Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)

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92 min - Comedy | Drama | Romance - 15 July 1982 (Australia)

6.8

Ratings: 6.8/10 from 468 users
Reviews: 25 user | 13 critic

Charles is a Salt Lake City civil servant who loves (*LOVES*) Laura, a lovely housewife with a lovely step-daughter and an A-frame-selling... See full summary »

Director:

Joan Micklin Silver

Writers:

Ann Beattie (based on the novel "Chilly Scenes of Winter" by), Joan Micklin Silver (screenplay)

Stars:

John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt and Peter Riegert

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	John Heard	...	Charles
	Mary Beth Hurt	...	Laura
	Peter Riegert	...	Sam
	Kenneth McMillan	...	Pete
	Gloria Grahame	...	Clara
	Nora Heflin	...	Betty
	Jerry Hardin	...	Mr. Patterson
	Tarah Nutter	...	Susan
	Mark Metcalf	...	Ox
	Allen Joseph	...	Blind Man
	Frances Bay	...	Mrs. Delillo
	Griffin Dunne	...	Dr. Mark
	Alex Johnson	...	Elise
	Beverly Rowland	...	Woman in Park (as Beverly Booth Rowland)
	Oscar Rowland	...	Man in Store

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Storyline

Charles is a Salt Lake City civil servant who loves (*LOVES*) Laura, a lovely housewife with a lovely step-daughter and an A-frame-selling, ex-quarterback husband named Ox. His roommate is "an unemployed jacket salesman," his mother is a spacey, laxative overdosing, overly eccentric basket-case, his perpetually happy sister finds love in the dorkiest of guys, his step-father has a jones for Turtle Wax and his boss asks him for advice about his Ivy League son's sexual problems. He listens to Janis Joplin and dreams of getting Laura back once and for all. He does everything in his power to win her back from Ox, and the lengths he goes to provide the structure of the film in this bittersweet romantic comedy...a film that explores what happened to the Woodstock generation when they transcended their idealism (i.e. it was expected that they fall in love and face the music of routine). Charles is perhaps the quintessential saint of this ideology. Written by thustlebird

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A romantic comedy for all seasons. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 1982 (Australia) See more »

Also Known As:

Fagyos téli napok See more »

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Triple Play Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Cameo: [Ann Beattie] the author of the original novel plays a waitress. See more »

Quotes

Blind Man: What do you want?
Charles: [laughing crazily] What do I want? I wanna marry Laura. I thought everybody knew that. I'd even settle for living with her. What do I want? Let's talk about what I have. You know what I have? I have, I have... an unemployed jacket salesman living in my spare room, I have a mother that won't get out of the bathtub...
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Connections

References Woodstock (1970) See more »

Soundtracks

"Get It While You Can"
Written by Jerry Ragovoy (as Ragovoy) and Mort Shuman (as Schuman)
Performed by Janis Joplin
Courtesy of CBS Records See more »