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| director = [[Richard Benedict]]
| director = [[Richard Benedict]]
| producer = Reno Carell
| producer = Reno Carell
| writer = Reno Carell
| screenplay = Bob Kanter
| screenplay = Bob Kanter
| based on =
| based on = story by Carrell
| starring = [[James Stacy]]<br>[[William Wellman Jr.]]<br>[[Beverly Adams]]<br>John Anthony Hayes<br>Jill Donohue<br>[[Tom Nardini]]<br>Duke Hobbie<br>[[Julie Parrish]]<br>Buck Holland<br>Linda Rogers<br>Nancy Czar
| starring = [[James Stacy]]<br>[[William Wellman Jr.]]<br>[[Beverly Adams]]<br>John Anthony Hayes<br>Jill Donohue<br>[[Tom Nardini]]<br>Duke Hobbie<br>[[Julie Parrish]]<br>Buck Holland<br>Linda Rogers<br>Nancy Czar
| music = [[Harry Betts]]
| music = [[Harry Betts]]
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'''''Winter A-Go-Go''''' is a 1965 American [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Richard Benedict]], and starring [[James Stacy]], [[William Wellman Jr.]], [[Beverly Adams]], John Anthony Hayes, Jill Donohue, [[Tom Nardini]], Duke Hobbie, [[Julie Parrish]], Buck Holland, Linda Rogers, and Nancy Czar. The film was released by [[Columbia Pictures]] on October 28, 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=19568|title=Winter A-Go-Go|work=afi.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v117241|title=Winter A-Go-Go|work=AllMovie|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95989/Winter-A-Go-Go/|title=Winter A-Go-Go|work=TCM.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref>
'''''Winter A-Go-Go''''' is a 1965 American [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Richard Benedict]], and starring [[James Stacy]], [[William Wellman Jr.]], [[Beverly Adams]], John Anthony Hayes, Jill Donohue, [[Tom Nardini]], Duke Hobbie, [[Julie Parrish]], Buck Holland, Linda Rogers, and Nancy Czar. The film was released by [[Columbia Pictures]] on October 28, 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=19568|title=Winter A-Go-Go|work=afi.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v117241|title=Winter A-Go-Go|work=AllMovie|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95989/Winter-A-Go-Go/|title=Winter A-Go-Go|work=TCM.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref>WINTER A-GO-GO
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 33, Iss. 384, (Jan 1, 1966): 189. </ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
A teenage ski bum and his friend tries to turn the lodge he's inherited into a music club.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[James Stacy]] as Danny Frazer
*[[James Stacy]] as Danny Frazer
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*[[Beverly Adams]] as Jo Ann Wallace
*[[Beverly Adams]] as Jo Ann Wallace
*John Anthony Hayes as Burt
*John Anthony Hayes as Burt
*Bob Kanter as Roger
*Jill Donohue as Janine
*Jill Donohue as Janine
*[[Tom Nardini]] as Frankie
*[[Tom Nardini]] as Frankie
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*Cherie Foster as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl
*Cherie Foster as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl
*Joni Lyman as Herself
*Joni Lyman as Herself
==Production==
[[Mike Frankovich]] of Columbia Pictures saw ''[[A Swingin' Summer]]'' (1965) and told producer Reno Carell he would distribute a follow up using that film's stars, James Stacy and William Wellman, Jr. The film was shot under the title ''A Swingin' Winter'' and used females under contracted to Columbia. It was shot in Heavenly Valley on Lake Tahoe, and in the Eldorado National Forest. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95989/Winter-A-Go-Go/articles.html|website=Turner Classic Movies|title=Winter A Go Go}}</ref><ref>Listanti p 263-266</ref>


Tom Lisanti wrote that the film contained arguably the first gay character in the history of beach party movies, Roger, played by writer Bob Kanter.<ref>[https://sixtiescinema.com/2018/10/31/winter-a-go-gos-roger-a-gay-in-the-snow/</ref>

Filming finished by early April 1965.<ref>MOVIE CALL SHEET: Star Sought for Bond Role
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 14 Apr 1965: D18. </ref>
==Release==
The film was profitable for Columbia but not significantly so and the beach party cycle soon came to an end.<ref>Lisanti p 267</ref>

In August 1965 it was announced Stacy and Wellman would star in ''Fort Bikini'' for Carell but the film was not made.<ref>MOVIE CALL SHEET: Couple Reteamed in 'Time'
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 7 Aug 1965: B8. </ref>
==References==
==References==
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==Notes==

*{{cite book|first=Tom|last=Lisanti|title=Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969|publisher=McFarland|date=2015}}
==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0059916|title=Winter A-Go-Go}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0059916|title=Winter A-Go-Go}}
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95989/Winter-A-Go-Go/ Winter a Go GO] at [[TCMDB]]

[[Category:1960s comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:1960s comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:American comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:American comedy-drama films]]

Revision as of 11:14, 31 March 2019

Winter A-Go-Go
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Benedict
Screenplay byBob Kanter
Produced byReno Carell
StarringJames Stacy
William Wellman Jr.
Beverly Adams
John Anthony Hayes
Jill Donohue
Tom Nardini
Duke Hobbie
Julie Parrish
Buck Holland
Linda Rogers
Nancy Czar
CinematographyJacques R. Marquette
Edited byIrving Berlin
Music byHarry Betts
Production
companies
Columbia Pictures
R. C. Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 28, 1965 (1965-10-28)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Winter A-Go-Go is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benedict, and starring James Stacy, William Wellman Jr., Beverly Adams, John Anthony Hayes, Jill Donohue, Tom Nardini, Duke Hobbie, Julie Parrish, Buck Holland, Linda Rogers, and Nancy Czar. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on October 28, 1965.[1][2][3][4]

Plot

A teenage ski bum and his friend tries to turn the lodge he's inherited into a music club.

Cast

  • James Stacy as Danny Frazer
  • William Wellman Jr. as Jeff Forrester
  • Beverly Adams as Jo Ann Wallace
  • John Anthony Hayes as Burt
  • Bob Kanter as Roger
  • Jill Donohue as Janine
  • Tom Nardini as Frankie
  • Duke Hobbie as Bob
  • Julie Parrish as Dee Dee
  • Buck Holland as Will
  • Linda Rogers as Penny
  • Nancy Czar as Gloria 'Jonesy' Jones
  • Judy Parker as Dori
  • Bob Kanter as Roger
  • Walter Maslow as Jordan
  • Peter Brinkman as Himself
  • H.T. Tsiang as Cholly
  • Carey Foster as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl
  • Arlene Charles as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl
  • Cheryl Hurley as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl
  • Cherie Foster as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl
  • Joni Lyman as Herself

Production

Mike Frankovich of Columbia Pictures saw A Swingin' Summer (1965) and told producer Reno Carell he would distribute a follow up using that film's stars, James Stacy and William Wellman, Jr. The film was shot under the title A Swingin' Winter and used females under contracted to Columbia. It was shot in Heavenly Valley on Lake Tahoe, and in the Eldorado National Forest. [5][6]

Tom Lisanti wrote that the film contained arguably the first gay character in the history of beach party movies, Roger, played by writer Bob Kanter.[7]

Filming finished by early April 1965.[8]

Release

The film was profitable for Columbia but not significantly so and the beach party cycle soon came to an end.[9]

In August 1965 it was announced Stacy and Wellman would star in Fort Bikini for Carell but the film was not made.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Winter A-Go-Go". afi.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Winter A-Go-Go". AllMovie. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Winter A-Go-Go". TCM.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ WINTER A-GO-GO Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 33, Iss. 384, (Jan 1, 1966): 189.
  5. ^ "Winter A Go Go". Turner Classic Movies.
  6. ^ Listanti p 263-266
  7. ^ [https://sixtiescinema.com/2018/10/31/winter-a-go-gos-roger-a-gay-in-the-snow/
  8. ^ MOVIE CALL SHEET: Star Sought for Bond Role Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 14 Apr 1965: D18.
  9. ^ Lisanti p 267
  10. ^ MOVIE CALL SHEET: Couple Reteamed in 'Time' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 7 Aug 1965: B8.

Notes

  • Lisanti, Tom (2015). Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969. McFarland.


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