Big Eden

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Big Eden
Directed by Thomas Bezucha
Written by Thomas Bezucha
Starring Arye Gross
Eric Schweig
Tim DeKay
Louise Fletcher
George Coe
Nan Martin
O'Neal Compton
Corinne Bohrer
Veanne Cox
Douglas Sebern
Parker Livingston
Cody Wayne Meixner
Josie Adams
Mark Twogood
Christopher Kendra
Release date(s) 2000
Running time 118 min (Brazil)
117 min (USA)
Country USA
Language English
IMDb profile

Big Eden is a gay-themed romantic drama film, released in 2000.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The film stars Arye Gross as Henry Hart, a successful gay artist from New York City who returns to his Montana hometown to care for his dying grandfather. While at home, Hart is forced to confront his unresolved feelings for high school friend Dean Stewart (Tim DeKay), while simultaneously beginning to fall in love with Pike Dexter (Eric Schweig), the shy Native American owner of the town's general store. The plot and dialogue notably lack homophobia.

The film was written and directed by Thomas Bezucha. It won awards from several gay and lesbian film festivals, and was nominated for best limited release film at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2002.

[edit] Cast

  • Arye Gross .... Henry Hart
  • Eric Schweig .... Pike Dexter
  • Tim DeKay .... Dean Stewart
  • Louise Fletcher.... Grace Cornwell
  • George Coe .... Sam Hart
  • Nan Martin .... Widow Thayer
  • O'Neal Compton .... Jim Soams
  • Corinne Bohrer .... Anna Rudolph
  • Veanne Cox .... Mary Margaret Bishop


[edit] Filming locations

The movie was filmed in Montana, mostly in and near Glacier National Park. The schoolhouse is in West Glacier, and the Big Eden houses are on the shore of Lake McDonald. Pike's general store is a building located in Swan Lake, Montana.

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