January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29) (Slamdance Film Festival)
Running time
80 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$13,931
Yosemite is a 2015 American independent drama film written and directed by Gabrielle Demeestere. The film is based on the short stories Yosemite and Peter Parker by James Franco.[1] It stars James Franco, Henry Hopper, Calum John, Alec Mansky and Everett Meckler.
Plot
It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Ted, Joe and Chris, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.
Yosemite was adapted and expanded from Yosemite and Peter Parker, two short stories written by James Franco. James Franco then used his Rabbit Bandini company to produce the film.[2]
The film was shot in various locations in Yosemite National Park. The director had chosen the locations, but many of them ended up being a lot of the places that Franco and his father had visited when he was a child.[3]
Reception
On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 77% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 6.60/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
