Copper Mountain (film)

Copper Mountain (a Club Med Experience) (also known as just Copper Mountain) is a 1983 Canadian comedy film written and directed by Damian Lee and David Mitchell. Starring Jim Carrey and Alan Thicke, it is a quasi-commercial for the now-closed Club Med ski resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. The majority of the runtime consists of interspersed performances by prominent country musicians.[1]

Copper Mountain
DVD cover
Directed byDavid Mitchell
Produced byDamian Lee
David Mitchell
Written byDamian Lee
David Mitchell
StarringJim Carrey
Alan Thicke
Music byBrian Bell
CinematographyAlar Kivilo
Edited byJames Lahti
Mairin Wilkinson
Distributed byRose & Ruby
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
60 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Two friends, Bobby Todd (Carrey) and Jackson Reach (Thicke), travel from their hometown of Grimsby to the Club Med village in Copper Mountain. Jackson intends to hit the slopes and ski, while Bobby attempts to seduce women with impressions and routines. Eventually, Jackson wins a challenge race, and Bobby finds companionship by being himself.[2]

Cast

The movie largely consists of on-screen performances by prominent musicians, appearing alone or together as a de facto group, singing on a hillside stage and in the facility’s nightclub:

The film’s writer and co-producer, Damian Lee, appears as Helicopter Guide.

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References
  1. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2944we
  2. Krulik, Nancy (October 27, 2001). Jim Carrey: Fun and Funnier. Simon and Schuster. p. 78. ISBN 0743422198.
  3. 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.
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