"Sleepwalking's story is divided roughly into three sections, each of which takes place in a

different environment. The first part of the film is set in James' hometown in Northern California; the

second is the road trip James and Tara take as they flee the authorities and the third takes place on the

Utah farm where James spent his childhood. The multiple locations combined with the production's

shoestring budget and tight 29-day shooting schedule presented the filmmakers with some unique

challenges.

To get the highest production values for their money, the filmmakers traveled to Regina in the

Western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, north of Montana, to shoot the film. Once shooting

began in October 2006, cast and crew braved sub-zero temperatures and more than one blizzard. "It

was brutal," says Maher of the shoot, adding that the filmmakers endured their share of ribbing from

the hardy local crew for having come from sunny California."

 

"Challenges aside, both filmmakers and actors agree Saskatchewan's landscape helped establish

the right mood and tone for the piece. "When we came here and started location scouting, it was

unbelievable what we found," says Theron. "So many of the locations felt like they were especially built

for our story. We didn't have to compromise at all, especially when it came to the Reedy farm. We had

seen so many farms, and when Bill and I saw it, we just lost it and were like two little kids jumping up

and down."

"I think Regina brings a very special quality to the film," says Anna Sophia Robb. "When I first

got to the farm, it was exactly how I had envisioned it when I read the story. It was cold and desolate,

but it's also beautiful at the same time. You can look at it in two different ways, which relates to the

characters as well."

"The location's just great," Hopper says. "I was born in Dodge City, Kansas, and I was raised

on a wheat farm, so this is very much like the kind of country that I was raised in.""

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