Prismark10
Hot Dog is not really a good movie and does not rival Stripes or Animal House as it is just not funny enough.Patrick Houser plays Harkin Banks, a young and innocent freestyle skier who heads to Squaw valley to take part in a competition. Along the way he picks up a young girl called Sunny who he gets friendly with.At the resort he teams up with some fun loving guys called the 'Rat Pack' led by O'Callahan (David Naughton.) Ace Austrian freestyle skier who Banks admires turns out to be a douche bag but the organisers of the race favour because him as he brings in public interest to the competition.The film has some pranks, zaniness, lots of tits and ass, such as a pointless Miss Wet T shirt contest in a bar.After a disputed result it all ends with a crazy 'Chinese Downhill' as all competitors take part in to find the true champion.It is all rather cheesy and moronic. Shannon Tweed in an early film role is easy on the eye.
utgard14
Farm kid hoping to make it big as a skier picks up a feisty hitchhiker on his way to the big ski tournament in Squaw Valley, California. The two begin to fall for each other but are driven apart by a cocky German ski champion and a beautiful blonde. Better than it has any right being, it's an 80s movie that includes many sex comedy clichés but actually takes the time to invest in its main characters a little bit. Of course there's a lot of cheese and some nudity, most notably from former Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed. The slower parts work better than the comedy. The skiing stuff did little for me but the scenery is certainly attractive. Of the cast, lead Patrick Houser is outshined at every turn, whether it be by cutie Tracy Smith or by David Naughton, who effortlessly steals every scene he's in. He's really better than this type of movie but I guess he had bills to pay. If you're looking for a really outrageous and offensive teen comedy, this isn't it. There are far better and funnier examples of those types of movies out there. This one does have something going for it that makes it stand out from other movies of its type. Unfortunately, after the decent first half-hour, things go downhill and it becomes more of a traditional lame comedy.
chadtingley
"Hot Dog...the movie" is very simply really bad and one of the best ski movies out there. Tons of gratuitous sex with tons of great skiing is what makes this film worth watching. I made my father take me and a friend to this movie for my 16th birthday, I am sure he hated it, but we loved it then and I love it now. I just finished watching it and it is still exactly what I expected. Sex and skiing. Shanon Tweed is, for her third movie, doing what we all expected, showing off her body. Unlike "Amazon Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death" she strips and shows almost everything. We must remember this can be classified and nothing more that '80's schlock, but really good '80's schlock.Bottom line, if you love the 80's and it's movies, this 1984 classic (ha,ha) will please all true movie fans. If however you are looking for a great film, look somewhere else.
ccoppola
Ah yes, my first user comments!**SPOILERS**Here is the spoiler: you might not like this movie!Definitely not for everyone. If mindless puerile fun and tasteless soft porn jokes are your bag, this movie is for you. How I wanted to be "Snakelegs" Banks, schussing his way down the mountain and into Sonny's heart. It is truly a local boy done good tale of leaving the small town and beating the big bad pros at their own game.So, as for the medical school thing, I watched this every night I studied, sometimes 3 times in a row. I stopped counting after 196 viewings and that was in 1992. Something about the poppy tunes and the ebb and flow of sweet skiing scenes intercut with bad acting and stilted dialogue leading into gratuitous R-rated nudity was the perfect white noise to keep me awake and still on track as I learned the names of the cranial nerves or the pathways of mitochondrial energy release.As a movie (it is after all Hot Dog The Movie, not Hot Dog "The Opera" as my favorite user comment reads) there isn't much to offer. It is a good Eurobash and glorification of alcoholism, but the only prize is the skiing scenes. Watch it in your alpine retreat as you rub your slope sore thighs (or better yet have someone rub them for you) and sip your Jaegermeister and Hot chocolate. You might even laugh after the first few shots!
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