History Film / ChillyScenesOfWinter

''Chilly Scenes of Winter'' (originally released as ''Head Over Heels'') is a 1979 American RomanticComedy film (re-released in 1982) [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the 1976 novel by Ann Beattie, written and directed by Joan Micklin Silver and starring Creator/JohnHeard and Mary Beth Hurt.

''Chilly Scenes of Winter'' (originally released as ''Head Over Heels'') is a 1979 RomanticComedy (re-released in 1982) [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the novel]] by Ann Beattie, written and directed by Joan Micklin Silver and starring Creator/JohnHeard and Mary Beth Hurt.

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''Chilly Scenes of Winter'' (originally released as ''Head Over Heels'') is a 1979 RomanticComedy (re-released in 1982) written and directed by Joan Micklin Silver, [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the novel]] by Ann Beattie, starring Creator/JohnHeard and Mary Beth Hurt.

Charles (Heard) is a thirtysomething employee of the economic development office for the State of UsefulNotes/{{Utah}}. By chance he meets co-worker Laura (Hurt) and is smitten with her. She's married with a young daughter, but is currently separated from her husband. Charles falls deeply in love with Laura, who's both grateful for and a little confused about the attention he lavishes on her. But Charles has issues of his own with the other relationships in his life. His roommate Sam (Peter Riegert) is an unemployed womanizer, his mother Clara (Creator/GloriaGrahame) is mentally ill, suicidal, and spends an inordinate amount of time in the bathtub, and his naïve younger sister Susan (Tarah Nutter) is starting to drift away from him.

''Chilly Scenes of Winter'' (originally released as ''Head Over Heels'') is a 1979 RomanticComedy (re-released in 1982) written and directed by Joan Micklin Silver, based on the novel by Ann Beattie, starring Creator/JohnHeard and Mary Beth Hurt.

Charles (Heard) is a thirtysomething employee of the economic development office for the State of Utah. By chance he meets co-worker Laura (Hurt) and is smitten with her. She's married with a young daughter, but is currently separated from her husband. Charles falls deeply in love with Laura, who's both grateful for and a little confused about the attention he lavishes on her. But Charles has issues of his own with the other relationships in his life. His roommate Sam (Peter Riegert) is an unemployed womanizer, his mother Clara (Creator/GloriaGrahame) is mentally ill, suicidal, and spends an inordinate amount of time in the bathtub, and his naïve younger sister Susan (Tarah Nutter) is starting to drift away from him.

* ReCut: After the film gained a following, director Joan Micklin Silver convinced United Artists to release it again three years later, but on two conditions: they change the title back from ''Head Over Heels'' to ''Chilly Scenes of Winter'', and they let he re-edit the ending. ''Head Over Heels'' ended with [[spoiler:Laura returning to Charles and finally declaring her love for him, as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlOD8r24lPA here]]]]. ''Chilly Scenes of Winter'' ends [[spoiler:a couple scenes earlier, with Charles realizing that Laura's out of his life now and it's time to move on]]. As it happened, the ''Head Over Heels'' ending is truer to the novel, but the new ending helped the film get more acclaim.

''Chilly Scenes of Winter'' (originally released as ''Head Over Heels'') is a 1979 RomanticComedy (re-released in 1982) written and directed by Joan Micklin Silver, based on the novel by Ann Beattie, starring John Heard and Mary Beth Hurt.

** Besides co-producing, Mark Metcalf (Ox) and Griffin Dunne (Susan's boyfriend) also play onscreen roles.

** Besides co-producing, Mark Metcalf (Ox) and Griffin Dunne (Sarah's boyfriend) also play onscreen roles.

Charles (Heard) is a thirtysomething employee of the economic development office for the State of Utah. By chance he meets co-worker Laura (Hurt) and is smitten with her. She's married with a young daughter, but is currently separated from her husband. Charles falls deeply in love with Laura, who's both grateful for and a little confused about the attention he lavishes on her. But Charles has issues of his own with the other relationships in his life. His roommate Sam (Peter Riegert) is an unemployed womanizer, his mother Clara (Creator/GloriaGrahame) is mentally ill and spends an inordinate amount of time in the bathtub, and his naïve younger sister Susan (Tarah Nutter) is starting to drift away from him.

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'''''Chilly Scenes of Winter''''' (originally released as ''Head Over Heels'') is a 1979 RomanticComedy (re-released in 1982) written and directed by Joan Micklin Silver, based on the novel by Ann Beattie, starring John Heard and Mary Beth Hurt.

As ''Head Over Heels'', the film was released in 1979 to middling reviews and almost zero box office. After the filmmakers took it out on the film festival circuit, it attracted a cult following, which prompted United Artists to re-release it in 1982, under the title of the original novel, and with the ending changed. The reissue was a critical favorite and became a modest sleeper hit.

Charles (Heard) is a thirtysomething employee of the state of Utah's economic development office. By chance he meets co-worker Laura (Hurt) and is smitten by her. She's married with a young daughter, but is currently separated from her husband. Charles falls deeply in love with Laura, who's both grateful for and a little confused about the attention he lavishes on her. But Charles has issues of his own with the other relationships in his life. His roommate Sam (Peter Riegert) is an unemployed womanizer, his mother Clara (Creator/GloriaGrahame) is mentally ill and spends an inordinate amount of time in the bathtub, and his naïve younger sister Susan (Tarah Nutter) is starting to drift away from him.

The story starts a year after the main events. Laura has left Charles and gone back to her oafish husband Ox (Mark Metcalf), but he's still obsessed with her. After learning that she finally left Ox for good, Charles thinks that fate will bring him and Laura back together. But is he being too optimistic?

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As ''Head Over Heels'', the film was released in 1979 to middling reviews and almost zero box office. After the film's producers took it out on the film festival circuit, it attracted a cult following, which prompted United Artists to re-release it in 1982, under the title of the original novel, and with the ending changed. The reissue was a critical favorite and became a modest sleeper hit.

!! "What've you got?" "I've got Tropes.":

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Besides his voiceover narration, Charles directly addresses the audience a couple times.

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* StalkingIsLove: Charles, especially in the latter half of the film.

'''''Chilly Scenes of Winter''''' (originally released as ''Head Over Heels'') is a 1979 RomanticComedy (re-released in 1982) directed by Joan Micklin Silver, based on the novel by Ann Beattie, starring John Heard and Mary Beth Hurt.

The story starts a year after the main events. Laura has left Charles, but he's still obsessed with her. After learning that she finally left her oafish husband Ox (Mark Metcalf), Charles thinks that fate will bring him and Laura back together. But is he being too optimistic?

!! "What've you got?" "I've got Tropes.":