Ski Patrol

Now, I had actually never seen, much less ever heard about, this 1990 comedy titled "Ski Patrol" before now as 2022 is about to come to a closure. And thus I sat down to watch it, of course. I figured I would be in for a movie in the likes of the many slapstick comedies of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Writers Steven Long Mitchell, Craig W. Van Sickle and Wink Roberts put together a fair enough script here for director Richard Correll to bring to life on the screen. As it turned out, then I hadn't exactly been missing out of a comedy gem here. If you have seen any comedies from the late 1980s and early 1990s, then you know what you are getting here with "Ski Patrol", for better or worse.

Something that impressed me about "Ski Patrol" was the cast ensemble. There was a good handful of familiar faces on the cast list here, with the likes of Leslie Jordan, Paul Feig, George Lopez, Steve Hytner and Ray Walston.

For a comedy then there wasn't really all that much to laugh about throughout the course of the 91 minutes that the movie ran for. And on that account then "Ski Patrol" wasn't really an outstanding or memorable early 1990s comedy.

"Ski Patrol" was watchable, sure, but it is not a movie that I will ever return to watch again. There were far more entertaining and funny comedies from the same era, so this one sort of barely got by.

My rating of "Ski Patrol" lands on a five out of ten stars.

If you're looking for a fun ski comedy, go with Ski School. Ski Patrol is the lame red-headed stepbrother of ski comedies. It tries to be funny but it's anything but. Tries way too hard.

If you prefer movies that make you think and challenge your mind and opinions in ways you didn't think possible, stay away from this movie. If you like movies that are filled with political incorrectness and mindless fun, have at it.

This movie was made in a more innocent time when people could make a movie without worrying if someone would complain about being politically incorrect. The same time when most of my favorite movies were made. For some who are concerned about this type of thing, there are times when they poke fun at characters for different things (for example one of them being bothered by being short) but it's more of good natured teasing than spiteful attacks.

One of the most memorable characters would have to be an individual by the name of suicide who has a few screws loose and does some outlandish things while trying to feel a rush.

I saw this movie for the first time when I was 19, and it's remained one of my favorites of all time. Not because it has in in depth and compelling story, because it doesn't. It was made during a time when a movie could be about next to nothing and still be good. For example, Breakfast Club was about 5 kids in detention. This movie is good, light hearted fun that I can watch again and again.

Why is Ski Patrol not on DVD??? It is a true classic of the perhaps cheesy and clichéd, but wonderfully fun and endearing genre group of 1980s/early-90s B-Comedies.

This movie is pure, silly, unironic fun - it's hard to find a movie like this these days. George Lopez is great in his first acting role - And everyone needs to see Paul Feig's MJ-inspired dance sequence. He tears it up! As well as his onstage performance with 'Iceman' to win the talent show and thus save the Ski Patrol from the evil young blond yuppie Lance and his devious developer boss. Intrigued? That's what I thought - Ski Patrol is the ultimate B-Comedy cult film, the genre that the DVD format was made for!! Let's see a release soon, eh? - taste death, live life!

This movie didn't score well at the Oscars and there's no doubt why. It is a stupid movie but I did laugh at one scene. It's when Murray, a short ski-instructor, who's about 5'4" is given some growth formula from his intructees. They switch the hem on his pants and lower the height line on his wall to make him believe that he's actually growing. One night at a bar Murray decides to go off at how tall he is and that's when the guys really get him. Murray awakes to find that he's too big for his own bed. He bursts through the ceiling of an Elf's Dorm beside a Santa display screaming as the jokers take pictures of him. This ONE scene almost saves the entire movie.