Winter A-Go-Go (1965)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Richard Benedict

Writers:

Reno Carell (story)
Bob Kanter (writer)

Release Date:

28 October 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Ski Buffs and Ski Babes on the Go-Go in the Snow-Snow!

Plot Keywords:

Skiing | Ski Resort | Ski Lodge

Cast

James Stacy	...	Danny Frazer
William Wellman Jr.	...	Jeff Forrester
Beverly Adams	...	Jo Ann Wallace
John Anthony Hayes	...	Burt
Jill Donohue	...	Janine
Tom Nardini	...	Frankie
Duke Hobbie	...	Bob
Julie Parrish	...	Dee Dee
Buck Holland	...	Will
Linda Rogers	...	Penny
Nancy Czar	...	Gloria 'Jonesy' Jones
Judy Parker	...	Dori
Bob Kanter	...	Roger
Walter Maslow	...	Jordan
Peter Brinkman	...	Himself

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Heavenly Resort - Wildwood & Saddle, South Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: While skiing with Janine, Danny's sunglasses fall from his sweater. Later, he's wearing them.

Soundtrack:

Do the Ski (with Me)

"Beach Party" hits the slopes with same results.

This movie could be classified as a subgenre of the "beach party" flicks of the mid-1960's, the "ski party" movie. Looking to put out some seasonal fodder for the teen audience, I suppose, several of the Hollywood studios transposed the location of their pix from the beach to the ski slopes and the cast traded in bikinis and swimming trunks for ski pants and sweaters. The result was basically the same, though--a type of film only a dedicated fan could love. Frankie, Annette and that crew aren't around in this one, except in spirit, maybe. Instead, James Stacy and William Wellman, Jr. lead a spunky bunch of guys and gals in renovating and operating a run-down ski lodge. It's the usual story--the boys get in a punch-out or two and try to play the field with the girls, and the girls do their best to get their hooks into the boy of their dreams.

If you're watching for musical performers (almost never a winning proposition in these type of flicks), 'Winter a Go Go' is especially thin in that department. Appearing here are the Nooney Rickett Four with guest vocalist Joni Lyman and also a pompadoured vocal group, the Reflections. My research has yet to uncover anything remotely like a hit record in any of these artists' past except for a single top 10 hit for the Reflections. This movie is for fans only, or nostalgia buffs, or young people who like to laugh at their parents' old music and fashions. The girls are pretty cute, though.