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Continental Divide (1981)

PG 103 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   18 September 1981 (USA)
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A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

Director:

Michael Apted
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Belushi ...
Ernie Souchak
Blair Brown ...
Nell Porter
Allen Garfield ...
Howard McDermott (as Allen Goorwitz)
Carlin Glynn Carlin Glynn ...
Sylvia
Tony Ganios Tony Ganios ...
Max Bernbaum
Val Avery ...
Yablonowitz
Liam Russell Liam Russell ...
Deke Lewis
Everett Smith Everett Smith ...
Fiddle
Bill Henderson Bill Henderson ...
Train Conductor
Bruce Jarchow Bruce Jarchow ...
Hellinger
Eddie Schwartz Eddie Schwartz ...
Jimmy
Harold Holmes Harold Holmes ...
Mr. Feeney
Elizabeth Young Elizabeth Young ...
Mrs. Feeney
Ron Dean Ron Dean ...
Plesko
Frankie Hill Frankie Hill ...
Agatha
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Storyline

Ernie Souchak (John Belushi), a tough Chicago reporter, gets a little too close to the Mob, and is assaulted by two crooked police officers sent by a crooked councilman, and ends up in the hospital. To take the heat off of him, his editor sends him to Colorado to investigate an eagle researcher ('Blair Brown' ). Sparring partners at first, the pair eventually fall in love, but Souchak must return to Chicago when one of his sources is mysteriously killed. Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Eagle | Love | Reporter | Love Affair | Newspaper Columnist  | See more »

Taglines:

When they met they heard bells. And that was just round one.

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Amerikai románc See more »

Filming Locations:

Cedar Falls, Washington, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,218,347 (USA) (20 September 1981) (864 Screens)

Gross:

$15,578,237 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Amtrack train had to be brought to Victor, Idaho on abandon tracks where the scene was shot. The small town had no train service either commercial or freight for years. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Nell is chopping wood as Ernie approaches. As they begin to talk Nell piles wood in her cradled left arm. The next shot is closer and at a different angle. As this shot begins Nell has no wood and begins to pile it once again in her cradled left arm. See more »

Quotes

Ernie Souchak: I know what I wrote, I was there when I wrote it.
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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, after some mountain shots, there's a sequence of
a selection of some of the black-and-white photos of Ernie and/or Nell that
Souchak had on his desk. See more »

Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Theme from Continental Divide (Never Say Goodbye)"
Music by Michael Small
Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Performed by Helen Reddy
Available on MCA Records
Record Produced by Joel Diamond See more »