Aspen Extreme Page #6

Synopsis: T.J. and his friend Dexter quit their jobs in Detroit to become ski-instructors in Aspen. While T.J. advances to the most popular instructor of the school during the season, he has to take care for Dexter, who's future is less bright and who's eventually thinking about jobbing as drug courier - bringing their friendship to a test. Meanwhile the rich business woman Brice supports T.J. in his writing ambitions and invites him to live at her home. But in her absence he falls in love with the stunningly beautiful blond radio moderator Robin.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Director(s): Patrick Hasburgh
Production: Buena Vista
 
IMDB:
5.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
22%
PG-13
Year:
1993
113 min
423 Views


Is Completely Up To You !

And So Far

It Isn't Much.

But It Might Be.

Oh, Yeah, The Writer.

How Romantic.

Goes Real Well With

Being A Ski Instructor.

Gives A Little Credibility.

Works Great With The Ladies.

But Writing Isn't Putting

Words Down On Paper...

To Make People Feel Things

That Aren't Even True.

I Meant Every Word.

Aspen Citizen Of The Day

Is Aspen Ski Instructor

T.J. Burke.

So, Ladies, If You

Live In A Big House And

You Got Lots Of Money,

He's Available.

Good-Bye, T.J.

You'll Fit Right In.

Trust Me.

Dex ? Jesus.

[ Honking ]

[ Grunting ]

Get Out ! No More !

[ Dex Screaming ]

Get Out ! Get Out !

Get Out ! No More !

Dex, It's Me, It's Okay.

It's T.J.

Oh, Teej,

Oh, I Screwed Up.

What Happened ?

They're Gonna Kill Me.

They're Gonna Kill Me.

Who, Who Is ?

[ Whimpering ]

They're Gonna Kill Me.

They're Gonna--

They're Gonna Kill Me.

I Thought I Could Make Some

Money.

What'd I Tell You

About Those People ?

I Thought I Could Make

Some Money.

Just Get In The Van.

[ Indistinct ]

What Happened ?

Tina's Friends.

I Thought I'd Make Some Money.

How Much Do You Owe ?

Ten Grand.

This Guy's Gonna Kill Me,

Teej.

The Next Time You Leave,

I'll Expect You To Say Good-Bye.

A Friend Of Mine's

In Trouble.

I Need $10,000.

Is That An Apology ?

This Isn't Easy For Me,

Bryce.

You're Doing Just Fine.

I'll Pay Ya Back.

- How ?

- I Don't Know.

It Doesn't Have

To Be This Hard, T.J.

Do You Know That ?

Yeah.

Ha, Who Are You ?

A Friend Of

Dexter Rutecki's.

He Owes You Ten Grand.

Now You Leave Him Alone.

This Is Exactly Like The Time

I Found The Boomerang.

- I Found The Boomerang.

- Whoever, T.J. We Got Over It.

Dexter, We Were 11 Years Old.

Yeah, Well,

We Were Friends.

I Thought We Were

In This Together.

So Did I.

I Am Sorry.

I Will Pay You Back.

It's Already

Been Paid Back.

- That Guy Was Gonna Kill Me.

- Yeah, So Now He's Not !

So Now You Leave ?

I Would Have Done

The Same Thing For You !

It Wouldn't Have

Happened To Me !

Wouldn't Have Happened To You ?

No !

Oh, But It's Just That

T.J. Burke's So...

Live Every Night Banging

An Uphill B*tch Gigolo Punk !

Watch Your Mouth !

Think You're Just Gonna

Screw Your Way Outta

The Working Class, Huh ?

Don't Push Me.

Take A Look At Yourself.

Take A F***in' Look

At Yourself, Huh ?

Is This What You Want, Huh ?

Is This What You Want ?

I'm Tired Of Picking Up

After You.

You Don't Have To

Pick Up After Me.

[ Engine Starting ]

[ Snorting ]

[ Robin On Radio ]

And Aspen Citizen Of The Day

Is Steve Kemper.

He's A Ski Instructor

At The Aspen Ski School And

Part-Time Bartender At The--

[ Radio Off ]

[ Robin On Radio ]

Ed Goulow Is 31 Years Old Today.

He's An Aspen Mountain Lift

Operator, An Avid Fly Fisherman,

Artist And Entrepreneur.

[ Indistinct Noises ]

[ Noises Continue ]

Robin ?

Great. Lovely.

What Are You Doin' ?

What's It Look Like

I'm Doin' ?

No ! No ! Put It--

- Okay, Get Up.

- No.

- Yes.

- No !

Ow ! What's Your Problem ?

Sh*t !

Robin !

Just Shu--

Oh ! It's Freezing !

Good !

God ! What Are You Doing ?

I'm Getting You

Outta Here.

Why ?

'Cause We're

Going Jogging.

I Don't Jog !

I Can Drag You Behind My Car !

It's Your Choice !

Now Shave !

Why Are You Doing This ?

'Cause I Met These

Two Guys Once And They

Were Best Friends...

And I Kinda Liked Them

But I Hate What's

Happened To Them !

Now Wash !

You Wanted Your Stronghold

You Wanted Some Peace

You Wanted Exemption

From Longing

You Wanted Fine Clothes

And A Powerful Engine

But Most Of All

A Sense Of Belonging

So You Did What You Did

And You Were Only A Kid

Now Your Actions Rise Up

To Haunt You

All Those Promises You Made

All You've Taken In Trade

You Gave Away

The Best Inside You

But What Else

Could You Do

The Streets Are So

Lonesome And Empty

The Best Inside You

Nobody Blames You

You Come From

The Land Of Plenty

The Best Inside You

But What Else Could You Do

The Streets Are

So Lonesome And Empty

Could I Talk To You ?

Sure.

Well, I Missed Ya.

How Ya Doin' ?

Yeah.

I'm Okay.

How You Doin' ?

Good !

That's Good.

Um--

I'm Gonna Go Home.

To Detroit.

Put My Name On The List At Ford,

Maybe Get Your Old Job.

I Just Don't Wanna

Go Back Empty-Handed And

I Wanted To Ask You A Favor.

Well, I Wanna Win

The Powder 8...

And I Want You

To Be My Partner.

I Want You To Ski With Me.

Sure.

Okay.

I'll See Ya.

Shall I Call You ?

Tomorrow.

All Right.

I'll See Ya.

In The Mornin'.

[ T.J. ]

Remember This Place ?

I Will Always

Remember This Place.

Been A Hell Of A Ride,

Huh, Teej ?

Yeah, It Has.

Let Me Ask You

A Question.

When We First Made

The Ski School,

Did You, Uh,

Put My Name On That List ?

Yeah.

How'd You Get It Past Karl ?

I Just Told Him That

If He Didn't Hire You, Then

I Wouldn't Take The Job Either.

I'll Tell You What,

Dex.

How About I Open 'Em,

You Close 'Em.

[ Beeping ]

You Give Me Like,

Say, 20 Feet ?

Then You Drop In.

I Tell You What, Teej,

I've Been Following You

Around This Town For Two Years.

There's No One

I Would Have Rather Followed !

Today You're Gonna Follow Me.

Try And Keep Up.

[ Roaring ]

[ Roaring ]

Avalanche !

Dexter !

[ Telex Machine Clicking ]

This Just In From The

Forest Service. "An Avalanche

Late Yesterday Afternoon...

"Has Claimed The Life

Of Aspen Local Dexter Rutecki.

"Rutecki, A Former Aspen

Ski Instructor Was Swept

Into The Class-Five Slide...

"While Practicing

For The Powder 8.

"His Partner, T.J. Burke,

Was Treated And Released...

For Minor Injuries

At Aspen Valley Hospital."

For Minor Injuries

At Aspen Valley Hospital."

For Minor Injuries

At Aspen Valley Hospital."

Hey, T.J., Come On.

Take The Day Off.

I Gotta Clean Out

His Locker.

You Know There's

A Reason No One's Ever

Skied That Mountain, Burke.

I Should Have Called In

For The Avalanche Report,

But I Didn't, All Right ?

Guess Dex Would Say

It's A Little Late For That.

Go Home, T.J.

Get Some Sleep.

9:
00 Lineup,

You're Late.

Let's Go.

Just, Uh, Gettin'

His Things Together,

So I Can Send 'Em

Back To His Mom.

I, Uh,

Can't Find One

Of His Gloves.

Well, I Just Came By

To Tell You I'm Very Sorry, T.J.

I Know You Loved Him

A Lot.

Things Happen, T.J.,

To Everyone.

Didn't Happen To Me.

Yeah, It Did.

You Know, I Was Afraid To

Come Out Here Without Him.

It's Not Your Fault.

Take Care Of Yourself,

Okay ?

When The World Is Black

All I Know

I Could Draw You A Map

With My Eyes Closed

It's Five Miles Long

[ Changing Channels ]

Are You Going

To Get Dressed ?

[ Music Off ]

No.

T.J., Please, We Have

Guests Coming Over.

You Got A Big House.

There's A Lot Of Room.

You Know You're Very

Depressing Lately.

Why Don't You Put

The Cashmere Sweater

And The Black Pants On ?

You Look Beautiful

In That.

He Was My Best Friend,

Bryce.

Oh, Was He ?

What Does That Mean ?

I'm Sorry He Died.

I Am.

But You Wanted More

And He Didn't.

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Patrick Hasburgh

Patrick Hasburgh is an American television producer and writer. He is best known for his work on the television series Hardcastle and McCormick and 21 Jump Street, two series he co-created with Stephen J. Cannell. His other television credits include The Greatest American Hero, The A-Team, SeaQuest 2032 and L.A. Firefighters. In 1993, he wrote and directed the feature film Aspen Extreme.In 2004, Thomas Dunne Books published his first novel (mystery), Aspen Pulp. more…

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