Hot Dog... The Movie! [Blu-ray]

Director: Peter Markle Peter Markle

Overview

The action in this run-of-the-mill teen comedy in not as much on the slopes as between the sheets, or on the way to the sheets, as Harkin (Patrick Houser) picks up a hitchhiker (Tracy N. Smith) heading to a Lake Tahoe ski resort. Once there, Harkin joins up with a party-loving group of skiers led by Dan (David Naughton), a New Yorker. When the mix of young men and women are not shaking down into couples, attention focuses on the competition with the world ski champ Rudi Garmischt (John Patrick Reger) -- eventually leading to a spectacular sequence of skiing artistry down the snowy slopes, a tour-de-force that rivals scenes from the Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/25/2020
UPC:	0654930321591
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	NR
Source:	Synapse Films
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	11,239

Special Features

Hot Dog: the documentary - an all-new 50 minute featurette including new interviews with director Peter Markle, co-producer/writer Mike Marvin, and cast members David Naughton, Tracy Smith, John Patrick Reger and Frank Koppala. Audio commentary with writer and co-producer Mike Marvin Original theatrical trailer, TV spot, radio spots, and music video! High-Definition 1080p English SDH subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

David Naughton	Dan O'Callahan
Patrick Houser	Harkin Banks
Tracy N. Smith	Sunny,Motel Receptionist,Sunny
John Patrick Reger	Rudolph 'Rudi' Garmisch
Frank Koppola	Squirrel
James Saito	Kendo
Shannon Tweed	Sylvia Fonda
George Theobold	Slasher
Marc Vance	Heinz
Erik Watson	Fergy
Lynn Wieland	Michelle
Sandy Hackett	Lester the Molester
Peter Vogt	Fader Black
Robert Fuhrmann	Rick Lauter
Mark Costello	Competition Starter
Deborah Dutton	Rudette
Michael Moore	Rudette,Rudette
Linda Briggs McCulloch	Rudette
Ami Julius	Georgette
Victoria Rae Walker	Girl In Gondola
Gregory Beck	Referee
Mike Marvin	Downhill Starter
Jim Clark	Cowboy at Bar
Ronald Hurley	Gas-Station Attendant
Robin Haynes	Announcer
Peter Bernstein	Composer

Technical Credits

Peter Markle

Mike Marvin

Peter Markle	Director,Screenwriter
Edward S. Feldman	Producer,Producer
Max Kleven	Stunts
Mike Marvin	Producer,Screenwriter
Christopher Knight	Executive Producer,Producer

Editorial Reviews

Hot Dog: The Movie is probably singularly responsible for leading a generation of young boys to equate skiing ability with the certainty of getting laid. Of course, anyone dimwitted enough to believe that riding alone in a gondola with a beautiful woman will encourage her to take her clothes off probably shouldn't be allowed on skis in the first place. Alternating between skiing footage, dopey comedy, and hot tub T&A, Hot Dog became the must-see movie for teens looking to fantasize both about athletic derring-do and buxom babes. The presence of Shannon Tweed, the ageless queen of erotic thrillers, in one of her few "legitimate" movies, gives the best indication of this movie's limited intentions. Although undoubtedly moronic, it's mostly harmless, and some of the ski jump trickery is fun to watch. Hot Dog achieved enough familiarity in the viewing public that it is probably still the best-known movie devoted to the slopes. Hot Dog is not to be confused with 1986's Hamburger... The Motion Picture, although the raison d'être -- showing skin -- is about the same for both.

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