Aspen Extreme (1993)

An autoworker and his buddy exit Detroit, move to Colorado and become popular ski instructors.

Director:

Patrick Hasburgh

Writer:

Patrick Hasburgh

Stars:

Paul Gross, Peter Berg, Finola Hughes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	Self
Bill Ferrell	...	Official

Storyline

T.J. and his friend Dexter quit their jobs in Detroit to become ski-instructors in Aspen. While T.J. advances to the most popular instructor of the school during the season, he has to take care for Dexter, who's future is less bright and who's eventually thinking about jobbing as drug courier - bringing their friendship to a test. Meanwhile the rich business woman Brice supports T.J. in his writing ambitions and invites him to live at her home. But in her absence he falls in love with the stunningly beautiful blond radio moderator Robin.

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Plot Keywords:

ski instructor | friendship | public nudity | michigan | aspen colorado | 

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Taglines:

Two friends looking for adventure discover extreme skiing, wealth and seduction. Now they face the greatest challenge of their lives!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The trailer narrator in the original theatrical trailer for the film is the legendary Don LaFontaine, and the song featured in the trailer is "You Move Me" by Rick Astley.

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Goofs

During the final Powder 8 scene, the bases of TJ's and Todd's skis alternate between two different designs.

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Quotes

T.J. Burke: Skiing's the easy part, Carl.

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Connections

Referenced in Tosh.0: Ice Cream Truck Guy (2011)

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Soundtracks

When You Were Young
Written by Justin Currie
Performed by Del Amitri

User Reviews

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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aspen Extreme

Filming Locations:

Aspen, Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,342,613, 24 January 1993

Gross USA:

$8,041,049

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,041,049

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1