We had a few of these at Vail back then. They were on the hush hush though. You would get in big trouble if caught. Ski Patrol always had a way of knowing what was going on.
I remember seeing this in the theater back on a Friday night in 8th grade then going skiing the next day with my friends and breaking my leg playing Chinese Downhill. Outside of Warren Millers flix, Hot Dog is one of the best ski flix to date.
Saw this in the theatres in Sydney, Australia. I remember there was a teacher's strike, so many students had the day off and headed to the cinema to see Hot Dog. I remember lots of lollies/sweets/candies being hurled about during the film. Great memories.
I also got the pleasure of seeing this in the theater back then. I'm gonna take a guess that you're 53 years old. You might be 52 cause I'm around the same age.
I blew out a knee doing this. Great movie though. My mom took me also in 8th grade with some friends. I think she regretted that decision after the BJ Squirrel received in the gondola.
@DaveAngelescu - I was at Squaw Valley skiing for spring break when they filmed this. The shot of him going through the cafeteria and jumping out the windows was getting set up when we went skiing by. Most of those folks sitting at the tables were people who were there to ski. The ones whose tables were crashed were stunt men. There were signs everywhere that a movie was being filmed. The Chinese Downhill was filmed off Granite Chief on the backside of the ski area. One of our favorite runs - so we were bummed that it was off limits for a few days. We couldn’t figure out what they were doing when we were on the chair lift and saw all these guys start skiing down the hill and clobbering each other. They were up there for hours, it must have taken them about 12 takes to get all those shots in. We also saw one of the takes on the trophy finale. It was cool to see.
The BMX bike with skis attacked to the tyres while he hollered for his $2 was unparalleled! Talk about fixated. Cusack's mom was a savagely awful cook, wasn't she? 😄🤮
@@Cowicide wouldn't you kinda think a ski experienced Japanese guy would know what Chinese downhill is? don't you think a Japanese guy saying "Whata the fucka" is even the least bit funny??
hey rookie you know what I had for breakfast? how's do you say in your language I had sunny side up i had sunny side down I had sunny side all zway around lmfao
Ahhhhhh the 80's movies of skiing. We called this the kamikaze run. My trick was to use my pole to push the tab on the back of the ski binding so their boot would pop out! 🤣 What a wonderful time to be alive! Peppermint schnapps, skiing and women! ❤️😘🤣
This utterly useless critique given by a person who apparently did not get the fact that this movie was supposed to be taken as what it was intentionally was supposed to be, sophomoric humor, kind of like The Blues Brothers or Caddyshack. This person probably wanted to see a real skiing movie "dude go watch some Warren Miller films in that case" other than that get off your high horse and leave Hot Dog alone...:P
My friends and I would drive up from the Bay Area and attempt to replicate this run several times at Squaw in the 80's. From Head wall, down Mt. Run to Search Light, going balls out and on freaking 210's! Too bad Shannon Tweed was never at the bottom to greet us though.... 😁
Rudy: "You people... stay out of our way! You may ski on zat side or on zat side, but stay out of zee meedle!" Dan O'Callahan: "Hey, Rudy, you can kiss my ass. Not on zis side and not on zat side, but right in zee meedle!"
I'll say, Nice! I tried to buy a vhs of it in the late 80's but it was stupid expensive, like 79.99, so my girl friend at the time, now my wife, rented it and made me a copy! But I gotta get a DVD now!
I’ll be at Palisades Tahoe next which is the resort this was filled at. Used to be called Squaw Valley. I’ll be asking people which one is the Chinese Downhill”.
In about 1968 a group of “Canadian Crazies” wanderers landed in Squaw Valley, USA. As we sat sunning ourselves between the Chamois and “The Pub”; a “Ski Patrolmen’s Bar”, they mentioned that on Saint Patrick’s Day they would hold what was called an “ ☘️ Irish Downhill “; it is basically what you see pictured here ( only it takes 2 minutes and it’s very dangerous). Norm Simmons, a Pro Patrolmen at Squaw, describes the history of the event on line; it’s not hard to find. I was a young man at the time, just old enough to drink. I had been skiing for about three years at the time and was getting pretty good. Good enough to get on the AFRC Ski Patrol in Garmich in 1973; that’s a different story. Bev Johnson had lent me a pair of 215cm. “K2 Ladies Downhill Skis”. I had been practicing the “mountain run” for a week and had the thing “nutted-up”. The “Men’s Downhill” at Squaw was no longer an FIS Run. The section up in “Siberia Bowl” and “The Waterfall” ( below the Headwall) we’re still what you might call “world class”, but most Europeans would laugh at you if you tried to make a case. In those days I was pretty gullible and Norm got me a “good one”. He approached me with a pair of skies that I recollect to be 225cm Fisher Alu ( they had 3 groves in their bases). They were “jumping skis”. He told me that “I didn’t need those “girls skis” that these whole do the trick. If Norm was any kind of man, he might have told this whole story, to the Tahoe Tribune. He eluded to someone who got into a terrible “wipeout” in the Bowl and that was me. The skis were totally uncontrollable. I almost kill another Ski Patrolmen. Anyway, I was in Europe when someone finally did get killed (they were a spectator). It was in 1973 or ‘74. They never held it again. Not until they filmed this bit of trash for the movie. l’ll tell you this: The Irish Downhill deserves a setting like “The Kandahar” or “St. Moritz” or even “Kittsbuelle”. Norm Simmons: May he Rest In Peace. I heard he feel off a lift tower. I tell you something: I’m 73 years old now, it seems people who pulled those kind of stunts on me got what was coming to them.
The fact that I am not on a barstool at some old school ski resort listening to this story bums me out… because that’s a helluva story old timer! Much respect my man, I hope you are well and healthy - and still searching for adventure 🙌☘️
Ski resorts in 1980s: You attacked each other with weapons, pushed each other over cliffs and into tree wells, and you destroyed the dining area... Carry on. Ski resorts in 2000s: You went 1mph over the limit in a beginner area. You're banned!!!
I copied this on a videotape back in the 80s. Recently, I sought the old tape from the closet and put it in a VHS video player that was not used for over ten years. It still worked like a dream and as currently 55 yo I still found that flick quite amusing. Now my daughter knows the Chinese Downhill as well. And she also knows what kind of drinks she should avoid.
😳My life will never be the same, having seen this. In what way the experience shall manifest itself is unknown at this time. But, I know I am changed.😳
They did. Skiing stunts for the 80's go like this; 1-For Your Eyes Only(James Bond) 2- Hot Dog (this movie) 3- Better Off Dead (John Cusack when he wasn't pissed off at everyone)
@@RacerXGTO I remember watching For Your Eyes Only, but I don't remember anything about it. Now that you mention it, yes, there was some skiing in that movie. I'll see what's on youtube. I never saw Better Off Dead, but I'm curious to look it up. I liked John Cusack.
@@eagledove9 In all 3 of those movies, you're going to see some similar skiing style and even scenes performed. To the point that you may even say to yourself, 'hey, they copied that!'
Ahhh my home...beautiful squaw valley. I can't claim much but i can claim that. Oh, and being better at skiing than you. Claim!!! I'm so much better than you! Anyone that gets the reference chime in.
Ok I give up, what is it from? I feel like I almost remember then it goes away. All I'm left with is I think it was between siblings and one claimed to be a ripper then the other one said that line.
I rented this and copied it back in 85. I used to rewind this scene constantly. I actually ended up stretching the tape to the point that it was unwatchable. 📼
Did your copy dim and brighten? Copies were often doped so that if you tried to copy them, the image would have "blink-itis." Drove pirates like me crazy.
Well, the stunt work was actually pretty good....It is a bit depressing to see that the guy from "An American Werewolf in London" was the star in this, just what? 4 or 5 years after that role.
3 years after. American Werewolf was 1981. Hot Dog from 1984. I get what you're saying. I think David Naughton had a lot of untapped potential. Jack Goodman would probably agree...