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Rival groups in a skiing school do battle on and off the piste. One gang are rich and serious, the other group are party animals.Rival groups in a skiing school do battle on and off the piste. One gang are rich and serious, the other group are party animals.Rival groups in a skiing school do battle on and off the piste. One gang are rich and serious, the other group are party animals.
Tom Bresnahan
- John E. Roland
- (as Tom Breznahan)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaTwo songs on the soundtrack, "Punch Drunk" and "Half Man, Half Beast", are provided by the metal band Lock Up. The guitarist on those songs was Tom Morello, who would go on to form the much-acclaimed alt-rock band Rage Against the Machine.
- GoofsWhen Section 8's fake film appears on the monitors, all three lines that Erich says are different in the way that they were originally said to Lori as he was being secretly filmed.
- Quotes
Dave Marshak: It's not how far you go, it's how go you far.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Ski School 2 (1994)
- SoundtracksThe Right Place
Written by Steve Hunter and Deborah Holland
Performed by Deborah Holland
Published by Deacond Music/Animal Logic Music/Big Biscuit Music (ASCAP)
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If Bluto Blurtarsky had ever taken up skiing, this would no doubt be the result.
"Ski School" is about as close to the "Animal House" spirit as any of AH's subsequent rip-offs ever came close to. Again, the slobs versus the snobs, only this time on the ski slope.
Cameron, as leader of the slobs, makes a jovial wit as a hybrid between a Delta pledge and a champion (or in this case, lucky) skier. His partners in crime are also as crass as they come: beer-drinking, food-gorging, leering, sexist and eternally adolescent. But in a movie like this, those are considered positive qualities.
The women are all beautiful and, par for the course in a movie like this, mostly naked. But they are also given personalities, character traits and allowed to make their own decisions. That's something most guys like this are probably unused to and, therefore, find attractive. Lucky guys.
The skiing scenes are quite professional and exciting. And a surprising amount of the gags here succeed. There's even a few minutes where the origins of the lambada, monogamy in wolves and the creative uses for video equipment are dwelled on at length. Funny stuff.
If any of you think the spirit of "Animal House" is long gone from today's straight-to-video slob comedies, rent "Ski School" and breathe a sigh of relief.
The tradition lives on.
Six stars. Plus one for Cameron's considerable contributions. And a half star for the lambada...that's the forbidden dance, you know.
"Ski School" is about as close to the "Animal House" spirit as any of AH's subsequent rip-offs ever came close to. Again, the slobs versus the snobs, only this time on the ski slope.
Cameron, as leader of the slobs, makes a jovial wit as a hybrid between a Delta pledge and a champion (or in this case, lucky) skier. His partners in crime are also as crass as they come: beer-drinking, food-gorging, leering, sexist and eternally adolescent. But in a movie like this, those are considered positive qualities.
The women are all beautiful and, par for the course in a movie like this, mostly naked. But they are also given personalities, character traits and allowed to make their own decisions. That's something most guys like this are probably unused to and, therefore, find attractive. Lucky guys.
The skiing scenes are quite professional and exciting. And a surprising amount of the gags here succeed. There's even a few minutes where the origins of the lambada, monogamy in wolves and the creative uses for video equipment are dwelled on at length. Funny stuff.
If any of you think the spirit of "Animal House" is long gone from today's straight-to-video slob comedies, rent "Ski School" and breathe a sigh of relief.
The tradition lives on.
Six stars. Plus one for Cameron's considerable contributions. And a half star for the lambada...that's the forbidden dance, you know.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $18,476
- Gross worldwide
- $18,476
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