Raising Buchanan

Ruth Kiesling is a 39-year-old woman with anger issues and a history of making poor decisions. Ruth sees an opportunity to turn her life around by stealing the body of a dead president to hold for ransom. However, she quickly learns that no one is particularly interested in getting him back.

Dellis shot the film on location in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Prescott and Paradise Valley, Arizona.^[1][2] He used an Arizona-based crew and nearly all of the actors were based in Arizona, with the exception of some key talent.

Originally, actor/comedian Andy Dick was slated to play the part of Lancaster Guy, but performance issues and allegations of sexual improprieties caused his firing the day after his scene was shot.^[3] The scene was subsequently re-shot using Robert Ben Garant in the role of Lancaster Guy.

Several songs on the soundtrack concern mining disasters.^[4]

• "All This Could Be Yours" (written and performed by Jennifer Trynin)
• "Game of Pricks" (written by Robert Pollard; performed by Guided By Voices)
• "Timothy" (written by Rupert Holmes; performed by The Buoys)
• "Last Day in the Mine" (written by Jimmy Key; performed by Dave Dudley)
• "Explosion in the Fairmont Mine" (written and performed by Blind Alfred Reed)
• "McBeth Mine Explosion" (performed by Cap, Andy, and Flip)
• "Close the Coalhouse Door" (written and performed by Alex Glasgow)
• "Bow Wow" (written by Benjamin Darvill and J. Hogarth; performed by Son of Dave)
• "Cello Sonata No. 1, Op 38" (written by Johannes Brahms; performed by Amanda Melby)
• "Sonata Amanda, 3. Andante" (written by Douglas Durant; performed by Amanda Melby)