The rugged world of those who built the Alaskan pipeline provides the backdrop for this drama featuring the non-singing film debut of soul-singer Gladys Knight (she and her Pips do sing on the soundtrack though). The story centers on her attempts to regain the love of her estranged husband who works up there. She goes to the wild, wooly town where he is based. There women are hard to find, and those who are there make big bucks selling themselves to lonely workers. Knight is a pretty woman so it doesn’t take long for the man who runs the town to try and convince her into becoming a high–priced prostitute.
Director: Stephen Verona.
Writer: Stephen Verona.
Stars: Gladys Knight, Wayne Tippit, Sherry Bain, Kelly Britt, David byrd, Bob Corso, Robert Corso, Altovise Davis, Bruce French, Redmond Gleeson, Barry Hankerson, Sylvia Hayes, Isabelle Horn, Arnold Johnson, Bruce Kimball, Sally Kirkland, John Leoning, Lisa Leslie, Frank McRae, John Mitchum, Bobbie Shaw Chance, Charles Silverman, Carole White, Margaret Wiley.
Cinematographer: Stevan Larner.
Composer: Dominic Frontiere.
1977 Golden Globes – Nominated for the Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture – Female (Gladys Knight)
1977 Golden Globes – Nominated for Best Original Song – Motion Picture (Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin, for song “So Sad the Song”)
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As someone who was living here in Alaska well before the ‘pipeline days’, I found this very interesting and a rather accurate depiction of those times.