Winter A-Go-Go

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

• 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
• 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

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 contract to Columbia. It was shot in Heavenly Valley on Lake Tahoe, and in the Eldorado National Forest.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95989/winter-a-go-go#articles-reviews|website=Turner Classic Movies|title=Winter A Go Go}}Listanti p 263-266

Filming finished by early April 1965.MOVIE CALL SHEET: Star Sought for Bond Role

Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 14 Apr 1965: D18.

The film was profitable for Columbia but not significantly so and the beach party cycle soon came to an end.Lisanti p 267

Variety called it "a disappointing teenpic despite some occasional comic touches, good ski-country lensing, and talent glimmers among the younger players. Script doesn't take off until half-time, too late. Tunes and terp scenes flag what little pace exists. Reno Carell production is not up to standards of his earlier A Swingin’ Summer and seems destined for lowercase Columbia release in youth situations."{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/varietyfilmrevie0011unse/page/n268/mode/1up?|chapter=Winter A Go Go|page=268|title=Variety Film Reviews|date=3 November 1965}}

Filmink said "This is a bright, energetic film with an unfortunate comic Chinese cook, decent ski footage and a wedding at the end."{{cite magazine|date=13 December 2024|access-date=13 December 2024|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/beach-party-movies-part-three-over-exposure/|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|title=Beach Party Movies Part Three: Over exposure}}

In August 1965 it was announced Stacy and Wellman would star in Fort Bikini for Carell but the film was not made.MOVIE CALL SHEET: Couple Reteamed in 'Time'

Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 7 Aug 1965: B8.

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• {{cite book|first=Tom|last=Lisanti|title=Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969|publisher=McFarland|date=2015}}

• {{IMDb title|id=0059916|title=Winter A-Go-Go}}
• [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95989/winter-a-go-go Winter a Go GO] at TCMDB
• [https://archive.org/details/pressbook-col-winter-a-go-go Complete pressbook] at Internet Archive

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