Their first meeting is a disaster: he falls off the ski lift, and when she jumps to rescue him, he leads her on a Key Stone Cops chase down the mountain. For JOHN EAVES, six-time winner of the Freestyle World Cup and stunt man for James Bond, it's love at first sight. For World Champion Freestyle skier SUZY CHAFFEE, it's a see-ya-later-buddy. But John doesn't give up easily. He decides that if the only way to win her means following her across the country, then that's what he'll do. Starting in Manhattan, he trudges 3,000 miles through urban jungle and flatland desert, all the time fantasising about what they'll do when they're together.
Stunts
Actual Bond stuntman doing genuinely insane freestyle skiing.
Cinematography
Willy Bogner's snow photography is unreasonably beautiful.
Score
Power-punching 80s synth rock that never stops punching.
Director
Willy Bogner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Willy Bogner was a former Olympic skier who built a career on ski cinematography, including shooting the Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
This film captures peak 1980s ski culture excess — when neon one-pieces, hot tub capitalism, and freestyle aerials defined aspirational cool.
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