Nutty putty cave john jones movie#
Nutty putty cave john jones tv#

And that makes me feel really happy when I can remember that.” We know that we’ll be together as a family again with John. “There is an incredible hope out there for us. John’s father, Leon Jones, says the family believes they will be reunited. They were like, 'oh, yea, go ahead, throw the top on.' And they did and that moment where it closed, I went ‘oh, man. 'We were fitting the cave, the week of pre-production, before shooting. But it was still claustrophobic for Chadwick. The film was shot entirely in Utah, with exteriors at the Nutty Putty cave site and interiors on sets.

And we all kind of want to remember that.' Johnson added, 'I think it was Mother Teresa who said, ‘a life not lived for others is not a life.' John lived for other people and that's a unique quality to have. 'John, from the first moment you meet him on screen and everything you hear about him, he's the best of everyone, combined.' 'Just her unwavering faith and fortitude and perseverance in such a tragic time.'Ĭhadwick Hopson plays John Jones and knew from reading the script that John was unusually good. Emily took Johnson to every location in the film. Alexis Johnson, who plays Emily, says their relationship began by emails, then phone calls, then a meeting. He does it by first focusing on the love story of John and Emily. '(I wanted to) take this amazing person that I know I definitely could relate to and see if we can put a twist on it that makes it inspiring,” he said. Halasima wrote, directed and edited 'The Last Descent.' Seven years later, this story is now a feature film. Eldon Packer of the Utah County Sheriff's Office said at the time, 'Where he is trapped, he is on a bend, so there's no way to really get a hold on him to be able to pull directly straight back.'Īfter nearly 28 hours, Jones died. His head was down, his body plugged a narrow tunnel 10 to 14 inches wide. The rescuers squeezed through narrow passageways. George, he and his wife, Emily - who was pregnant - and their daughter had traveled home to see his parents for the holiday. On Thanksgiving weekend 2009, teams of rescuers worked to pry John Jones, a medical student in his second year at the University of Virginia, out of the Nutty Putty Cave.

Nutty putty cave john jones movie#

He hopes his movie will celebrate love and a life well-lived, rather than loss.

Nutty putty cave john jones tv#

Isaac Halasima, who used to work at KSL TV News, says he was always impressed with what he had heard about the story.

Now a young Utah filmmaker is telling the story in a movie titled 'The Last Descent.' SALT LAKE CITY - It was a news story in 2009 that's been hard to forget - the tragic rescue attempt at the Nutty Putty Cave in Utah County. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use.