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Out Cold (2001)

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Reviews Counted:48

Fresh:4

Rotten:44

Average Rating:2.9/10

Consensus: A party movie that substitutes surfs for snow, Out Cold will leave viewers just that with its gross-out humor and sophomoric plot.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $13,850,403

Synopsis: Bull Mountain is an Alaskan ski town where snowboarding cowboys rule the slopes. When "The Mayor" Papa Muntz dies, he leaves Rick (Jason London) in charge. His dying words are, "Don't go changing... Bull Mountain is an Alaskan ski town where snowboarding cowboys rule the slopes. When "The Mayor" Papa Muntz dies, he leaves Rick (Jason London) in charge. His dying words are, "Don't go changing Bull Mountain!" So Rick and his buddies Luke (Zach Galifianakis), Anthony (Flex Alexander), and Pigpen (Derek Hamilton) continue to chug beer at the local cantina, cruise the mountain for the best trails, and admire the hottest chicks. Everything's great until John (Lee Majors, "The Bionic Man"), a rich developer from Colorado, rolls into town in his SUV with "SNOWBIZ" plates. He's got his two stepdaughters with him--a voluptuous Swedish blond, Inga (Playboy Playmate of the Year 1997, Victoria Silvstedt), and a cute French brunette, Anna (Caroline Dhavernas). As they turn the town upside down, Rick realizes that it's time for him to make some tough decisions about his future and the future of Bull Mountain. OUT COLD does for snowboarders what CADDYSHACK did for golfers--it pokes fun at the stereotypes surrounding the sport, and makes caricatures of its devotees. The resulting comedy is surprisingly funny. The character of Rick is played with appealing wit, and he and Jenny (A.J. Cook), the token snowboarder jockette, have real chemistry. [More]

Starring: Jason London, Lee Majors, A.J. Cook, Flex Alexander

Starring: Jason London, Lee Majors, A.J. Cook, Flex Alexander, Derek Hamilton, David Denman, Caroline Dhavernas, Adam Harrington, Scott Heindl, Brett Kelly, Victoria Silvstedt, Zach Galifianakis

Director: Brendan Malloy, Emmett Malloy

Director: Brendan Malloy, Emmett Malloy
Screenwriter: Jon Zack
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Lee R. Mayes, Lauren Shuler Donner, Jon Zack
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Out Cold is basically Porky’s in the snow, and it’s a pale imitation at that. You can’t go into this movie expecting anything innovative.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/03/02
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03/10/07
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

As if to justify a serious discussion of this comedy before dissing it, some reviewers have pointed out that it evokes Casablanca.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/06/07
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader

Although its main plot is a disposable low-rent ripoff and its leading players generally bland and undistinguished, there are some truly amusing supporting characters.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

In failing in every base it tries to cover, there's no point in seeing Out Cold, for such preferable alternatives exist.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
Film Threat

Its only redeeming value is the killer snowboarding scenes.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
06/19/02
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Out Cold is essentially a spineless, unfunny Animal House. The pretence of plot is distracting and insulting.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment 1 Comment
06/04/02
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

Funnier than Woody Allen's last four movies, more exciting than Tarkovski's The Sacrifice, Out Cold will play best if your first legal beer is still far enough into the future to seem a vision of the promised land.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/22/02
Don Irvine
Don Irvine
Globe and Mail

Just don't waste your time or money.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment 1 Comment
01/03/02
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

There’s really nothing to recommend about Out Cold.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/09/01
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

The result is so derivative, they should've called it Eskimo Pie.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
12/06/01
Bruce Fretts
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Entertainment Weekly

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Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
12/06/01
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Basically a low-rent remake of the 1984 low-rent teenage sex comedy Hot Dog ... The Movie.

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12/05/01
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press

I would mention that Out Cold boasts some pretty impressive snowboarding sequences, but so do most TV commercials.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment 1 Comment
12/04/01
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

How appropriate this overcooked turkey opened over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend! And I'm here to give it a basting.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
12/03/01
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Nitrate Online

What can you say about a movie that includes its outtake bloopers reel before the closing credits?

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/02/01
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

If you've made a movie in which former TV star Lee Majors ... is the funniest person present, then you have surely made a movie that sucks a lot.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
11/30/01
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Even though no one in the film breaks a leg, Out Cold is as lame as it gets.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
11/29/01
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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