Aspen Extreme (1993)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Patrick Hasburgh

Writer (WGA):

Patrick Hasburgh (written by)

Release Date:

22 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Skiing's the easy part.

Plot:

T.J. and his friend Dexter quit their jobs in Detroit to become ski-instructors in Aspen. While T.J...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Ski Instructor | Friendship | Radio | Love Triangle

Cast

Paul Gross	...	T.J. Burke
Peter Berg	...	Dexter Rutecki
Finola Hughes	...	Bryce Kellogg
Teri Polo	...	Robin Hand
William Russ	...	Dave Ritchie
Trevor Eve	...	Karl Stall
Martin Kemp	...	Franz Hauser
Stewart Finlay-McLennan	...	Rudy Zucker
Tony Griffin	...	Gary Eimiller
Julie Royer	...	Michelle Proux
Patrick T. Johnson	...	Bill Swanson
William McNamara	...	Todd Pounds
Gary Eimiller	...	Jinx Stone
Andy Mill	...	Himself
Bill Ferrell	...	Official

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language, drug content and nudity.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Aspen, Colorado, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: T.J. and Dex's entry numbers at the beginning of the Aspen Ski Instructor hiring clinic start out as 31 (T.J.) and 32 (Dex), then change to 36 (T.J.) and 38 (Dex) as they begin to perform aerials on the moguls, then change back to 31 and 32 as they finish.

Quotes:

Dexter Rutecki: These guys are good, Teej.
T.J. Burke: Yeah, but they're not from Detroit.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Beavis and Butt-Head: Beaverly Butt-billies (#5.14)" (1994)

Surprisingly watchable

Aspen Extreme is in the mold of movies like All the Right Moves, Youngblood etc. nothing special but just a fun little movie. Paul Gross and Peter Berg are two guys from Michigan who go to Aspen as ski instructors (??!) and explore their new vista. Berg of Chicago Hope and Gross of Due South make an excellent partnership, I found myself rooting for them from the beginning. Gross is the pretty boy who captivates both the rich teaser and the super cute radio jockey (played by the captively cute Teri Polo). The movie is humorous for much of the first half, but then takes a darker turn, and tends to drag on in the second half as well. The ski scenes are okay but I felt like I was watching a specialty adventure sports channel, in other words it was overkill. Otherwise it's just a late night timewaster which I expected to be boring but instead was fun and a good little movie to watch with a lady friend. 5 out of 10.