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Writers:
Drew Denbaum (writer)
John Gardner (novel)
Release Date:
1984 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Love Is Found In The Most Surprising Of Places.
Plot:
Henry Soames owns a rural diner, and has befriended Willard Freud and Callie Wells. One day Willard and Callie get the news that Callie is pregnant... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Michael Cole ... Henry Soames
Heather Langenkamp ... Callie Wells
Patrick Cassidy ... Willard Freund
Brian Kerwin ... George

Grace Zabriskie ... Ellie Wells
Don Beddoe ... Doc Cathey
Ed Lauter ... W.D. Freund

Cotter Smith ... Trucker
E.J. André ... Kuzitski

Harry Northup ... Frank (as Harry Northrup)
Julia Montgomery ... Delivery Nurse (as Julie Montgomery)
Richard Young ... Jeff Freund
David Young ... Mark Freund
Liz Sheridan ... Reception nurse
Peter Hobbs ... Dr. Costard
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Nikkel-Fjallið (Iceland)
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Runtime:
88 min
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Trivia:
This was 'Heather Langenkamp (I)''s first feature role. more
Quotes:
Henry Soames: You better get home, I don't want your folks to worry.
Callie Wells: Henry, you're such an old lady.
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Obscure for good reason, 18 July 2008
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Author: shaggy61 from United States

John Gardner's 1973 bestseller was tough to adapt to the screen, given it didn't have much plot and was mostly a rumination on life in upstate New York. The studios kicked it around for a while (Shelley Duvall and Peter Boyle at one point were set to star) and finally tossed it to one-time writer-director Drew Denbaum, who valiantly but fruitlessly tried to shape the material. Henry is much too young, considering much of the story rides on the point that he's old enough to be Callie's father. At one point there's an absurd "Rocky" like montage in which he gets in shape for his bride, then Willard is turned into a villain just to create some drama. It's worth seeing for Heather Langenkamp, making you wonder why she got so little work outside the "Nightmare on Elm Street" films.

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