july 25
Hans 2021 Movie Draft: Round Three-Pick Five-The Other Side Of The Mountain 1975
Apple Pie in Sun Valley (S.I. Archive)
Hanspostcard has a movie draft challenge. This is my Round Three pick.
Category: Documentary/Sports
Film: The Other Side of the Mountain
“You know where you’ll find sympathy in the dictionary, don’t ya’? Between shit and suicide.”
Directed by Larry Peerce, the movie is based on the 1966 novel A Long Way Up by E. G. Valens, written about national slalom ski champion (1955) and a 1956 U.S. Olympic skiing team candidate, Jill Kinmont. Produced by Edward Feldman, the screenplay adaption was written by David Seltzer. Jill is played by Marilyn Hassett and, Beau Bridges plays Olympic skiing team member (1952) and stunt pilot Dick “Mad Dog” Buek. Dabney Coleman plays Coach Dave McCoy and Bill Vint plays Buddy Werner. Belinda Montgomery plays Audra Jo or “A.J.”, Jill’s best friend, Nan Martin plays June Kinmont and William Bryant plays Bill Kinmont. Griffin Dunne has a small part.
The film spans Jill’s slalom races to her national championship, her best friend’s polio contraction, her accident while attempting to win the Alta, UT, Snow Cup, her hospital stay, her slow rehabilitation, her heartbreak from the losses of two dear men and her triumph at becoming a teacher.
Dick Buek was killed in a plane crash on November 3, 1957, two days shy of his 28th birthday (Club of 27?). Buddy Werner was killed in an avalanche in Switzerland on April 12, 1964.
Released July 25, 1975, the film was panned by critics for being too much of a tear-jerker. That may be true but, she did have a really hard time. The sequel was released February 10, 1978 and was panned even worse. I saw them in reverse order. I was only nine years old when the first movie came out so, I didn’t get to see it until I was an adult. I saw Part II, first, when it was released to television. I enjoyed both films despite the bad reviews. Sometimes, bringing someone’s life story to the big screen is handled poorly. Jill passed away February 9, 2012.
Additional Reading:
An Amazing Interview/Jill Kinmont Boothe (Ezine Articles)
The Mad Dog of Donner Summit (Sierra Sun)
The Death of a True Hero (Wired)
The Complete Movie
Shutterbug Saturday: Rogue Artistes 5.0
It’s been nearly a year since I made my first post on our local artwork. Here are parts two, three and four. I’ve gathered up some more, below. All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
06-23-2019
What the critter is, I don’t know.
07-25-2019
Howie?
Wowie?
10-04-2019
10-10-2019
Captured well after Halloween.
It appears to be prints of a one-legged man?
There’s a foot print and a dot.
What do you think?
11-26-2019
With a “V”?
This one was hard to get.
02-22-2020
Foto Friday: Critter Collections 4.0
My fourth installment of all things critter. All photos and video are my personal collection. ~Vic
Part I/Part II/Part III
04-15-2017
It’s a cat toy when it gets in the house.
Brown Marmorated Halyomorpha Halys
07-10-2017
He seems comfortable on my Coleus.
07-14-2017
It maintained a web in the Sedums for several days.
07-25-2017
Ever seen a group of them bob? It’s a weird thing to see.
07-25-2017
07-25-2017
09-17-2017
Cosmic-Observation 