''Nickel Mountain'' is a 1984

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produced in

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and the

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written and directed by

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. It stars Michael Cole,

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, Patrick Cassidy,

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, and

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. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by American novelist John Gardner.

Plot

Henry Soames owns a rural diner, and has befriended Willard Freud and Callie Wells. One day Willard and Callie get the news that Callie is pregnant, and Willard leaves her. Henry takes in Callie, and helps her through the pregnancy. They fall in love and get married. All is going well until Willard is back from the road and wants the baby.

Cast

* Michael Cole as Henry Soames *

as Callie Wells * Patrick Cassidy as Willard Freund *

as George *

as Ellie Wells *

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as Doc Cathey *

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as W.D. Freund *

Cotter Smith Joseph Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life He was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Madeline (née Cotter) and John Lewis Smith, Jr., who was a federal judge. He graduated from the ...

as Trucker *

Harry Northup Harry E. Northup (born September 2, 1940) is an American actor and poet. As an actor, he made frequent appearances in the films of Martin Scorsese and Jonathan Demme. Personal life and career Northup was born in Amarillo, Texas. He lived in 17 ...

as Frank *

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as Delivery Nurse * Liz Sheridan as Reception Nurse * Peter Hobbs as Dr. Costard

Release

The film had a limited release in

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Home video release

''Nickel Mountain'' was released to

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in the mid 1980s.

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