DramaRomance

Big Eden

- A small miracle.

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.

Release Date : 2000-04-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Chaiken Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : De Volta ao ParaísoMegali Edem

Cast

Character Name : Henry Hart

Original Name : Arye Gross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pike Dexter

Original Name : Eric Schweig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dean Stewart

Original Name : Tim DeKay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grace Cornwell

Original Name : Louise Fletcher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sam Hart

Original Name : George Coe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Widow Thayer

Original Name : Nan Martin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jim Soams

Original Name : O'Neal Compton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna Rudolph

Original Name : Corinne Bohrer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mary Margaret Bishop

Original Name : Veanne Cox

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Cornwell

Original Name : Douglas Sebern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andrew Stewart

Original Name : Parker Livingston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben Stewart

Original Name : Cody Wayne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Becky Rudolph

Original Name : Josie Adams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lloyd

Original Name : Mark Twogood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bird

Original Name : Christopher Kendra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fulbright

Original Name : Steve Frye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leon

Original Name : Steven Brian Conard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dick

Original Name : Delbert High

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wheeler

Original Name : Ken King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jenny

Original Name : Dori Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carol

Original Name : Mary Cassidy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Didi Soams

Original Name : Dee Dee Van Zyl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Alston

Original Name : Tom Cordingley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman at Church

Original Name : Bekki Vallin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man at Church

Original Name : John Lystne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Douglas

Original Name : Beau Holden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Piano

Original Name : Wayne Mansaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Car #1

Original Name : Christianne Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Car #2

Original Name : Cori Wolff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Car #3

Original Name : Alecia LaRue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schoolgirl #1

Original Name : Tenika Capouch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schoolgirl #2

Original Name : Morgan McCarthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schoolgirl #3

Original Name : Sarah Dramstad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schoolgirl #4

Original Name : Amanda Upton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carl at Gallery

Original Name : Nicholas K. Gilhool

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie Bauer

Original Name : Caitlin Carter

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Bishop

Original Name : John Dossett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airline Attendant

Original Name : Justin Fonda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Security Man

Original Name : Clifford Crick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Security Woman

Original Name : Trish Walsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Bar

Original Name : Brian Grossenbacher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Director

Original Name : Mary Rommereim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Member #1

Original Name : Amanda Caldwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Member #2

Original Name : Doug Rommereim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Member #3

Original Name : Isaac Simpson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Member #4

Original Name : Jerry Fletcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Stewart

Original Name : Maxine Rasmussen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Stewart

Original Name : Benny Reynolds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eligible Man

Original Name : William J. Adamo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eligible Man

Original Name : Gregory Paul Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eligible Man

Original Name : James M. Barry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eligible Man

Original Name : K. Mark Summers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eligible Man

Original Name : Keith Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eligible Man

Original Name : Brendan Magone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pike's Dog Frances

Original Name : Queenie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joy at Gallery (uncredited)

Original Name : Susanna Harter

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-28

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.