Two like cats and mice
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Two like cats and mice |
| Original title | Continental Divide |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 103 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK from 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Apted |
| script | Lawrence Kasdan |
| production | Bob Larson |
| music | Michael Small |
| camera | John Bailey |
| cut | Dennis Virkler |
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Two such cat and mouse is a comedy film by Michael Apted from the year 1981 .
action
Reporter Ernie Souchak works in Chicago and is researching the corrupt city council member Yablonowitz. The politician has Souchak beaten up by two police officers, the journalist ends up in the hospital. Shortly afterwards, a bomb explodes in his apartment.
To protect Souchak, his publisher instructs him, the press-shy ornithologist Dr. Interviewing Nell Porter, who is in the Rocky Mountains. Souchak, a city dweller, spends two weeks in the wilderness of the mountains and falls in love with Nell.
After returning home, Souchak can only find his way around town slowly. A dead witness can eventually bring the Chicago organized crime issue to the press and bring it to justice. A little later, Dr. Porter to Chicago for a lecture. Souchak meets her again.
While the die-hard Souchak finds it difficult to find his way in the wilderness, Nell's independent and nature-loving life in the city of Chicago is hard to imagine. Ultimately, both can no longer leave each other and decide to get married despite all the contradictions on the railroad between Chicago and the Rocky Mountains.
Reviews
Roger Ebert praised Allen Garfield's game in the “ Chicago Sun-Times ” and compared the character he played with his own boss. The film itself is funny.
Awards
Blair Brown was nominated for the Golden Globe Award in 1982 .
Remarks
The comedy was shot in the US states of Colorado , Illinois , California , Montana and Washington . It grossed $ 3.2 million in box office revenues in US theaters.
The action crosses the continental divide several times or crosses the North American continent, from which the English original title Continental Divide results.
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Web links
- Two such cat and mouse in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Two such cat and mouse with Rotten Tomatoes (English)