St. Helens (1981)
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Ernest Pintoff--jazz trumpeter, painter, animated cartoonist, film theorist--directed his first dramatic feature, Harvey Middleman, Fireman, in 1965. Since that time, Pintoff has refused to be stylistically pigeonholed, turning out everything from comedy concerts (Dynamite Chicken) to spoofish T&A… More Ernest Pintoff--jazz trumpeter, painter, animated cartoonist, film theorist--directed his first dramatic feature, Harvey Middleman, Fireman, in 1965. Since that time, Pintoff has refused to be stylistically pigeonholed, turning out everything from comedy concerts (Dynamite Chicken) to spoofish T&A exploitation (Lunch Wagon Girls). St. Helens takes Pintoff into the realm of docudrama, using film clips of the May 18, 1980 eruption of the eponymous volcano to lend credibility to his dramatic re-enactments. Art Carney plays Harry Truman--not the President, but a real-life stubborn old codger who refused to leave his St. Helen's vacation cabin despite the oncoming natural disaster. Carney brings so much vitality to the proceedings that it seems a shame Pintoff couldn't alter the facts and provide Truman with a happy ending. Appearing fleetingly in St. Helen's are Ron "Superfly" O'Neal, Albert Salmi and Nehemiah Persoff. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ernest Pintoff
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jun 3, 1983 Wide
- Studio
- Davis Panzer
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Cast
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Art Carney
as Harry Truman
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David Huffman
as David Johnston
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Cassie Yates
as Linda Steele
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Ron O'Neal
as Otis Kaylor
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Bill McKinney
as Kilpatrick
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Albert Salmi
as Clyde Whittaker
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Tim Thomerson
as Sheriff Temple
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Henry Darrow
as Lloyd Wagner
- Cesare Danova
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Nehemiah Persoff
as Mr. Ellison
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Dan Chambers
as Colonel Arnholt
