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Four wacky guys take on a pack of rich stuffed shirts (does this premise sound at all familiar?) in this broad comedy. Rick (Jason London) is a slobby but good-natured snowboarder who is mending a bro... read more read more...ken heart after splitting up with Anna (Caroline Dhavernas), a girl he met while on vacation in Mexico. Rick has headed back to Bull Mountain, AK, where he and his buddies Luke (Zach Galifianakis), Anthony (Flex Alexander), and Pig Pen (Derek Hamilton) spend their days riding the slopes and their nights partying hard. Rick and his pals hope to someday open a hangout for fellow boarders, but after Papa Muntz, the city's founder and largest landowner, passes on, his son Ted (Willie Garson) sells most of his property to John Majors (Lee Majors), a wealthy but pompous developer who wants to convert Bull Mountain into Snownook, an upscale ski resort catering to yuppies. Determined to keep Bull Mountain safe for like-minded burnouts and radical skiers, Rick and the gang declare war against Majors and his associates, though Rick feels a bit conflicted by the fact that John is Anna's father -- and his daughter is tagging along with her father as he relocates to Alaska. Anna, however, has a rival for Rick's attention, as Jenny (A.J. Cook), a cute ski bum, has shown her interest in him. Out Cold was the first feature film from sibling directorial team Brendan Malloy and Emmett Malloy, who previously worked in television commercials and created several snowboarding videos. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Brendan Malloy, Emmett Malloy

Release Date: November 21, 2001

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DVD Release Date: May 21, 2002

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  • February 22, 2012
    Out Cold is a fairly decent comedy with a few good laughs. By no means is this a great film, but for what it is, it's a pleasant time waster. If you're in the mood for a mindless comedy, Out Cold is a perfect viewing. The film is not memorable by any means, but for what it is, th... read moree film brings on a few good chuckles. The film has been compared to Casablanca on many occasions, except this film, will never attain the same legendary status as the timeless classic. Anyhow, this is an enjoyable film to watch with friends. Some of the comic delivery, but for the most part it succeeds at being a very silly, and film to watch. This isn't a memorable comedy to watch, but for the most part, it's pure mindless fun that definitely shouldn't be taken seriously. The cast are silly and fun, and there's plenty to enjoy about this film if you're in the right state of mind. Expect something funny here, but also dimwitted, and you may not be disappointed. Don't expect anything great here, you won't find it here. I very much enjoyed the film. Though very stupid, this film is lots of fun from start to finish. If you can forget how idiotic this film is, then you might enjoy it. This a film that is meant to be mindless fun, and though imperfect, it still lots of fun to watch.
  • July 4, 2007
    This is such a funny movie. It's full of sick,twisted,and fantastic humor.
  • November 19, 2006
    Great and wild comedy on winter sports action. Plenty of parties and girls that are alike "National Lampoon's Animal House".
  • August 25, 2007
    Casablanca on the slopes earns chuckle here and there, ends soon enough.
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    December 30, 2007
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    A very underrated comedy starring Jason London, and Lee Majors. Great cast, memorable scenes, and lines one of those movies that come around every so often that have no critical success what so ever, and yet is better then half the shit that's out in theaters now a day's. So I re... read morecommend you grab a beer, channel your inner jacuzzi casanova, and watch this movie because it never gets old, always fun to watch, now go seize the carp.
  • April 12, 2007
    Love this movie!
  • February 8, 2011
    Wasn't for me after the first watch, but years later, on my second attempt.. not too shabby for a young cast of emerging comedians
  • August 11, 2010
    It has a few moments, enough to make me give it a re-watch, and I have to be honest and say that the most interesting thing in this flick is definitely Zach Galifianakis and his scenes, all of the other stuff is kinda secondary, at least in my mind. The story is pretty paint by ... read morenumbers, but was an okay way to kill some time.

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  • November 25, 2009
    This movie is BEYOND funny! I could literally watch this one over and over again. And I don't say that about very many movies
  • November 2, 2009
    Not a bad movie and not bad acting that makes this movie one of a kind and indeed one of strangest movies to come from a hot tub...hee hee

Critic Reviews


Lisa Alspector
March 6, 2007
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

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

June 19, 2002
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Its only redeeming value is the killer snowboarding scenes. Full Review

Don Irvine
March 22, 2002
Don Irvine, Globe and Mail

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 ... Full Review

Bruce Fretts
December 6, 2001
Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly

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

Christy Lemire
December 5, 2001
Christy Lemire, Associated Press

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

Claudia Puig
November 29, 2001
Claudia Puig, USA Today

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

Carla Meyer
November 24, 2001
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle

When Lee Majors can steal every scene he's in, your movie's in trouble. Full Review

Robert K. Elder
November 24, 2001
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune

Doesn't ever quite seem to elevate itself above an '80s 'youth against the establishment' genre film. Full Review

Michael O'Sullivan
November 21, 2001
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

I can't imagine why anyone would pay money to see this sorry excuse for a film.

Lou Lumenick
November 21, 2001
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

No brains, no headache.

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