Baller_ MISkier Posted November 15, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted November 15, 2020 I'm not sure if there was already a thread on this, but I was thinking about how many movies (regular cinema) may have featured water skiing, albeit with usually disastrous results. I know that "The Great Outdoors" is often mentioned and I'm sure someone will post that clip here, but it would be interesting to see just how often if occurs. Fonzie jumping the shark is excluded here, since that was television. And, non-mainstream movies like "Edged in Water" are also excluded. I'll start with this clip in 1973 from "Superdad", starring Bob Crane. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted November 15, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted November 15, 2020 Mike Hazelwood and others skied in Water World. Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 15, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 15, 2020 Here is one from "Jaws 2". Christine Freeman is the skier and an accomplished 3 event skier. http://mosportshalloffame.com/inductees/christie-freeman/ The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klindy Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Jaws 2 has an impressive rough water slalom ride along with a good example of pattern driving. The ending is predictable. Skier was Christine Freeman. Impressive resume (from IMDB) - “Champion water skier Christine Freeman was born in 1952 in Springfield, Missouri. Freeman grew up in Thayer, Missouri. Christine first started skiing at age five and began her competitive water skiing career in 1964 at the age of twelve. Freeman was a strong three event skier who did tricks, jump, and shalom, with the latter category proving to be her specialty. Among her notable accomplishments as a competitive skier are winning eight Midwest Regional Overall Titles and fifteen medals won in seven National Championships. Moreover, Christine was the first woman skier from the Midwest region to be invited to participate in the prestigious Masters Tournament in Calloway Gardens; she competed in five Masters altogether prior to retiring from competitive skiing in 1973. In addition, Freeman competed in two California World Cup Internationals and was invited to the Moomba Masters in Australia. Christine was also the only female member of the North American team who competed in the 1969 Wills International in London, England, where she won the Women's Overall Title. In the wake of retiring from competitive skiing, Freeman went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from William Jewell College with a BS degree in Nursing and earned her Master's Degree in Nursing from UCLA in 1979. She was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 15, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 15, 2020 @klindy, we hit that one at the same time. :) The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cooper_Trelawney Posted November 15, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 15, 2020 The original Freaky Friday Viva Las Vegas Clambake Meatballs 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 15, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 15, 2020 @Cooper_Trelawney, here it is for "Freaky Friday". Long sequences with intermingled car chase and skiing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz1L-qMI2mU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFbaEpp_Fi0 The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 15, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 15, 2020 "License to Kill" - James Bond barefooting The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ral Posted November 15, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 15, 2020 I saw a movie on TV many years ago that was about a bunch of teenagers or college age waterskiing gang. Anyone knows the name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cooper_Trelawney Posted November 15, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 15, 2020 @ral that sounds like my collegiate ski team. It was as much a gang as it was a sports team. Man, those were great times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cooper_Trelawney Posted November 15, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 15, 2020 @MISkier my 8 year old and I can watch that movie any time! Good stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klindy Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Same time for sure @MISkier Ski scene in Jaws 3D too. Show skiers for lunch this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted November 15, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 15, 2020 Grownups 2 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 15, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 15, 2020 Here's an old one. "Donovan's Reef". John Wayne driving the boat. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wayne Posted November 16, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2020 Apocalypse Now. I bet the villagers along that river felt like we do when a v-drive surfing passes by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bbirlew Posted November 16, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2020 Jackie Chan - Rumble in the Bronx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jeblanc Posted November 16, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2020 I'm still waiting for someone to post a clip of the Fonz jumping the shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 16, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 16, 2020 @jeblanc, that clip is disqualified in the original post, as it was for television and not the movies. But, it is a classic and noteworthy, especially since Henry Winkler was a water ski instructor. His father told him to sell that skill to the shows creator and producers as a “value add”. He reluctantly did that and they eventually wrote it in to an episode. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jeblanc Posted November 16, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2020 @MISkier, that's what I get for not reading the whole post. I let myself get distracted by the video clips. It's not just my skiing that needs more concentration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baller dchristman Posted November 16, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2020 Clambake! Elvis as a waterski instructor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rayn Posted November 16, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2020 Mike hazelwood also did the skiing in my father the hero with a very young Katherine hiegl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller chrislandy Posted November 16, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2020 wasn't there a whole show ski / boat chase in Police Academy 3 mid-late 80's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 16, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 16, 2020 @chrislandy, Here is one from "Police Academy 5": The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 16, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 16, 2020 Since it hasn't been posted already, here is "The Great Outdoors": The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 16, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 16, 2020 Here is an obscure one, but an interesting scene, nonetheless. Watch the guy sit on the back of the driver's seat (and stand) and continuously look back at the skier like a weekend Wally. His boat docking leaves something to be desired, too. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ReallyGottaSki Posted November 16, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2020 I still chuckle about Steve Martin calling wakeboarding waterboarding in cheeper by the dozen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller UWSkier Posted November 17, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 17, 2020 Weird how in that Jaws scene there are two different Evinrudes on that boat... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MNshortliner Posted November 17, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 17, 2020 Might look like some of the skiing from a couple of the members here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klindy Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 @MNshortliner …. "Serpentine...…" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wayne Posted November 17, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 17, 2020 Apparently there is no love on this site for a bare footing bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 17, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 17, 2020 Here is one from 1953. Esther Williams in "Easy to Love". The title must be about water skiing, since the movie is set at Cypress Gardens. Check out the ski sequence and helicopter stunt. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted November 17, 2020 Baller Share Posted November 17, 2020 Been years since I saw Cheaper by the Dozen 2, but I would swear there is a scene where Eugene Levy does a dock start on a waterski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 17, 2020 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 17, 2020 @oldjeep, I could not locate it. I'd need some help on that one. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MichaelWiebe Posted April 29, 2022 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2022 It's not a movie, but what a great ad. And it even has some slalom waterskiing at around the 2 minute mark. I know we have some Porsche fans on this site.... I'd take this car over a $300K wake boat any day! Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller FSSPCat Posted April 29, 2022 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2022 @Wayne so, bear footing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aspski Posted April 29, 2022 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2022 mmmmmmm P car. A GT3 will be my next purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted April 29, 2022 Baller_ Share Posted April 29, 2022 the great outdoors... mchales navy. .. freeky friday.. happy days.. Donavans reef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted April 30, 2022 Author Baller_ Share Posted April 30, 2022 @Jody_Seal, some of those are on page one of this thread. Happy Days is excluded because it is TV. And, if you are referring to the McHale's Navy TV show, then it is also excluded. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cooper_Trelawney Posted April 30, 2022 Baller Share Posted April 30, 2022 Dont forget Jaws 3, set in a SeaWorld type theme park with show ski pyramids and Glastron Ski Machines. I just watched Muppets Take Manhattan with my kid and there is a Stars and Stripe Mastercraft driven by Rob Shirley dressed up in a chicken suit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wayne Posted April 30, 2022 Baller Share Posted April 30, 2022 After this thread came back it got me thinking about the Happy Days episode. I had to go back and watch the episode but Henry Winkler did all of the skiing except for the jump. I found his comments about the beach landing pretty amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ swbca Posted May 4, 2022 Baller_ Share Posted May 4, 2022 I posted this still image before seeing the content of the post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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