Copper Mountain (film)
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{{Infobox television
| image = Coppermountaincover.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = David Mitchell
| writer = Damian Lee
David Mitchell
| producer = Damian Lee
David Mitchell
| starring = Jim Carrey
Alan Thicke
| cinematography = Alar Kivilo
| editor = James Lahti
Mairin Wilkinson
| music = Brian Bell
| network =
| released = {{Start date|1983|07|07}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| language = English
| budget =
}}
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,{{cite book |last1=Krulik |first1=Nancy |title=Jim Carrey: Fun and Funnier |date=October 27, 2001 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=0743422198 |page=78}} produced for CTV Television Network, that premiered on
First Choice TV network.{{cite news |last=Bawden |first=Jim |date=26 July 1986 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/945554128/ |title=Prime Time |newspaper=Toronto Star |page=B3 {{subscription required|via=newspapers.com}}}} Starring Jim Carrey and Alan Thicke, it is a "thinly-veiled"{{Cite web |last=Pooley |first=Jack |date=2021-04-20 |title=Ranking Every Jim Carrey Movie Worst To Best |url=https://whatculture.com/film/ranking-every-jim-carrey-movie-worst-to-best |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en}} quasi-commercial for the now-defunct Club Med{{Cite news |date=1981-03-01 |title=SKIING THE CLUB MED WAY IN COLORADO |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/01/travel/skiing-the-club-med-way-in-colorado.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} ski resort{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.visitcoppermountain.com/about-copper |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Copper Mountain |language=en-US}} 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".{{cite web| url = https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2944we| title = Copper Mountain - video Dailymotion}}
Plot
Two friends, Bobby Todd (Carrey) and Jackson Reach (Thicke), travel from their hometown of Grimsby to the Club Med village{{Cite web |title=Club Med Copper Mountain - It was 1981 |url=https://www.clubmedplanet.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7136 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Club Med Copper Mountain - It was 1981 |language=en}} in Copper Mountain.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yyTbmuVoYE |title=1982 Copper Mountain Promotional Footage |language=en |access-date=2024-04-19 |via=www.youtube.com}} 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.
Cast
- Jim Carrey as Bobby Todd / Sammy Davis Jr. impression
- Alan Thicke as Jackson Reach
- Jean-Claude Killy as himself{{cite book |last1=Fayhee |first1=John |title=The Colorado Mountain Companion: A Potpourri of Useful Miscellany from the Highest Parts of the Highest State |date=September 15, 2012 |publisher=Graphic Arts Books |isbn=9780871089670}}
- 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".{{cite web| url = https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2944we| title = Copper Mountain - video Dailymotion}}
The musicians, appear alone, and together in groups, singing on a hillside stage and in the facility’s nightclub. The musicians include:
- Ronnie Hawkins – vocals
- Rita Coolidge – vocals
- Tamara Champlin – vocals
- Bill Champlin – guitar, vocals
- Steve Sexton – keyboards
- Mike Utley – keyboards
Reception
:"a ski resort infomercial dressed up as a buddy comedy" — Night Flight {{Cite web |title=Copper Mountain (aka Club Med) |url=https://www.nightflightplus.com/videos/copper-mountain-aka-club-med/608265ae7fb9ec0001489912 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Night Flight Plus |language=en}}
:"30 minutes of musical performances" — McElroyhttps://www.themcelroy.family/platform/2018/11/2/18118872/carrey-on-copper-mountain {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
:"regrettable" — The Denver Post{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=The best and worst Colorado ski films of all time |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/10/25/best-worst-colorado-ski-snowsports-snowboarding-movies/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xm92-bLD-E 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
- {{IMDb title|0085363|Copper Mountain}}
- https://www.tvguide.com/movies/copper-mountain/cast/2030282243/
- https://www.imcdb.org/movie_85363-Copper-Mountain.html
Category:1983 television films
Category:Films set in Colorado
Category:Canadian sports comedy films
Category:Canadian skiing films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films produced by Damian Lee
Category:Films with screenplays by Damian Lee
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:Canadian comedy television films
Category:CTV Television Network original films
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