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20 years ago this week, ‘Yearbook,’ one of the most star-studded ski movies of all time, was released. So today we talk with Matchstick’s Murray Wais and Scott Gaffney about the behind-the-scenes insanity; the in-front-of-the-camera surprises; the incredible soundtrack; the styles of Seth Morrison & Hugo Harrisson; and more.
And tune in next week where some of the stars of the film (Ingrid Backstrom, Hugo Harrisson, & Mark Abma) will be sharing their ‘Yearbook’ stories.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
1993: Meeting in Crested Butte (1:48)
2003: What was going on in Skiing & at MSP? (4:37)
The Stars of Yearbook (10:19)
The Premiere / Shane McConkey on Mtn Dew (12:32)
Rock n’ Roll High School (17:37)
The Soundtrack (32:50)
Abma the Freshman (35:55)
Ingrid the Rookie (42:23)
Hugo Harrisson (48:57)
Seth vs Hugo (56:12)
Crashes (1:00:09)
Candide (1:04:50)
Tanner Hall (1:05:42)
Favorite Segments? (1:15:17)
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