Out Cold

Plot synopsis:
Rick Rambis, best friend Luke, and other friends Anthony, "Pig Pen", Jenny, Lance and Stumpy, all live and work at a ski resort on Bull Mountain in Alaska. The mountain and resort were founded by Herbert "Papa" Muntz who loved to drink and ski at the same time until he died doing so. His son, Ted, took over the mountain and plans to sell it to wealthy Colorado ski resort tycoon, John Majors. In addition to being friends, Rick has romantic designs on Jenny, but is held back as he is still getting over his ex, Anna, who mysteriously disappeared after 3 weeks of summer love in Mexico.
After arriving at the mountain, John Majors plans to change the mountain name and turn the ski village into a first class resort but seeks Rick's help in getting his rowdy friends in line so as not to scare off his investors. John brings with him to the mountain his daughters, Inga, a Swiss ski bunny, and Anna, Rick's summer fling. After Anna's arrival, Rick then gets drunk and misses his date with Jenny. Later, Anna explains she left Rick in Mexico because she was already engaged and that Rick was the other man. Majors begins to make major changes to the town and mountain, such as changing the dive bar to an upscale club and removing the statue of Papa Muntz from the center of the town. Majors offers Rick a contract to be his new manager and Rick agrees on the condition that his friends all get to stay, but Majors secretly has Ted fire them behind his back. Rick finds out about the firing of his friends and quits his job and races to stop his friends from leaving.
Rick gives an inspirational speech about how the mountain is their home and not letting Majors ruin the memory of Papa Muntz, they all grab their snowboards and head for the mountain. The group of friends and Inga then cause bedlam at the festivities and Major is outraged at Rick's betrayal. Rick frees Anna from her father and takes her to an airstrip where Barry, her fiancé, waits in his plane. He tells Anna what they had in Mexico was special but that he realized she belongs with Barry and Rick watches Anna fly away. The friends defeat Majors and Ted decides he is no longer selling the mountain. Rick asks Jenny out again after revealing he no longer thinks of Anna.

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Review:
The movie is so funny in so many little ways, and if you open your mind and are willing to accept it for what it is, I think you'll love it as well.
Jason London is great as Rick Rambis, Zach Galifinakis is hilarious as Luke and whoever plays Pigpen does a great job of acting dumber then you would think anyone could actually be.
You'll either love it or hate it, but if you snowboard or like to have a good time, I think it will be the former..
When I first saw the trailers for this film I thought it looked like just another run-of- the-mill comedy, and I guess in a lot aspects it pretty much is, but still, I thought it was much funnier and much better than I originally anticipated.Sure, the story is nothing profound, nor terribly original, but that doesn't necessarily mean it isn't good and fun to watch.
Like I said, nothing profound, or original, but there's still fun stuff to be seen.The comedy in the film is what made the movie for me.
The movie is packed full of great music (my favorites being Eve 6 - "Anytime" and Weezer - "Island In The Sun").All in all, I would definitely recommend this film to anyone who likes snowboarding or just likes comedies.
It is pure unclean fun and what it lacks in a "message" it more than makes up for with sharp humor.While people may take issue with the subject matter (drugs, dick and fart jokes, boobies), the story and dialogue are exceptional.
Give it a try--it's definitely worth your time.8 out 10: Rated Excellent for Casablanca references, the scene on the mechanical bull, and just being absolutely fun..
I know it's something we have all seen a million times, but, darn it - we NEED this type of movie.
Yeah, yeah, yeahthe story line's predictable: idyllic local winter ski haven (Bull Mountain) is under threat by a big-business tycoon's (Lee Majors) plans for turning it into a high rollers' resort town.
Not so fast, partner.Out Cold joins the ranks of other great teen comedies (Animal House, Better Off Dead, Caddyshack, and the hundreds of others) in its magical ability to stop time  if just for a moment.
Those are our `rites of passage' years - generally, between the ages of 16-25 - nine very short years.Out Cold takes place in the fictional tiny-town of Bull Mountain, Colorado - elevation 10,000 feet  a winter wonderland of snow, skiing and snowboarding.
Even if you've never experienced the perfect winter or summer vacation  even if you've never gone to that ivy-league school where no student has homework  even if you've only dreamt about spending time at exotic locales with fun in the sun/snow  this is the reason why we NEED this type of movie.
If only for ninety minutes, these movies offer a fantasy or nice remembrances of times gone by (or, to come.) For all of you naysayers out there who pooh-pooh this film on the account of its wonderfully juvenile content, I say, `Go see Harry Potter, you bombastic moralist and leave me alone!'.
Although it may seem like the same old crap, snowboard, hot chicks and funny jokes actually WORK!.
Ok, I know everyone think this movie is idiot, predictable and has its stupid jokes.
I could be with you, I dont like this kind of movies, specially when it gets as bad as "The Sweetest Thing" , "The New Guy" and others from the genre...But I am here to say that this is one funny movie!
We don't care for the acting in movies like this, since we laugh and feel good, it's all right.
I thought this would be just another stupid American comedy like 'Dorm Daze' which i also watched a few days ago and was far from impressed with.
I think Jason London's character is a bit stupid though because that girl Jenny that likes him is much better looking than that french bird Anna he dated for three weeks.
I was like "Dude, stop being such a douche and go for sweet Jenny who likes ya instead of Anna who is a cheating ho!".The locations in this film are beautiful and the snowboarding scenes are breathtaking at times.
When talk about this movie you might think it is just another Jason London movie that you barely heard about and is doubted weather to watch it or not; after all he is not very much of a extreme type of guys to be playing this role.
And tell the truth the movie ain't that bad.It is about the group of friends try to save their beautiful town from taking over by the rich tycoon.Not very original story but movie did offer more on pretty funny casting that turn out to be good (Caroline look great); some of the scenes are funny and smile worthy and even to laughable at time.Recommendation: Definitely worth a watch Rating: 7/10 (Grade: C+)Please Rate My Review After Reading (YES/No), Thanks!.
Out Cold is a little-known comedy gem from 2001 that has somehow managed to find its way on my list of movies that I watch on a semi-regular basis.The film is set in the fictional ski town of Bull Mountain, Alaska, a place which manages to maintain its unpretentious, laid-back small town atmosphere despite being located in an area famous for its great skiing and snowboarding.
Leading this group of likable misfits is a man named Rick Rambis (played by Jason London), who is unable to form a relationship with attractive snowboarding instructor Jenny (played by A.J. Cook) because he is still pining over a girl he met during a drunken binge in Cancun, Mexico.When wealthy businessman John Majors (played by veteran actor Lee Majors) steps in with the intent of buying Bull Mountain and turning it into an Aspen-like "espresso and tofu" resort that caters to rich yuppies, the residents of Bull Mountain begin to fear that they will all be fired and forced to leave town.
Adding to the turmoil is the arrival of Majors' two daughters: Inga, (played by former Playboy Playmate of the Year Victoria Silvstedt) a gorgeous blonde bombshell, and Anna (played by Caroline Dhavernas), Rick's old flame from his Cancun vacation.What follows is a slobs versus snobs comedy in the tradition of "Caddyshack" and "Animal House" as the locals try to stop their town from being taken over by Majors and his cronies.
I also feel the need to mention David Koechner, who provides a hilarious performance as Stumpy, a hard-drinking, tall-tale telling local who is probably insane.One complaint I have about the movie is that it feels like several scenes were edited or removed entirely so that it would be given a PG-13 rating rather than an R rating.
But unlike the "critics" and a majority of the other people who have commented on this movie, I think that's a good thing.I like stupid movies.
The story is pretty simple; Anthony lives in a small Alaskan town and spends most of his time snowboarding with his friends on the neighboring mountain.
His daughter is actually Anthony's long lost girlfriend, so Anthony must choose between winning her back and getting a secure job at the new resort, or keeping the traditions of the mountain (freedom and fun) alive with his friends.Of course, the plot isn't important.
It isn't as funny as many of the movies I listed above, but it's better than many other comedies I've seen (BLACK KNIGHT, ME MYSELF & IRENE, and BILLY MADISON for example).
This movie is geared toward a younger audience, it is kind of like Grind, only with snowboarding instead of skateboarding.
For those of you that don't know, snowboarding is a sport in which a drunken idiot, like myself, straps them self to a piece of wood and slides down a snow covered mountain and does flips and spins and slides across pieces of metal and wood.Plus, it has the six million dollar man in it so why wouldn't you see it?.
Anna is a gorgeous little girl that any man would love to hook up with at Pedro El'Hornys.Lee Majors plays a great role as the baddie, but was really good.
I saw it 5 times.Pig pen and Luke are great together as odd couple brothers and Lance the "gay" guy and the black dude fits in perfect, cant snowboard, but is there for fun!.
This movie is a quantum leap funnier than anything like "Animal House" or "Dodge Ball.""Out Cold" sends up every exhausted cliché' in the movie making biz, smartly, dead on, and funnier than I thought possible.
Only this was to Caddyshack what Caddyshack 2 was to Caddyshack.I wonder what the tag line was: "If you liked Police Academy 4, you'll love this one!" Mitigating factors: David Koechner Rad footage of people getting racked up during credits - best part of the movie, actually.
Except there's no pleasure involved and I'd feel kind of guilty not warning you this is a very unfunny comedy I guess the producers were trying to dig into the market of the American Pie demographics or possibly of the SCARY MOVIE fans and in many ways it does seem to try to emulate the near the knuckle humour of these film series except at the last moment it pulls back .
How many times watching this movie do you feel there's going to be a gross out punchline then at the very last moment it's cancelled ?
Again, this was nowhere near a good film, but as a person that watches films on a consistent basis, I saw Out Cold as a film that tried really hard to be humorous, original, and creative, but just failed miserably.
While Out Cold did not begin the trend in Hollywood, it did contribute to it, and thus continuing films like Date Movie, American Wedding, and Dude, Where's My Car to plague our theaters.I think I have spoken enough about my personal belief on why this film was a wart on the back of Hollywood, so let's look at actual reasons why this film tried and failed.
It was this type of humor that I was expecting the entire film, but overall continued to keep falling short.Overall, Out Cold felt like your last pick to be your date for prom.
You know how Homer Simpson is always watching those movies where the bad frat boys are trying to fight the mean old dean for control of the college campus, and fart jokes, keggers, and our heroes spending endless hours trying to get lucky just add to the "hilarity"?
Damn screwball comedies, don't make 'em like they used to.Substitute the snowboarding antics for actual comedy, and you've got a brainless, pointless, i-could-make-a-better-movie-i-can't-believe-there was-two-directors-and-this-film-still-isn't-worth-a-sh--Just go and watch Animal House.My friends went on and on about how funny it was, it wasn't, it's excruciatingly bad.Oh, except for one scene, but I had to take my brain out and flush it down the toilet to accommodate the space to grasp sush sharp wit.I hate using sarcasm, it truly is the lowest form of humour, but its the only way to relate to this ludicrous waste of cash, its own level, Jacques Cousteau could never get this low..
The woman he ended up with (A.J.) was cute and had the right look, but not enough flirting screen time with Jason London.Movies that are written poorly only do well when there's more skin and sex, but from the commentary on the DVD it seemed the directors wanted early teens to appreciate it.
I liked this movie better when it was first made in 1991 and called Ski School.
Very cool snowboard scenes, cute harmless jokes, easy to follow script, friendship, lots of things you want to see in a Sunday morning.These guys are really sympathetic and their always smiling faces give the film a deep peace.
İn this movie the best friend of the snowboarding guys is gay.
I think western people finds something funny or humorous in this homosexuality that we can not understand.Overall an entertaining film for breakfast tea..
Out Cold is a guy humor movie so if thats what you'll like then you'll love the movie...The main storyline revolves around a guy named Rick who works at a small time resort in Alaska called Bull Mountain.
And so he mined his favorite movie for material and came up with a fun contemporary boy meets girl, loses girl, gets girl back, loses girl again story that was an irreverent nod to some old Hollywood greats.
I love to ski/snowboard and I enjoy movies about it.
I think that out cold was a very stupid teen movie but I love it anyway.
As a lover of snow boarding and a lover of comedies I thought this was a great introduction for other movies of this sort to be made.
I wasn't sure what to think when the movie first started, but you get to know the characters and all of the lines become funny.
I didn't think this was going to be a great movie in the least, but when I saw it I was wrong!!
Another thing I liked is you didnt feel like the jokes were being forced down your throat and "trying" to make you laugh, you just did cause it was funny...I give this film an 8/10.
most of the plot was predictable.the snow boarding scenes were very impressive.so if you like "juvenile" humor & snowboarding, go have fun..
Its a great comedy, if you have a since of humor you would love this movie, its very funny, and they got great actors in this movie.
So make sure you get it and see it because its hilarious, and if you don't like this movie you gotta have a bad since of humor because its funny.
There were beautiful woman in the movie, funny jokes, everything was great about it.
The plot is normal but the characters make the entire film laugh out loud funny.
I guess if you do, and you're in your mid 20's you work/live on a "Bull Mountain." And the good guy gets the girl, there is a crazy old regular that makes everyone crazy, and the drunk brothers make everyone laugh.
my favorite movie, hilarious, i could watch it 10 times in a row.
I've had this movie for years now and every time I watch it I'm still laughing my ass off!
I love snowboarding just as anyone else, and it had some great stunts in it.So, I would just like to know, whats the songs name?
Just this scene makes the movie worth to watch.
its non-stop fun if you want to just laugh at stupid people this is the movie.
Story is your usual boy-wants-girl but it is something that you forget when you watch the movie because it's filled with great humor and keeps you laughing most of the time.
If you want to see a funny snowboard movie this is the one two see.
Everything combined added up to one of my favorite films of all time, the intelligable jokes, the original, great plot, throw in some great acting, and that classic feel-amazing that i haven't gotten since Good Burger!
I never liked snowboarding untill i saw this movie, some scenes are just to powerful, that you know you'll never think the same again after this experience.
Very stupid comedy offers up a couple of good gags and jokes, but not enough to make up it's flaws and certainly not enough to make it reccomendable.And one more note (from a guy's perspective): what is the point of having Victoria Silvstedt in a PG-13 movie when she does so much to try and make it a R movie (the hot tub sequence for example)?
We need a movie like this at this time.
This is just like hot dog the movie but better.
And all those kooky, sex drenched comedies like "Hot Dog: The Movie" and "Better Off Dead"?
It's full of cliches - the annoying teen-movie romance, the drunken party-loving jocks, the locals with funny accents - and it definitely should've been rated R (the MPAA has lost all their bearing in the practice of letting trash like this just get away with enough sex, drugs, and crudeness to keep it at PG-13), but there are just so many dumb jokes that you're bound to laugh at a few.
A film like `Old School,' though visibly stupid, is smart enough to know its place: `Out Cold' is just a big havoc, filled with bad jokes and stupid sex gags..
There's something altogether disturbing about `Out Cold.' It is a sex comedy, but not nearly as clever as `Old School' or `There's Something About Mary.' Normally I would say that this is because of the PG-13 rating, holding back the film, but in this case not so: If I took a guess, I'd say this movie is rated R.
A film like `Old School,' though visibly stupid, is smart enough to know its place: `Out Cold' is just a big havoc, filled with bad jokes and stupid sex gags.Forgive my ignorance, but I didn't pay much attention to the plot - because there isn't a very deep one here.
If you want to see a movie with great skiing or snowboarding there are a bunch out there.
It is one of those movies you can watch over and over again and laugh at all the jokes every single time.
My favorite scene would have to be the house party scene If you liked Out Cold, I think you will like another Jason London film, Dazed and Confused.
Don't discount this film simply because of it's "stupid snowboarder" facade, the fact is that has many of the literary and cinematic elements that make movies fun to watch..
Tommy didn't like it because he said it ripped off Hot Dog The Movie and Ski School but I think he's wrong.