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The High Country

  • 1981
  • PG
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
128
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The High Country (1981)
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Jim is a convicted marijuana dealer, who is being pressured by the system to turn State's Evidence. He is accidentally freed from custody by a car crash, is shot & on the run. Kathy is runni... Read allJim is a convicted marijuana dealer, who is being pressured by the system to turn State's Evidence. He is accidentally freed from custody by a car crash, is shot & on the run. Kathy is running as well. Her severe learning disability is leaving her discouraged, constantly being un... Read allJim is a convicted marijuana dealer, who is being pressured by the system to turn State's Evidence. He is accidentally freed from custody by a car crash, is shot & on the run. Kathy is running as well. Her severe learning disability is leaving her discouraged, constantly being under pressure because of inability to learn to read. The unlikely pair meet up. Cathy feels... Read all

  • Director
    • Harvey Hart
  • Writers
    • Bud Townsend
    • Dean Riesner
  • Stars
    • Timothy Bottoms
    • Linda Purl
    • George Sims
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    128
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harvey Hart
    • Writers
      • Bud Townsend
      • Dean Riesner
    • Stars
      • Timothy Bottoms
      • Linda Purl
      • George Sims
    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Timothy Bottoms
    Timothy Bottoms
    • Jim
    Linda Purl
    Linda Purl
    • Kathy
    George Sims
    • Larry
    Bill Berry
    • Carter
    Walter Mills
    • Clem
    Paul Coeur
    • Squeaky
    • (as Paul Jolicoeur)
    Jon C. Andersen
    • Film Director
    • (as Jon Andersen)
    Grant Lowe
    Grant Lowe
    • Frank Wilson
    Marsha Stonehouse
    • Mary Wilson
    Jack Ackroyd
    • Officer 'Randy'
    Murray Ord
    • Officer 'Duke'
    Richard E. Butler
    • Herbie
    • (as Dick Butler)
    Bob Snape
    • Family Man
    • (as Robert Snape)
    Norman Edge
    • Rancher
    Harold Baldridge
    • Harry
    Truman Hoszwski
    • Bartender
    John Duthie
    • Billy
    Gilles Levesque
    • Pilot
    • Director
      • Harvey Hart
    • Writers
      • Bud Townsend
      • Dean Riesner(uncredited)
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      At Last It's You
      Music and Lyrics by Tony Kosinec

      Sung by Donna Ramsay

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    4/10
    Nice photography, shame about the script..
    An escaped convict teams up with a Peter Pan-obsessed, hitchhiking girl who suffers from social problems on the road and together they trek into the 'High Country' to get away from their respective problems. But with the police on their trail and the J M Barrie lovin' lady's overprotective father close behind, can their newfound relationship last?

    There IS such a thing as being too lovable, and Linda Purl proves it as she jumps around the mountain like a chipmunk on acid. Her constant chirpiness is so irritating we really feel for poor Timothy Bottoms, who is forced to shack up with her after he is shot in his retreat from the law. How he ends up falling head over heels in love at the end after finding her annoying for most of the movie (even agreeing to go back to prison for her) is beyond me, but that's Hollywood for ya..

    Another thing is her so-called disability.. she says in the finale she has made 'great progress' in her behaviour, but she is EXACTLY the same twee individual that she is at the beginning. Also, it doesn't specify what her condition is.. I would suggest a particularly immature 8 year old kid stuck in an adult's body. She needs therapy, not for her so-called dedicated daddy to accept her tryst with a marijuana smuggler about a decade and a half her senior. Funny how it takes his daughter to fake suicide to get papa to 'come to his senses'. Alarm bells anyone?

    Plus points? The scenery is spectacular, and there are some nice little moments, such as a helpless Bottoms being spoon-fed soup in bed or Purl's smackdown of a handglider who tries to get fresh with her. But overall, the clichéd nature of the material and the long patches of nothing overcome it, and you're left with a bit of a waste of time. Plus don't hang around for the credits, or you may just hear the worst song EVER. You have been warned.. 4/10
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1981 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flykten till friheten
    • Filming locations
      • Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Gene Slott Productions
      • Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
      • Filmcorp Entertainment Finances
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    • Budget
      • CA$2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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