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Overview

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5.9/10   1,149 votes
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Director:
Donald Wrye
Writers:
Gary L. Baim (screenplay)
Gary L. Baim (story)
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Release Date:
31 December 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
The story of a girl who refused to forget she was once a champion. more
Plot:
A young girl is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Movie Review - 'The Informant!'
 (From Get The Big Picture. 18 September 2009, 1:44 AM, PDT)

Want an 'Ice Castles' Remake? Too Late!
 (From Cinematical. 6 April 2009, 3:32 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Memories... more (31 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Robby Benson ... Nick Peterson
Lynn-Holly Johnson ... Alexis Winston
Colleen Dewhurst ... Beulah Smith

Tom Skerritt ... Marcus Winston
Jennifer Warren ... Deborah Machland
David Huffman ... Brian Dockett
Diane Reilly ... Sandy
Craig T. McCullen ... Doctor
Kelsey Ufford ... Ceceil Monchet
Leonard Lilyholm ... Hockey Coach
Brian Foley ... Choreographer
Jean-Claude Bleuze ... French Coach
Teresa Willmus ... Annette Brashlout
Diana Holden ... X-Ray Technician
Michelle McLean ... Skater
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-12 | USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Lynn-Holly Johnson says she was repeatedly pressured to do a nude scene in this film, which she refused to do. She says this incident makes her laugh and say "if you only knew!" whenever someone tells her what a great family film this movie was. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Robby Benson's character arrives to help Lexie skate blind for the first time, her winter clothing and hair keep changing. We are led to believe it is all one "session/lesson" yet first her hair is hanging free with a red scarf around her neck, then her hair is all tucked up under a red hat, then the hat is a cream color. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Nick pulls his truck up to Beulah's Star Ice Castle Lanes, or, depending on how you read the marquee sign, Beulah's Ice Castle Star Lanes]
Nick Peterson: Hey, Charlie.
Charlie: Hi, Nick.
Nick Peterson: How ya doin'?
Charlie: Beats the hell out of me. Hey, what are *you* doin' home?
Nick Peterson: Beats the hell out of me.
Charlie: Hey, Beulah, rack 'em up! Come on!
Nick Peterson: Howdy, Les.
Les: Hey! Nick, what the hell are *you* doin' here?
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Boy Was My Face Red (#3.2)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
MIDNIGHT BLUE more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Memories..., 11 February 2001
Author: laura.g from San Clemente, CA

I loved this movie when it came out and I still love it all these years later-flaws and all.

First of all, the book was so great in it's depiction of competetive skating and the machinations that sometimes go on behind the scenes. That said, the movie was actually a pretty good adaptation.

But, probably the main reason I loved this movie was because I was there when they filmed many of the Broadmoor World Arena scenes. It was my home rink, and it's a blast to see old coaches, old skating friends. And to see the World Arena, which sadly was torn down a few years back. A sad day...

I remember that practice times were a mess because of the shooting schedule-some of us had our practice time in between scenes-lights and all! I remember watching the scene where the "French" skater falls in the middle of a show-and watching the skater playing that part throwing herself onto the ice, over and over again. Ouch! I remember Lynn-Holly seeming a bit nervous; Robby Benson as a bit shy, but very nice (and patient-when introduced, I couldn't remember my name!); David Huffman was very cute and Jennifer Warren was friendly, charming, modest and gorgeous! She didn't know how to skate very well and came out with some of us to learn! She became something of a rink rat while there!

Having been there for some of that, it changes one's perspective a bit, but still, I feel myself drawn into the story-and I cry at the end just like everyone else.

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