CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

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• Release Year: 1981
• Genre: Comedy, Romance
• Plot: Ernie Souchak (JOHN BELUSHI) is a celebrated Chicago Sun-Times columnist famous for his blistering political exposés. While his controversial reporting has earned him the respect of his editor, Howard McDermott (ALLEN GOORWITZ) and the admiration of a legion of fans, it also earns him a trip to the hospital following a run-in with some disgruntled thugs.; ; Suggesting he leave the city for a while, McDermott sends Ernie to the Rockies to interview renowned ornithologist Nell Porter (BLAIR BROWN) who studies the habits of the endangered American bald eagle. It's a case of loathe at first sight when the chainsmoking, big city Souchak meets the reclusive nature-lover Porter! But despite their differences, Souchak's trip west soon turns into a fun-filled romantic adventure as these two trek through the mountains at the top of the world along the Continental Divide!
• Cast: John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield, Carlin Glynn, Tony Ganios, Val Avery, Liam Russell, Everett Smith, Bill Henderson, Bruce Jarchow, Eddie Schwartz, Harold Holmes, Elizabeth Young, Ron Dean, Frankie Hill, Mike Bacarella, Marji Bank, Christopher Lowell, Frank Noel, Zaid Farid, Rai Rogers, Jack Decker, Ben Rawnsley, Dave Adams, Dallas Alinder, Ronald W. McLeish, Chuck Bailey, Yana Nirvana, Joe Wright, Tim Kazurinsky, Robert Biggs, Frank Heinrich, Paul Mathews, John Larson, Norm Tobin, Brent Dunsford, Michael Apted
• Director: Michael Apted
• Runtime: 1:43
• Company: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie