Continental Divide is a 1981 American romantic comedy. It was directed by Michael Apted from an original screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and produced by Steven Spielberg and stars John Belushi and Blair Brown. An attempt was made during the promotional phase of the film's release to sell Belushi and Brown as 'the new Hepburn and Tracy', calling to mind the gutsy creative chemistry and double-act performances of those yesteryear actors. Though this ...
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Continental Divide is a 1981 American romantic comedy. It was directed by Michael Apted from an original screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and produced by Steven Spielberg and stars John Belushi and Blair Brown. An attempt was made during the promotional phase of the film's release to sell Belushi and Brown as 'the new Hepburn and Tracy', calling to mind the gutsy creative chemistry and double-act performances of those yesteryear actors. Though this impression was not successfully carried off, Belushi's death less than six months after the film's release meant that the potential of he and Brown as a movie twosome was never explored.
A Chicago reporter, Ernie Souchak (Belushi), is investigating a corrupt city councilman. After doing an expose on some corrupt land dealings by the councilman, he is assaulted by two crooked police officers sent by the councilman, and ends up in the hospital. His editor decides to send him out of town for his own safety. Souchak reluctantly travels to the...
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