''Ski School'' is a 1991

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directed by Damian Lee and starring

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. Its plot concerns a fictional

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. A sequel, '' Ski School 2'', followed in 1994, also starring Cameron.

Plot

A hard-partying section of the school, Section 8, led by Dave Marshak (

) must face a more buttoned-up section of the school led by Reid Janssens (Mark Thomas Miller) to save their jobs. They recruit hotshot newcomer, John Roland (Tom Bresnahan) to help them win an end-of-the-season skiing competition and also play a series of hilarious pranks on Reid and his cronies (especially, Derek and Eric) along the way.

Cast

as Dave Marshak * Tom Bresnahan as John E. Roland *

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as Ed Young * Mark Thomas Miller as Reid Janssens * Spencer Rochfort as Derek Stevens * Darlene Vogel as Lori *

Stuart Fratkin Stuart Fratkin (born September 22, 1963) is an American actor, best known for playing Fitz in the movie '' Ski School''. Fratkin also starred in ''They Came from Outer Space'' with Ski School co-star Dean Cameron. Fratkin has been in several mo ...

as "Fitz" Fitzgerald * Charlie Spradling as Paulette * Ava Fabian as Victoria * Gaetana Korbin as Bridget * Mark Brandon as Anton Bryce *

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as Erich Blor * Johnny Askwith as Bart

Production notes

''Ski School'' was filmed in

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and on location in Mount Hood,

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and

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. The films's soundtrack features two songs by the band Lock Up, a late-1980s musical outfit featuring

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on guitar, pre-dating his

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fame.

Release

The film was released theatrically in the United States on January 11, 1991, although released in Canada the previous year by Cineplex Odeon. Later that year it was released on videocassette in the United States by HBO Video. In 2007, MGM released the film on DVD. Despite the fact that the back of the DVD says the film is presented in widescreen, it is actually presented in

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. Homage was paid to the film franchise by ''

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'' in Season 11 Episode 3 where

cameos as a burnt out 'party dude' living on the ski slopes.

References

External links

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