Downhill: The Bill Johnson Story
Directed by Zeke Piestrup | USA | 2010 | 76min | (Q&A)
DOCUMENTARY
WORLD PREMIERE
http://downhillbill.com/
An emotionally riveting documentary, DOWNHILL explores the life of skiing’s greatest rebel and cult hero, Bill Johnson. Johnson’s legend was born when he made his Ali-like prediction that “everyone else is racing for second place” at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics. Dubbed a “nose picker” by Austrian downhill great Franz Klammer, Johnson made good on his prediction, becoming the first American man to win a gold medal in downhill skiing at the Winter Olympics. Two more World Cup downhill victories followed shortly after the Olympics, and Johnson had climbed the mountain: he was the greatest downhiller in the world. “And then it was gone,” says ski legend Phil Mahre of Johnson’s subsequent fall from grace. The documentary depicts this journey and tells a personal tale of a fallen hero, seeking to win back his family and his life. - Russ Spencer
Showtimes
Lobero Theatre
33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, 805-963-0761
- Wednesday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.
Metro 4
618 State St., Santa Barbara, 805-963-9503
- Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2 p.m.
S.B. Museum of Art
1130 State St., Santa Barbara, 805-884-6454
- Sunday, Jan. 30, 1 p.m.
Note: Movie showtimes are subject to change.
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