Ski Party (1965)

On a college ski weekend, Todd and Craig pretend to be Jane and Nora, a pair of English girls. Their reasons? To meet girls, and to learn to ski. Along the way, Lesley Gore shows up on the ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Rafkin

Writer:

Robert Kaufman

Stars:

Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Deborah Walley

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frankie Avalon	...	Todd Armstrong
Dwayne Hickman	...	Craig Gamble
Deborah Walley	...	Linda Hughes
Yvonne Craig	...	Barbara Norris
Robert Q. Lewis	...	Mr. Pevney
Bobbie Shaw Chance	...	Nita Elksberg (as Bobbi Shaw)
Aron Kincaid	...	Freddie Carter
The Hondells	...	Themselves
Steven Rogers	...	Gene (as Steve Rogers)
Patti Chandler	...	Janet
Michael Nader	...	Bobby (as Mike Nader)
Salli Sachse	...	Indian
John Boyer	...	John
Mikki Jamison	...	Mikki
Mickey Dora	...	Mickey

Storyline

On a college ski weekend, Todd and Craig pretend to be Jane and Nora, a pair of English girls. Their reasons? To meet girls, and to learn to ski. Along the way, Lesley Gore shows up on the bus to sing "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows", and James Brown and the Fabulous Flames appear at the lodge to sing "I Feel Good".

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Plot Keywords:

ski resort | talking to the audience | cross dressing | skiing | men in drag | 

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Taglines:

Hear LESLEY GORE and JAMES BROWN sing their HITS!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Festa no Gelo

Filming Locations:

Idaho, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alta Vista Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

James Brown said out of all the times he did splits, the only time he ever ripped his pants was in this movie.

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Goofs

About 30 minutes into the movie, when they are on the ski lift, the shadow of the cameraman is visible on the ground below them.

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Connections

Follows Pajama Party (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows"
Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Liebling
Performed by Lesley Gore

User Reviews

Mindless Fun

Todd Armstrong and his buddy Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon & Dwayne Hickman) aren't having any luck whatsoever with their lady friends Linda & Barbara (Deborah Walley & Yvonne Craig). When they learn the ladies are going to be going on a ski trip, our two pathetic heroes decide to follow in fear of permanently losing their gals should they not. Despite their inability to ski, Todd and Craig head off on and find Lesley Gore singing on the bus trip. They finally arrive at the lodge and still find themselves having no luck with Linda & Barbara. Finally the two decide to dress up as women (Jane and Nora) in order to learn how to ski from a sexy Swedish ski instructor but also inadvertently end up getting to learn much more about Linda & Barbara, and other women, than they ever knew or understood before. James Brown and the Fabulous Flames also show up at the lodge and perform "I Feel Good".

This Beach Party comedy movie isn't quite what one expects given enough experience with the previous films (for one thing neither the Eric Von Zipper nor Bonehead appear in this one) but it's nevertheless mindless and innocent fun. Its plot owes more than a little to SOME LIKE IT HOT but this does have its fun moments..my favorites included:

the public service announcement hiding Linda's explanation to Nora the secret that should be known only to women.

the character of Freddy, one of the greatest Beach Party villains ever, who falls in love with Nora

What happens to Todd, who despite a broken leg, after journeying a long distance in the snow to be with the Swedish ski instructor Nita...