Aspen Extreme | |
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Directed by | Patrick Hasburgh |
Written by | Patrick Hasburgh |
Produced by | Fred T. Gallo Leonard Goldberg |
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Cinematography | Steven Fierberg Robert Primes |
Edited by | Steven Kemper |
Music by | Michael Convertino |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $10-14 million[1] |
Box office | $8 million[2] |
Aspen Extreme is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Patrick Hasburgh. The plot is about two ski buddies, T.J. Burke (Paul Gross) and Dexter Rutecki (Peter Berg), who move from Brighton, Michigan to Aspen, Colorado to seek a better life. The two friends quickly become Aspen ski instructors, but women, drugs, and job troubles threaten to destroy their relationship. Along the way, TJ tries to realize his dream of becoming a professional writer, and the pair train for the upcoming Powder 8 ski competition.
The supporting cast includes Finola Hughes, Teri Polo, William Russ, and Trevor Eve. The cover of the US video release quotes the Seattle Times as referring to the film as "Top Gun on the Ski Slopes."