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Hot Dog... The Movie (1984)

Directed by Peter Markle

Comedy

Most recently watched by sleestakk, sensoria

Overview

When a hopeful young American hot-dogger goes pole-to-pole with an arrogant Austrian pro, the snow really starts to fly! But as hot as it is on the mountain, it gets even hotter off when the pro’s ex-girlfriend sets her eyes on the new blood. Who’ll win the competition and the girl? Only a race to end all races can determine which skier can really cut the mustard!

Rated R | Length 96 minutes

Actors

David Naughton | Patrick Houser | Tracy Smith | John Patrick Reger | Frank Koppala | James Saito | Shannon Tweed | George Theobald | Mark Vance | Erik Watson | Lynn Wieland | Sandy Hackett | Crystal Smith | Peter Allen Vogt | Robert Fuhrmann | Mark Costello | Victoria Rae Walker

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Knowing that it was an Eighties sex comedy, I didn’t expect much from HOT DOG…THE MOVIE, and that’s exactly what I got.

This one tries to be a “scene” movie, melding THRASHIN’ with sex comedy and I guess it works, albeit to an unimpressive extent. The Eighties scene stereotypes are all there: the villian, the girl, conflict, the outlandish dress and of course, the Activity of the Scene in question; so, from that angle, it hits the mark. But just because you can check a few boxes, it doesn’t make it a good film. The freestyle skiing is cool to see (although very demanding of a man card loss for any guy who did it), the skiing isn’t all that impressive and there’s not enough skill display. And aside from a few moments, like the hotel manager walking out completely nude, it’s not really all that funny.

There’s no real sense of earnestness in this movie, which THRASHIN’ and BEAT STREET had in spades. It all comes off exactly as seemingly intended: a product for a very targeted demo of the time.

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