The Leading Edge
It'll Take Your Breath Away
Genres
Overview
A bored Colorado ski patrolman comes to New Zealand for the winter season. In between skiing on various North and South Island fields and preparing for the "Ironman' endurance contest, he has a good time with the people he meets. Billy T. James features briefly as an entertainer cum 'fright-a-minute'- aviator. This is a hybrid genre, a semi-dramatized documentary with champion skiers playing themselves.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
74 min
Release Date
1987-08-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6.5
Mathurin Molgat
Matt
Bruce Grant
Bruce
Evan Bloomfield
Evan
Mark Whetu
Mark
Billy T. James
himself
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0.0
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0.0
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5.2
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4.8
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6.0
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0.0
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0.0
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5.9
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4.4
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4.5
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0.0
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6.6
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0.0
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8.0
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4.3
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8.7
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5.7
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2009-09-01 | no