Hot Dog…The Movie
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Peter Markle |
| Produced by |
Edward S. Feldman Mike Marvin |
| Written by | Mike Marvin |
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| Music by |
Peter Bernstein Mark Goldenberg John Stewart |
| Cinematography | Paul Ryan |
| Edited by | John Stewart |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16.2 million |
| Box office | $17.7 million |
Hot Dog…The Movie is a comedy ski film released in January 1984. The film went on to gross over $17 million and became one of the iconic comedies of the 1980s.
Plot
The film stars Patrick Houser as Harkin Banks, a young and ambitious freestyle skier from Idaho who is determined to prove himself in a freestyle skiing competition at Squaw Valley. Along the way he teams with a pack of fun-loving incorrigibles who called themselves the "Rat Pack" (whose leader, Dan O'Callahan is played by David Naughton), picks up an Austrian nemesis named Rudi (John Patrick Reger), and enters a love triangle with a pair of blondes, a young woman named Sunny (Tracy N. Smith) and the more mature Sylvia Fonda (played by 1982 Playboy Playmate of the Year Shannon Tweed in just her second major film role). The movie ends with a terrific extended race scene, all of the characters take part in a 'Chinese Downhill' to determine the real champion of the competition.
Cast
- David Naughton as Dan O'Callahan
- Patrick Houser as Harkin Banks
- Tracy Smith as Sunny
- John Patrick Reger as Rudolph "Rudi" Garmisch
- Frank Koppala as Squirrel Murphy
- James Saito as Kendo Yamamoto
- Shannon Tweed as Sylvia Fonda
- George Theobald as Slasher
- Mark Vance as Heinz Hartman
- Eric Watson as Fergy
- Lynn Wieland as Michelle
- Sandy Hackett as T-Shirt contestant M.C.
- Crystal Smith as Motel Clerk
- Peter Vogt as Fader Black
- Robert Fuhrmann as Rick Lauter
Reception
Janet Maslin, writing in the New York Times, gave a generally positive review, describing the film as "light and less moronic than it might have been."[1]
References
- ↑ "Hot Dog... The Movie -- Skiers Competing and Playing," Janet Maslin, New York Times January 14, 1986.
External links
- Hot Dog ... The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
- Hot Dog... The Movie at AllMovie
- Hot Dog... The Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
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