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Moving from the big city (LA) to a backwater town is always difficult, but especially for the one doing the moving. After her dad's death, Beth Easton and her mother, Kate, move to the house left to the family by a deceased aunt. Kate meets up with several old friends, but Beth has none. Slowly, however, she makes friends, despite the lack of a nearby mall or anything else to do. Soon she meets up with two boys fighting ... except one isn't a boy, but a girl. The girl, Jody, is shunned by her peers as a "bad kid." As the film progresses, we see Jody as the apparent victim of a bad relationship between her own widowed mother and Ray, a man who, like everybody else, grew up in the town. Somehow, Beth sees that Jody isn't all that bad; "she just needs a friend." Beth sticks by her, even when Jody is blamed for almost killing Beth. Jody has a dream, though, a dream of finding lost gold in Bear Mountain, left there by a legendary woman named Molly Morgan. Jody has a map, and she has a "... Written by
Joe Sewell <jsewell@iu.net>
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Some friendships are worth a fortune
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Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements, including a child's exposure to domestic abuse
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According to the credits, the story takes place in Oregon and is shot in British Columbia. When the girl stops a police car it has the Washington State Patrol emblem on the door.
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Jody Salerno:
When they come, tell them that we went boating and got lost. Nothing about Ray, and nothing about the gold.
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References
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
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Soundtracks
"You Should Be Dancing"
Written by
Barry Gibb,
Maurice Gibb,
Robin Gibb
Performed by
The Bee Gees
Courtesy of Polydor Records by arrangement with Polygram Special Markets
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Christina Ricci is great as Elizabeth in this intelligent adventure flick. The supporting cast is brilliant. The costumes are simple. One of the good farces in the genre, Gold Diggers: Secret Of Bear Mountain will sparkle golden bears in the viewer's eye. 10 out of 10.