'The Mountain' trivia and fun facts

Closing distances

The aspect ratio used in the film is close to 1:1. According to Lorenzo Hagerman, cinematographer of the film, this is not just a beautiful canvas to work with, but also helped fitting the actors in the scene. Jeff Goldblum is 1,94 meters tall, while Tye Sheridan is 1,71.

The carrot and the stick

Rick Alverson, director of the film, explained that the sudden cuts in the most dramatic scenes by saying that normally the public gets what they want, and that he wanted to play with that.