David Siegel & Scott McGehee Interview: Montana Story
Writer-director duo David Siegel and Scott McGehee tell a moving family story in their new drama Montana Story, which can now be seen in theaters. Focusing on a pair of estranged siblings at a critical juncture in their lives and their family, Montana Story dealt with some geographically-based challenges in the making of the film. In the end, these proved worthwhile in adding to its story and countryside cinematography.
In Montana Story, Erin (Haley Lu Richardson) and Cal (Owen Teague) each return to their family's Montana ranch when their father falls gravely ill. While the two have been estranged for a long time, they reach very different conclusions on what to do with their horse, whom Cal has decided to put down. Rather than see that happen, Erin elects to bring him back to New York.
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We speak to Scott McGehee and David Siegel on the making of Montana Story and some of the challenges the pair faced in bringing the film and its breathtaking North-Western scenery to life.
Screen Rant: With the experience of making Montana Story, what was the most memorable aspect of making the film for each of you?
Scott McGehee: The most memorable aspect?
David Siegel: Positive or negative? (laughs) It was an amazing experience. We got hit by some crazy weather, some really historically bad....
Scott McGehee: Montana weather.
David Siegel: Montana weather, and weather that we weren't really expecting, because we started shooting in the middle of October. And that, I was making a joke about that that it was really, really difficult to have to deal with that and rejigger the schedule, because our story only takes place over the course of four days, so the snow
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