Copper Mountain (film)
1983 film
- July 7, 1983 (1983-07-07) (United States)
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Copper Mountain (a Club Med Experience) (also known as just Copper Mountain) is a 1983 Canadian comedy television film, written and directed by Damian Lee and David Mitchell,[1] produced for CTV Television Network, that premiered on First Choice TV network.[2] Starring Jim Carrey and Alan Thicke, it is a "thinly-veiled"[3] quasi-commercial for the now-defunct Club Med[4] ski resort[5] in Copper Mountain, Colorado. The majority of the runtime consists of rom-com plot interspersed with performances by country and rock and roll musicians, Ronnie Hawkins, Rita Coolidge and Chicago frontman Bill Champlin, with whom TV theme song writer Thicke co-wrote the song "Sara".[6]
Plot
Two friends, Bobby Todd (Carrey) and Jackson Reach (Thicke), travel from their hometown of Grimsby to the Club Med village[7] in Copper Mountain.[8] Jackson intends to hit the ski slopes and compete in a ProAm, while Bobby comically struggles to connect to women, with impressions and routines. Eventually, Jackson wins a ProAm challenge race, and Bobby finds companionship by being himself.[1]
Cast
- Jim Carrey as Bobby Todd / Sammy Davis Jr. impression
- Alan Thicke as Jackson Reach
- Jean-Claude Killy as himself[9]
- Richard Gautier (credited as Dick Gautier) as Sonny Silverton, ski event promoter
- Ziggy Lorenc (credited as Ziggy Laurence) as Michelle
- Rod Hebron as Yogi Hebadaddy
- Jean Laplac as Chef de Village
- Damian Lee, the film’s co-writer and co-producer, appears as Helicopter Guide
Musicians
The film has on-screen song performances, by Ronnie Hawkins, of songs written by John Fogerty, for Creedence Clearwater Revival, including Lodi.
Bill Champlin sings the Alan Thicke—Bill Champlin song, "Sara".[10]
The musicians, appear alone, and together in de facto groups, singing on a hillside stage and in the facility’s nightclub:
- Ronnie Hawkins as himself
- Rita Coolidge as herself
- Tamara Champlin as Vocalist
- Bill Champlin as himself
- Steve Sexton as Keyboardist
- Mike Utley as Keyboardist
- Danny Marks as Guitarist
- David Fouts (credited as David James, later working as David Lewis) as Drummer
- Brian Bell as Bass Guitarist
- Jon Bojicic as Rhythm Guitarist
Reception
- "a ski resort infomercial dressed up as a buddy comedy" — Night Flight [11]
- "30 minutes of musical performances" — McElroy[12]
- "regrettable" — The Denver Post[13]
References
- ^ a b Krulik, Nancy (October 27, 2001). Jim Carrey: Fun and Funnier. Simon and Schuster. p. 78. ISBN 0743422198.
- ^ Bawden, Jim (26 July 1986). "Prime Time". Toronto Star. p. B3 – via newspapers.com (subscription required) .
- ^ Pooley, Jack (2021-04-20). "Ranking Every Jim Carrey Movie Worst To Best". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "SKIING THE CLUB MED WAY IN COLORADO". The New York Times. 1981-03-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "About". Copper Mountain. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Copper Mountain - video Dailymotion".
- ^ "Club Med Copper Mountain - It was 1981". Club Med Copper Mountain - It was 1981. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ 1982 Copper Mountain Promotional Footage. Retrieved 2024-04-19 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Fayhee, John (September 15, 2012). The Colorado Mountain Companion: A Potpourri of Useful Miscellany from the Highest Parts of the Highest State. Graphic Arts Books. ISBN 9780871089670.
- ^ "Copper Mountain - video Dailymotion".
- ^ "Copper Mountain (aka Club Med)". Night Flight Plus. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ https://www.themcelroy.family/platform/2018/11/2/18118872/carrey-on-copper-mountain
- ^ "The best and worst Colorado ski films of all time". The Denver Post. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
External links
- Copper Mountain trailer - YouTube
- https://www.allmovie.com/movie/copper-mountain-v10072
- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/copper_mountain_1983
- https://m.filmaffinity.com/en/film986698.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080928230833/https://www.jimcarreyonline.com/movies/coppermountain.html
- https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/copper-mountain-1983
- https://trailerholic.com/titles/271062/copper-mountain
- https://www.crackle.com/watch/472af230-46a9-4e6f-a385-79edf57ace2d/copper-mountain
- Copper Mountain at IMDb
- https://www.tvguide.com/movies/copper-mountain/cast/2030282243/
- https://www.imcdb.org/movie_85363-Copper-Mountain.html
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