Short description|2019 film by Kyle Moore}} {{Infobox film | name = To Hell and Gone | image = To Hell and Gone Poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Poster | director = Kyle Moore | writer = Kyle Moore | story = {{Plainlist| * Carr Cavender * Joel Nott * Cyle Williamson }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Chris Cashman * Carr Cavender * Kyle Moore }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Susan Gayle Watts * Carr Cavender * P.J. Marshall * Robert Morgan * Clayton Froning * Drew Connick * Rob Nagle * Pete Rockwell * Thaddeus Shafer }} | cinematography = Peter Mickelsen | editing = Kyle Moore | music = Sean Carney | studio = Aravaipa Productions | distributor = Gravitas Ventures | released = {{Film date|2019|04|13|Arizona International Film Festival}} | runtime = 82 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $200,000 }}
'''''To Hell and Gone''''' is a 2019 spaghetti western film written and directed by Kyle Moore in his feature length debut. The film stars Susan Gayle Watts, Carr Cavender, P.J. Marshall and Robert Morgan.
== Plot == A drifter crosses paths with deadly goons who have taken a rancher hostage on her property.
== Cast == * Susan Gayle Watts * Carr Cavender * P.J. Marshall * Robert Morgan * Clayton Froning * Drew Connick * Rob Nagle * Pete Rockwell * Thaddeus Shafer
== Production == The film is Moore's feature length debut.<ref name=":2" /> Principal photography took place on Main Street<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jon |date=2018-03-17 |title='To Hell and Gone' wraps Safford shoot |url=https://gilaherald.com/to-hell-and-gone-wraps-safford-shoot/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=The Gila Herald |language=en}}</ref> and the El Coronado Restaurant in Safford, Arizona<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curley |first=Brooke |date=2018-03-15 |title=A glimpse into the new movie production at El Coronado restaurant |url=https://gilavalleycentral.net/a-glimpse-into-the-new-movie-production-at-el-coronado-resteraunt/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=KATO (AM) |language=en}}</ref> while the majority of the film was shot in Klondyke, Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curley |first=Brooke |date=2018-03-16 |title="To Hell and Gone" filming of the hit and chase slideshow |url=https://gilavalleycentral.net/to-hell-and-gone-filming-of-the-hit-and-chase-slideshow/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=KATO (AM) |language=en}}</ref> Cavender's parents own the property where most of the film is set<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=David |date=2018-03-16 |title=Production on 'To Hell and Gone' starts in Safford |url=https://www.eacourier.com/news/production-on-to-hell-and-gone-starts-in-safford/article_9bc0ab64-28ae-11e8-9c63-735cd0e014d1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316092905/https://www.eacourier.com/news/production-on-to-hell-and-gone-starts-in-safford/article_9bc0ab64-28ae-11e8-9c63-735cd0e014d1.html |archive-date=2018-03-16 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Eastern Arizona Courier |language=en}}</ref> in Oro Valley, Arizona.<ref name=":0" />
The film was financed for $200,000 with help by crowd-funding on Indiegogo.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jon |date=2019-04-19 |title='To Hell and Gone' received warmly at world premiere during Tucson film festival |url=https://gilaherald.com/to-hell-and-gone-received-warmly-at-world-premiere-during-tucson-film-festival/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=The Gila Herald |language=en}}</ref>
== Release == The film premiered at Arizona International Film Festival on April 13, 2019.<ref name=":1" /> It was distributed by Gravitas Ventures in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Gravitas Movies |url=https://www.gravitasmovies.com/details/To%20Hell%20and%20Gone/OtZetGmi/DDgpugGX |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Gravitas Ventures |language=en}}</ref>
== Reception == Jon Johnson at The Gila Herald said it is an original film, with characters resembling the cast of ''Reservoir Dogs''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jon |date=2019-04-19 |title='To Hell and Gone': A modern Spaghetti Western that's a pleasure to devour |url=https://gilaherald.com/to-hell-and-gone-a-modern-spaghetti-western-thats-a-pleasure-to-devour/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=The Gila Herald |language=en}}</ref> Jim McLennan at Film Blitz scored it a C+ claiming it is set up like ''Die Hard'' on a ranch but that it doesn't deliver.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLennan |first=Jim |date=2021-09-17 |title=To Hell and Gone (2019) |url=https://filmblitz.org/to-hell-and-gone-2019/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Film Blitz |language=en-US}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="5" style="background:#B0C4DE;" |List of awards and nominations |+Accolades !Festival !Year !Award !Recipient(s) !Result |- | rowspan="3" |San Diego Film Awards | rowspan="3" |2020 |Best Narrative Feature Film |Chris Cashman, Carr Cavender, Kyle Moore |{{won}} |- |Best Actor |Carr Cavender |{{won}} |- |Best Actress |Susan Gayle Watts |{{won}} |}
== References ==
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== External links == * [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/vm8506689142 ''To Hell and Gone''] at AllMovie * {{IMDb title|8290068}} * {{Letterboxd film|to-hell-and-gone}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/to_hell_and_gone}} * {{YouTube|id=zxHHTbC2zs4|title=''To Hell and Gone''}}
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