Movie Cosmos - Big Eden

Description:

Henry Hart is a young gay artist living in New York City. When his grandfather has a stroke, Henry puts his career on hold and returns home to the small town of Big Eden, Montana, to care for him. While there, Henry hopes to strike up a romance with Dean Stewart, his high-school best friend for whom he still has feelings. But he's surprised when he finds that Pike, a quiet Native American who owns the local general store, may have a crush on him.

Top Cast >

Arye Gross

As Henry Hart

Eric Schweig

As Pike Dexter

Tim DeKay

As Dean Stewart

Louise Fletcher

As Grace Cornwell

George Coe

As Sam Hart

Nan Martin

As Widow Thayer

O'Neal Compton

As Jim Soams

Corinne Bohrer

As Anna Rudolph

Veanne Cox

As Mary Margaret Bishop

Douglas Sebern

As John Cornwell

Parker Livingston

As Andrew Stewart

Cody Wayne

As Ben Stewart

Josie Adams

As Becky Rudolph

Mark Twogood

As Lloyd

Christopher Kendra

As Bird

Steve Frye

As Fulbright

Steven Brian Conard

As Leon

Delbert High

As Dick

Ken King

As Wheeler

Dori Thompson

As Jenny

Mary Cassidy

As Carol

Dee Dee Van Zyl

As Didi Soams

Tom Cordingley

As Reverend Alston

Bekki Vallin

As Woman at Church

John Lystne

As Man at Church

Beau Holden

As Douglas

Wayne Mansaw

As Man at Piano

Christianne Brown

As Woman in Car #1

Cori Wolff

As Woman in Car #2

Alecia LaRue

As Woman in Car #3

Tenika Capouch

As Schoolgirl #1

Morgan McCarthy

As Schoolgirl #2

Sarah Dramstad

As Schoolgirl #3

Amanda Upton

As Schoolgirl #4

Nicholas K. Gilhool

As Carl at Gallery

Caitlin Carter

As Julie Bauer

John Dossett

As John Bishop

Justin Fonda

As Airline Attendant

Clifford Crick

As Airport Security Man

Trish Walsh

As Airport Security Woman

Brian Grossenbacher

As Man in Bar

Mary Rommereim

As Choir Director

Amanda Caldwell

As Choir Member #1

Doug Rommereim

As Choir Member #2

Isaac Simpson

As Choir Member #3

Jerry Fletcher

As Choir Member #4

Maxine Rasmussen

As Mrs. Stewart

Benny Reynolds

As Mr. Stewart

William J. Adamo

As Eligible Man

Gregory Paul Johnson

As Eligible Man

James M. Barry

As Eligible Man

K. Mark Summers

As Eligible Man

Keith Clark

As Eligible Man

Brendan Magone

As Eligible Man

Queenie

As Pike's Dog Frances

Susanna Harter

As Joy at Gallery (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Thomas Bezucha

Director, Writer

Joseph Conlan

Original Music Composer

Andrew London

Editor

Rob Sweeney

Director of Photography

Michael Hancock

Key Makeup Artist

Betty Ann Conard

Casting

Nancy Hancock

Makeup & Hair Assistant

Joe Warson

Art Direction

Sam Hamilton

Costume Design

Devorah DeVries

Unit Manager

Rene Holguin

Costume Design

Alecia LaRue

Unit Production Manager

Stephanie Carroll

Production Design

Jennifer Chaiken

Producer

John D. Vaughan

Co-Producer

David Bloch

Casting

Nancy E. Mullen

Makeup & Hair

Marie DeLucie-Caveggia

Key Hair Stylist

Rick Norman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

Well now, what is striking about this drama is that the community deep in rural Montana appear to have no nay-sayers amongst them when it comes to the local gay folks in their community. There is no sign of any of the usual religious reticence amongst the community as Arye Gross ("Henry") returns from his successful New York existence to care for his ailing grandfather. Once there he must re-address relationships with "Dean" (Tim DeKay), his high-school crush and with "Pike" (Erik Schweig) who owns the local general store and who has been looking after his grandad. Talk about the only gay in the village - this town of about a dozen folks appears to have about a 25% rate - which only adds to the rather daftness of it all. The acting is truly wooden - except, perhaps for Nan Martin as the busybody, but well meaning "Widow Thayer" - and although the film relies not a jot on any sense of "beauty" to relay the romance, nor does it relay any sense of innovation or novelty with the characters. Did they get together, did he just go home - not sure I was really bothered.

2023-08-28