# 1970s ski film -- Spirit?

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**Created:** [April 19, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-ski-film-spirit/446047 "2008-04-19T22:11:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-ski-film-spirit/446047/1 "2008-04-19T22:11:16Z")

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A ski shop where I worked after school had a cartridge-loaded super-8 viewer. One of the films was made in the '70s, and featured what was known at the time as ‘hot dog skiing’. A couple of bits I remember were a guy in a black frock coat and stovepipe hat and carrying a bible doing his routine on his short skis while the soundtrack played _The Reverend Mister Black_; and a guy who lit himself on fire to do some freestyle jumps. I think the title song started something like _Spirit lives…_ I believe the name of the film was _Spirit_.

Does this ring a bell with anyone?