Winter A-Go-Go (1965)

Director:

Richard Benedict

Writers:

Bob Kanter (screenplay), Reno Carell (story)

Stars:

James Stacy, William Wellman Jr., Beverly Adams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

ski resort | skiing | ski lodge

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das total verrückte Skihotel

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Many of the shots in the outdoor scenes alternate between sunny, clear skies and cloudy, overcast skies.

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Soundtracks

" (I'm) Sweet on You"
Performed by The Reflections

User Reviews

A Bad Movie That's Also Fun!

This is one of those rare films that's so bad, it's almost good! A "beach party" flick that gets moved to the ski slopes, it's full of cliches of that genre: cool guys trying to score with scantily-clad ladies; scantily-clad ladies who seem to be around only to satisfy the needs of the cool guys; bad guys trying to muscle in on the action, only to get roughed-up by the cool guys; bad dancing to bad rock-and-roll (although a couple of the songs were written by Tommy Boyce and Bob Hart who had a hit in the '60's with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"). Actually, it all adds up to some campy fun!

I saw this film on the "Late Late Show" 20+ years ago and it stuck with me all these years. I could never remember the name of it and just knew it as "the movie where two guys ran a ski lodge with a bar that served only Cokes." Then one Saturday night about a year ago, this movie was shown on American Movie Classics' "American Pop". I was so surprised and excited that I recorded it when it was shown again about 3 AM!

Sure, this movie is hokey, cheesy, pretentious and even downright bad. It's also entertaining and a lot of fun- give it a try!