The Last Survivors Trivia | 30 facts about the film

«The Last Survivors» is a 2014 American post-apocalyptic film directed by Thomas Hammock and written by Hammock and Jacob Forman.

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1. The Last Survivors is a 2014 American post-apocalyptic film.
2. Its original title was The Well.
3. It was directed by Thomas Hammock and written by Hammock and Jacob Forman.
4. It stars Haley Lu Richardson, Booboo Stewart, Nicole Fox, Jacqueline Emerson, Max Charles, Michael Welch, and Rena Owen.
5. It is set in Oregon.
6. The film revolves around a dystopian world with a shortage of water.
7. A trained dancer, Richardson performed most of her own stunts in the film.
8. She said the producers were “half-impressed and half-worried” by her enthusiasm for the stuntwork.
9. The shooting took place in California City, California, over the course of a month in 2012.
10. The Last Survivors premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
11. It was released on DVD in the UK on May 4, 2015, and in the US on August 4.
12. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 75% of 12 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.33/10.
13. Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, “Tom Hammock’s conscientiously crafted feature gets great mileage from a unique setting and some strong screen performances.”
14. Bob Strauss of the Los Angeles Daily News called the film unoriginal but praised both Hammock’s direction and Richardson’s acting.
15. James Rocchi of Indiewire rated it A− and wrote that it “has a stunningly well-designed sense of place”.
16. The idea for the film came from Tom Hammock and Jacob Forman as they were driving cross-country to Texas to film the movie All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) which also stars Michael Welch.
17. Filming took approximately three weeks to film. 18 days were spent filming the desert scenes and just a few days were spent on the indoor attic scenes.
18. The Wallace Farm’s main location was a former meth house.
19. Michael Welch and Booboo Stewart both appeared in the Twilight Saga
20. The first half of this movie was shot with only a six-person crew.
21. Haley Lu Richardson did the bulk of her own stunts
22. Director Tom Hammock’s parents appear as farmers in this movie
23. Kendal’s raid on Carson’s compound took place at night in the original script.
24. This isn’t the only time that Haley Lu Richardson and Booboo Stewart will work together. They also star in the TV Series Mortal Kombat X: Generations (2015)
25. Booboo Stewart lost twenty-five to thirty pounds for his role as Dean.
26. The scenes with Jacqueline Emerson were added in a reshoot.
27. This film was originally going to start at night.
28. Jon Gries was the first person who signed on to act in this film
29. The bulk of the scenes for this film was done in two takes.
30. The climax with Kendal raiding Carson’s compound and killing various people was filmed over the course of three days.