Copper Mountain (film) explained

Copper Mountain
Director:	David Mitchell
Producer:	Damian Lee David Mitchell
Starring:	Jim Carrey Alan Thicke
Cinematography:	Alar Kivilo
Editing:	James Lahti Mairin Wilkinson
Music:	Brian Bell
Distributor:	Rose & Ruby Productions
Runtime:	60 minutes
Language:	English

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 onFirst 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

• Jim Carrey as Bobby Todd / Sammy Davis Jr. impression
• Alan Thicke as Jackson Reach
• Jean-Claude Killy as himself^[9]
• 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".^[10]

The musicians, appear alone, and together in de facto groups, singing on a hillside stage and in the facility’s nightclub:

• Ronnie Hawkins as himself
• Rita Coolidge as herself
• Tamara Champlin as Vocalist
• Bill Champlin as himself
• Steve Sexton as Keyboardist
• Mike Utley as Keyboardist
• Danny Marks as Guitarist
• David Fouts (credited as David James, later working as David Lewis) as Drummer
• Brian Bell as Bass Guitarist
• Jon Bojicic as Rhythm Guitarist

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]

External links

• 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
  • https://www.tvguide.com/movies/copper-mountain/cast/2030282243/
• https://www.imcdb.org/movie_85363-Copper-Mountain.html

Notes and References

1. Book: Krulik . Nancy . Jim Carrey: Fun and Funnier . October 27, 2001 . Simon and Schuster . 0743422198 . 78.
2. News: Bawden . Jim . 26 July 1986 . Prime Time . Toronto Star . B3 .
3. Web site: Pooley . Jack . 2021-04-20 . Ranking Every Jim Carrey Movie Worst To Best . 2024-04-19 . WhatCulture.com . en.
4. News: 1981-03-01 . SKIING THE CLUB MED WAY IN COLORADO . 2024-05-15 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
5. Web site: About . 2024-04-19 . Copper Mountain . en-US.
6. Web site: Copper Mountain - video Dailymotion.
7. Web site: Club Med Copper Mountain - It was 1981 . 2024-04-19 . Club Med Copper Mountain - It was 1981 . en.
8. 1982 Copper Mountain Promotional Footage . en . 2024-04-19 . www.youtube.com.
9. Book: Fayhee . John . The Colorado Mountain Companion: A Potpourri of Useful Miscellany from the Highest Parts of the Highest State . September 15, 2012 . Graphic Arts Books . 9780871089670.
10. Web site: Copper Mountain - video Dailymotion.
11. Web site: Copper Mountain (aka Club Med) . 2024-04-19 . Night Flight Plus . en.
12. https://www.themcelroy.family/platform/2018/11/2/18118872/carrey-on-copper-mountain
13. Web site: 2023-10-25 . The best and worst Colorado ski films of all time . 2024-04-19 . The Denver Post . en-US.