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Copper Mountain (film)

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

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 groups, singing on a hillside stage and in the facility’s nightclub. The musicians include:

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

  1. ^ a b Krulik, Nancy (October 27, 2001). Jim Carrey: Fun and Funnier. Simon and Schuster. p. 78. ISBN 0743422198.
  2. ^ Bawden, Jim (26 July 1986). "Prime Time". Toronto Star. p. B3  – via newspapers.com (subscription required) .
  3. ^ Pooley, Jack (2021-04-20). "Ranking Every Jim Carrey Movie Worst To Best". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ^ "SKIING THE CLUB MED WAY IN COLORADO". The New York Times. 1981-03-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ "About". Copper Mountain. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. ^ "Copper Mountain - video Dailymotion".
  7. ^ "Club Med Copper Mountain - It was 1981". Club Med Copper Mountain - It was 1981. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  8. ^ 1982 Copper Mountain Promotional Footage. Retrieved 2024-04-19 – via www.youtube.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Copper Mountain - video Dailymotion".
  11. ^ "Copper Mountain (aka Club Med)". Night Flight Plus. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  12. ^ https://www.themcelroy.family/platform/2018/11/2/18118872/carrey-on-copper-mountain [bare URL]
  13. ^ "The best and worst Colorado ski films of all time". The Denver Post. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-04-19.