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Continental Divide

  • 1981
  • PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.3K
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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
    5.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Apted
    • Writer
      • Lawrence Kasdan
    • Stars
      • John Belushi
      • Blair Brown
      • Allen Garfield
    • 32User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer 2:52
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    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    Michael Apted in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    Michael Apted in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi and Blair Brown in Continental Divide (1981)
    John Belushi and Blair Brown in Continental Divide (1981)

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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
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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 reviews32

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    A good film for family night
    I really enjoyed this movie. No, it is not the deep heady stuff, nor it is a slapstick comedy. It is a movie about two people living in different worlds that cross paths, fall in love, and so on. For Belushi, this role is as much of a course change as it is for his character when he goes into the mountains. This is as far from SNL, Animal House and The Blues Brothers and Being There is from the Pink Panther Movies and Dr. Strangelove for Peter Sellers. Blair Brown's character (Nell Porter) is totally hot in that special, wholesome, outdoors way. You can how a guy could fall for her.

    All in all, this is a fine movie to rent for a night of popcorn, or maybe trail mix munching, with the family. Don't wrap yourself up too tight in trying to analyze every little nuance of the movie, like so many of the wannabe critics that inhabit these reviews. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
    helpful•12
    3
    • bluzman
    • Feb 10, 2004

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    Details

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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

    Technical specs

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

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