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Director:
Writer:
Lawrence Kasdan (written by)
Release Date:
18 September 1981 (USA)
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Tagline:
When they met they heard bells. And that was just round one.
Plot:
A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher. full summary | full synopsis
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Eagle
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Love
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Reporter
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Love Affair
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Newspaper Columnist
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Criminally under-rated Belushi gem.
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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 | ... | Sylvia | |
| Tony Ganios | ... | Max Bernbaum | |
| Val Avery | ... | Yablonowitz | |
| Liam Russell | ... | Deke Lewis | |
| Everett Smith | ... | Fiddle | |
| Bill Henderson | ... | Train Conductor | |
| Bruce Jarchow | ... | Hellinger | |
| Eddie Schwartz | ... | Jimmy | |
| Harold Holmes | ... | Mr. Feeney | |
| Elizabeth Young | ... | Mrs. Feeney | |
| Ron Dean | ... | Plesko | |
| Frankie Hill | ... | Agatha |
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Runtime:
103 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Norway:12 |
Iceland:L |
Singapore:PG |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (re-rating) (1986) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:11 |
USA:PG
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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.
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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.
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Quotes:
Ernie Souchak:
The air was thin. She was average cute. She was the only girl up there. The air was thin!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Theme from Continental Divide (Never Say Goodbye)
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John Belushi's screen persona is fixed in most peoples minds thanks to his performances in the raucous, knock-about comedies 'The Blues Brothers' and 'Animal House'. But here he gets the rare chance to put in a performance of exceptional depth and nuance. Belushi plays hard-boiled investigative journalist Ernie Souchak who finds himself a little too close to some major City Hall corruption, and so, on the advice of his editor and friend, he heads to the mountains of Colorado, to chill and to write a piece on a reclusive conservationist, played to exquisite perfection by Blair Brown.
The film begins as a serious piece on political corruption but soon turns into a charming, bittersweet 'fish-out-of-water' romance. The scenes set amongst the Colorado mountains feature some of the most breathtaking cinematography I've ever seen. The movie belongs to John Belushi though. He puts in a splendid mature performance, dominating the action like a major presence. It is through this movie, rather than his more famous works, that I feel we now sense the feeling of loss that his tragic early death gave the world of cinema. He carries all the weight and clout of a genuinely gifted actor, and his comic timing, even in the smallest scenes, is a joy to behold. Blair Brown, too, is another enigma. Why is she not much more famous than she is? Her performance is both tough and sexy, and she and Belushi make a great screen partnership. Throw into the mix one of the rare screen appearances from the great Tony Ganios, and this really is a movie worthy of rediscovery.
Watch for it.