Nickel Mountain (1984)

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, and Willard splits. Henry takes in ... See full summary »

Director:

Drew Denbaum

Writers:

Drew Denbaum, John Gardner (novel)

Stars:

Michael Cole, Heather Langenkamp, Patrick Cassidy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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, and Willard splits. Henry takes in Callie, and helps her through the pregnancy. They fall in love and get married. All is going well until Willard is back from the road and wants the baby.

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Plot Keywords:

diner | boyfriend leaves girlfriend | brief nudity | sex scene | older husband younger wife | 

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Taglines:

Love Is Found In The Most Surprising Of Places.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA Iceland

Language:

English

Release Date:

1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Milosc w górach

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nickel Mountain Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Cotter Smith.

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Quotes

Callie Wells: [Callie has hitch hiked with a trucker to go to Indiana and just finished having a conversation about where she was going and what she was doing] Looks like a Cock pit in here.
Trucker: You like it?
Callie Wells: Excuse me?
Callie Wells: [The trucker then puts the moves on Callie] No, that's okay.
Trucker: Look don't give me that.
Callie Wells: What?
Trucker: [In a sort of high toned voice] Look don't give me that, I hate kids.
Callie Wells: [In a firm voice] Look, I am not a kid.
Trucker: [With a smile] I can see that you're not.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (2018)

User Reviews

Obscure for good reason

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 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.