Director:
Alan RafkinWriter:
Robert KaufmanProducer:
Gene CormanCinematographer:
Arthur E. ArlingEditor:
Mort TuborProduction Designer:
Howard CampbellProduction Company:
American International ProductionsOn 2 Nov 1964, DV reported that American International Productions (AIP) was releasing a picture titled Ski Party, set to begin filming in Hollywood in Feb 1965, and starring John Ashley, Deborah Walley, and Susan Hart, but Ashley and Hart did not remain with the project. The 16 Oct 1964 DV and the 21 Oct 1964 Var previously announced that singer Bobby Vinton had partnered with producer Allan Klein to form an independent film production company called Bobby Vinton Productions, and had hired Ed Lakso to write a screenplay entitled Ski Party, in which Vinton would star. Production was expected to occur in Switzerland in Feb 1965, and a $1 million budget was announced. Although the title and the production starting date were the same, Vinton’s film does not appear to have any relation to the AIP feature, and a skiing picture starring the singer was never produced.
According to the 9 Dec 1964 DV, Frankie Avalon had been cast in the lead role, and filming was scheduled to begin in Mar 1965 on location in Sun Valley, ID. The 11 Jan 1965 DV confirmed a 1 Mar 1965 production start date. The 4 Feb 1965 DV named Alan Rafkin as the director, marking the television director’s feature film debut. The 9 Feb 1965 DV reported that rehearsals were set to begin on 22 Feb 1965.
Although the 17 Feb 1965 DV announced that Carole Wells was added to the cast, she did not appear in the picture.
The 2 Dec 1964 Var listed Ski Party ...
On 2 Nov 1964, DV reported that American International Productions (AIP) was releasing a picture titled Ski Party, set to begin filming in Hollywood in Feb 1965, and starring John Ashley, Deborah Walley, and Susan Hart, but Ashley and Hart did not remain with the project. The 16 Oct 1964 DV and the 21 Oct 1964 Var previously announced that singer Bobby Vinton had partnered with producer Allan Klein to form an independent film production company called Bobby Vinton Productions, and had hired Ed Lakso to write a screenplay entitled Ski Party, in which Vinton would star. Production was expected to occur in Switzerland in Feb 1965, and a $1 million budget was announced. Although the title and the production starting date were the same, Vinton’s film does not appear to have any relation to the AIP feature, and a skiing picture starring the singer was never produced.
According to the 9 Dec 1964 DV, Frankie Avalon had been cast in the lead role, and filming was scheduled to begin in Mar 1965 on location in Sun Valley, ID. The 11 Jan 1965 DV confirmed a 1 Mar 1965 production start date. The 4 Feb 1965 DV named Alan Rafkin as the director, marking the television director’s feature film debut. The 9 Feb 1965 DV reported that rehearsals were set to begin on 22 Feb 1965.
Although the 17 Feb 1965 DV announced that Carole Wells was added to the cast, she did not appear in the picture.
The 2 Dec 1964 Var listed Ski Party as one of AIP’s “Golden Dozen” releases for 1965, with an expected theatrical release in Sep 1965. However, the 24 Feb 1965 Var indicated a Jun 1965 release.
The 16 Mar 1965 DV reported that filming had recently been completed in Sun Valley, and the 17 Mar 1965 DV stated that production was now underway at Producers Studios, Inc. in Hollywood, CA. According to the 22 Mar 1965 DV, principal photography would be finished on 26 Mar 1965.
Ski Party opened citywide in Los Angeles, CA, on 11 Aug 1965, as noted in that day’s LAT. The 23 Oct 1965 NYT review announced that the picture was currently playing in New York City, on a double bill with another AIP release also starring Frankie Avalon, Sergeant Deadhead (1965, see entry).
Handsome athletes Todd Armstrong and Craig Gamble pursue co-eds Linda Hughes and Barbara Norris at a Los Angeles college, but the girls prefer stuffy, unathletic Freddie Carter. When the gang takes a ski holiday at a Sun Valley lodge run by social director Donald Pevney, Todd and Craig decide to pose as females and flirt with Freddie to discover why the girls find him irresistible. Masquerading as Jane and Nora, the boys join the ladies' ski lessons where Freddie takes notice of the two newcomers. While the enamoured Freddie flirts with them, Todd becomes involved with a Swedish girl, and Craig courts his buxom ski instructor. Pevney provides the group with a show of ski stunts and music. Freddie makes an advance toward Craig disguised as Nora, and he chases the gang through Sawtooth National Forest and back to the heated pools of Los Angeles. Once home, the co-eds realize the joke Todd and Craig have played on Freddie. No longer prey to Freddie's flirtations, the girls find romance with Todd and ...
Handsome athletes Todd Armstrong and Craig Gamble pursue co-eds Linda Hughes and Barbara Norris at a Los Angeles college, but the girls prefer stuffy, unathletic Freddie Carter. When the gang takes a ski holiday at a Sun Valley lodge run by social director Donald Pevney, Todd and Craig decide to pose as females and flirt with Freddie to discover why the girls find him irresistible. Masquerading as Jane and Nora, the boys join the ladies' ski lessons where Freddie takes notice of the two newcomers. While the enamoured Freddie flirts with them, Todd becomes involved with a Swedish girl, and Craig courts his buxom ski instructor. Pevney provides the group with a show of ski stunts and music. Freddie makes an advance toward Craig disguised as Nora, and he chases the gang through Sawtooth National Forest and back to the heated pools of Los Angeles. Once home, the co-eds realize the joke Todd and Craig have played on Freddie. No longer prey to Freddie's flirtations, the girls find romance with Todd and Craig.
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