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Continental Divide

  • 1981
  • PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.8K
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John Belushi and Blair Brown in Continental Divide (1981)
A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.
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A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

  • Director
    • Michael Apted
  • Writer
    • Lawrence Kasdan
  • Stars
    • John Belushi
    • Blair Brown
    • Allen Garfield
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    5.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Apted
    • Writer
      • Lawrence Kasdan
    • Stars
      • John Belushi
      • Blair Brown
      • Allen Garfield
    • 34User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Photos35

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    Top cast36

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    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Ernie Souchak
    Blair Brown
    Blair Brown
    • Nell Porter
    Allen Garfield
    Allen Garfield
    • Howard McDermott
    • (as Allen Goorwitz)
    Carlin Glynn
    Carlin Glynn
    • Sylvia
    Tony Ganios
    Tony Ganios
    • Max Bernbaum
    Val Avery
    Val Avery
    • Yablonowitz
    Liam Russell
    • Deke Lewis
    Everett Smith
    • Fiddle
    Bill Henderson
    Bill Henderson
    • Train Conductor
    Bruce Jarchow
    Bruce Jarchow
    • Hellinger
    Eddie Schwartz
    • Jimmy
    Harold Holmes
    • Mr. Feeney
    Elizabeth Young
    • Mrs. Feeney
    Ron Dean
    Ron Dean
    • Plesko
    Frankie Hill
    Frankie Hill
    • Agatha
    Mike Bacarella
    Mike Bacarella
    • Delaney
    • (as Michael Bacarella)
    Marji Bank
    • Mrs. Yablonowitz
    Christopher Lowell
    • Poacher
    • Director
      • Michael Apted
    • Writer
      • Lawrence Kasdan
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to Dan Aykroyd, most of the production crew on Neighbors (1981) was on cocaine throughout filming, with the inevitable result that John Belushi was sucked back into an addiction he had been trying to quit. Belushi had been completely clean and sober during the making of Continental Divide (1981) which he shot just before Neighbors (1981).
    • Goofs
      When Souchak rides the Empire Builder back to Wyoming with Nell, the train takes a route the Empire Builder never takes. In the movie, the train goes through Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and then on to Victor, Wyoming, where they get off. The real Empire Builder goes north from Chicago to Milwaukee and then Minneapolis before heading northwest and crossing North Dakota, Montana and Idaho near the Canadian border. It goes nowhere near Iowa or Wyoming.
    • Quotes

      Ernie Souchak: It's so quiet up here, you could hear a mouse get a hard-on.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Continental Divide, Mommie Dearest, Only When I Laugh, Body Heat, First Monday in October (1981)
    • 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

    User reviews34

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    7/10

    in all fairness, Belushi got to have one serious role

    John Belushi - who would have turned 58 today - is remembered as Bluto Blutarsky ("Animal House"), Wild Bill Kelso ("1941"), Jake Blues ("The Blues Brothers"), and various "SNL" characters; all totally wacky. In "Continental Divide", he got what was probably his one serious role. Although most people pooh-poohed it, I didn't find it that bad. As a Chicago reporter developing a relationship with an eagle researcher (Blair Brown) in the Rocky Mountains, Belushi got the chance to say that he had one serious role before his untimely death. If that is the movie's only real strength, then so be it. It may be worth seeing just for that.

    And if I may add one thing: people need to give "1941" another chance.
    • lee_eisenberg
    • Jan 23, 2007
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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Americka romansa
    • Filming locations
      • Cedar Falls, Washington, USA(train stop)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,578,237
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,218,347
      • Sep 20, 1981
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,578,237
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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