Winter A-Go-Go

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Winter A-Go-Go is a 1965 American comedy-drama directed by Richard Benedict. It stars 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 story follows a teenage ski bum and his friend as they try to turn the lodge he inherited into a music club.

Produced by Reno Carell, the film was released by Columbia Pictures on October 28, 1965. It runs 88 minutes and is in English. Filming took place at Heavenly Valley near Lake Tahoe and in the Eldorado National Forest, finishing by early April 1965. The project began under the working title A Swingin’ Winter and used contract actresses from Columbia. Columbia released it as a follow-up to A Swingin’ Summer, with the same leads.

Winter A-Go-Go was profitable for Columbia but not a big hit, and it came as the beach party craze was winding down. Variety described it as a disappointing teen pic with some funny moments and good ski footage, but noted the script and pacing didn’t rise to expectations. Filmink called it bright and energetic with decent ski footage and a wedding at the end, though it featured an odd comic character. A planned follow-up, Fort Bikini, was announced but never made.