Out Cold (2001 film)

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Out Cold

Directed by	Brendan Malloy Emmett Malloy
Written by	Jon Zach
Starring	Jason London Lee Majors Zach Galifianakis Derek Hamilton Willie Garson
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures Spyglass Entertainment (some markets)
Release date(s)	November 21, 2001
Running time	89 min.
Language	English
Budget	$11 million
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Out Cold is a 2001 comedy film about a group of snowboarders in Alaska. It is the first feature film by the music video directing team The Malloys.

[edit] Plot

This comedy directed by Brendan and Emmett Malloy covers the lives of snowboarding buddies Rick (Jason London), Luke (Zach Galifianakis), Anthony (Flex Alexander) and Pig Pen (Derek Hamilton) who are living large in their beloved hometown of Bull Mountain in Alaska. Partying hard, looking for girls, and doing just about anything to have a good time is what life on Bull Mountain is all about. But when town founder Papa Muntz dies, his son Ted (Willie Garson) decides to sell the mountain to slick Colorado businessman John Majors (Lee Majors). Nobody supports his plans to turn the mountain into an "espresso-and-tofu" ski resort, and it's up to Luke, Pig Pen, Anthony, Jenny (played by A. J. Cook), Rick and the others to keep Bull Mountain yuppie free. Once they realize John's purchase will change the town drastically they, along with Major's beautiful, rebellious daughters, Inga (Victoria Silvstedt) and Anna (Caroline Dhavernas), try to sabotage the purchase with hilarious results.

The movie presents itself as something of a parody of 1980's "ski school" movies while carrying a similar storyline to the classic film, Casablanca. Several elements of the film are lifted from Casablanca, especially the star-crossed relationship between Rick (Humphrey Bogart's name in Casablanca is "Rick") and Anna. Some of the dialogue and certain scenes are taken directly from the 1942 classic.

[edit] Soundtrack

The Out Cold soundtrack is a 12-track compilation of songs from the film. It features tunes by Foo Fighters, Lit, Handsome Devil, Eve 6, Andrew W.K., Jimmy Eat World, Sum 41, Jack Johnson and more. It is available on the RCA record label.