Christmas in the Clouds (2001)
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69% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(2,759 ratings)
Ray (Tim Vahle) has just returned from college to run a Native-American ski lodge. A laid-back place where employees' children play in the lobby and the handyman has a habit of macking on guests, the lodge isn't exactly four-star travel guide material. So when Ray learns that a travel guide… More Ray (Tim Vahle) has just returned from college to run a Native-American ski lodge. A laid-back place where employees' children play in the lobby and the handyman has a habit of macking on guests, the lodge isn't exactly four-star travel guide material. So when Ray learns that a travel guide representative is coming to make an inspection, he makes an executive decision to make the lodge a professional place of business. In addition to keeping his father, who happens to be the hotel's former manager, out of his way, he also has to contend with his somewhat eccentric staff, which includes an emotional vegetarian chef (Graham Greene) who takes a certain pleasure in informing his diners of the names he has given the animals they're eating. Despite Ray's exhaustive preparations, something, of course, goes wrong: something that, in this case, turns out to be a case of mistaken identity: when Tina, a comely Mohawk woman, shows up at the lodge, Ray assumes her to be the representative, and sets about giving her the royal treatment while the actual representative (M. Emmet Walsh) is ignored and must contend with a hefty dose of hotel mismanagement. Christmas in the Clouds was an audience favorite at the 2002 Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
- Directed By
- Kate Montgomery
- Written By
- Kate Montgomery
- Genres
- Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Nov 4, 2005 Limited
- Studio
- Slowhand Cinema
Critic Reviews
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
The path of true love may not be smooth but it is predictable in Christmas in the Clouds, a wisp of a movie set in a Utah ski resort run by a Native American tribe.
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Mark Holcomb, Village Voice
Kate Montgomery's agreeably schmaltzy rom-com tempers its near terminal folksiness with stereotype-tweaking irony.
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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
While you may have seen the story before, the offbeat characters and the movie location make you feel like you're treading new ground.
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Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
While Vahle and Tosca are the most attractive people onscreen, they are the least interesting characters.
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, Houston Chronicle
A spin on familiar material, it's aimed at those who like their movies on the warm side.
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Cast
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Timothy Vahle
as Ray Clouds on Fire
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Mariana Tosca
as Tina Littlehawk
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Sam Vlahos
as Joe Clouds on Fire
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Graham Greene (II)
as Earl
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M. Emmet Walsh
as Stu O'Malley
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Sheila Tousey
as Mary
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Rosalind Ayres
as Mabel
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Jonathan Joss
as Phil
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Rita Coolidge
as Ramona
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Lois Red Elk
as Grammy
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Wes Studi
as Wes
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Shirley Cheechoo
as Betty
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Georgina Lightning
as Louise
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Kanina Moeller
as Annie
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Kaesi Belen Soto
as Katie
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Larry Chesspooch
as Floyd
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Heather Rae
as Buffy
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Carla Plante
as Muffy
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Patrick Shining Elk
as Bingo MC
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Steve Sandalis
as Buffalo Thunder
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Jeff Pehrson
as Snake
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Mindy Lawson
as Eileen
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Mace Melonas
as Danny
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Brian Wescott
as Barney
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Randall Carlisle
as Newscaster
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Anthony Hsieh
as Tony
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Millie Chou
as Millie
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Phillip Blanchett
as Singing Cook
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Joetta Bitsui
as Miss Sky Mountain
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Warrior Mouse
as Warrior Mouse
