great story. redford wanted to do it originally with paul newman.
Fact-Checking ‘A Walk in the Woods’ With Director Ken Kwapis
"The Appalachian Trail spans 2,180 miles and 14 states on its route between Georgia’s Springer Mountain and Mt. Katahdin in Maine. “A Walk In the Woods,” starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte as novice hikers who attempt to complete the trail, was filmed mostly in the woods around Atlanta.Director Ken Kwapis can be forgiven for shooting a movie about nature’s majesty near a major city, given the technical demands of making a feature film, not to mention one requiring two actors in their seventies to trudge around in the woods. (Nolte got his hip replaced after the shoot.) Plus, there’s the lure of ..."
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Fact-Checking ‘A Walk in the Woods’ With Director Ken Kwapis
"The Appalachian Trail spans 2,180 miles and 14 states on its route between Georgia’s Springer Mountain and Mt. Katahdin in Maine. “A Walk In the Woods,” starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte as novice hikers who attempt to complete the trail, was filmed mostly in the woods around Atlanta.Director Ken Kwapis can be forgiven for shooting a movie about nature’s majesty near a major city, given the technical demands of making a feature film, not to mention one requiring two actors in their seventies to trudge around in the woods. (Nolte got his hip replaced after the shoot.) Plus, there’s the lure of ..."
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its all good