Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
- Christina Ricci: Beth Easton
- Anna Chlumsky: Jody Salerno
- Polly Draper: Kate Easton
- Brian Kerwin: Matt Hollinger
- Diana Scarwid: Lynette Salerno
- David Keith: Ray Karnisak
- Gillian Barber: Grace Briggs
- Ashleigh Aston Moore: Tracy Briggs
- Jewel Staite: Samantha
- Amy Kirk: Molly Morgan
Gold Diggers - The Secret of Bear Mountain ( Alternative title: The Secret of Bear Mountain; Original Title: Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain ) is an American- Canadian adventure film directed by Kevin James Dobson from the year 1995.
Action
Beth Easton in 1980, thirteen years old, she lives in Los Angeles. Her mother moves to a small town in northwestern Canada and takes Beth. Beth learns there Jody Salerno know that in nature feels more comfortable than among men. Salerno is looking for a cave, you should have a hidden pot of gold at the Molly Morgan.
Easton and Salerno become friends. They embark together on a quest for the treasure. Salerno familiar road to her friend that the mother of Jody 's friend often drinks too much alcohol, and in this state is violent.
The girls find the cave where they are at risk as a result of a flood. The trapped under boulders Easton threatens to drown, her friend gets help in time.
Salerno's mother is beaten by her boyfriend. The man kidnapped Jody, of which he demands that she shows him the hiding place of the treasure. Beth leads the police to the cave. The kidnapper is knocked unconscious by an older, armed with a piece of wood woman; then the woman disappears without a trace. Jody and Beth suspect that there must be at Molly Morgan. The kidnapper is arrested.
A little later on is a lawyer Easton and Salerno gold pieces taken from an anonymous sponsor.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews, the film was " mediocre " and " formulaic ". He trivializes the serious issue of domestic violence. Berardinelli praised the presentation by Christina Ricci; Anna Chlumsky was " moderately gifted " ( " an actress of modest talent" ).
Awards
Anna Chlumsky won in 1996 the Young Artist Award. The film was nominated for Best Action Film / adventure film for the same price.
Background
The film was shot in three locations in Virginia, in Vancouver and Nelson (British Columbia). He played in the cinemas of the United States an approximately 5.7 million U.S. dollars.