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Cool as Ice (1991)

PG 91 min  -  Comedy | Music | Romance  -   18 October 1991 (USA)
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A rap oriented re-make of "Rebel Without a Cause," with heavy emphasis on the fact that rap star Vanilla Ice has assumed the James Dean role.

Director:

David Kellogg

Writer:

David Stenn
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Naomi Campbell ...
Singer at First Club
Vanilla Ice ...
Johnny
Deezer D ...
Jazz (as Deezer D.)
Kevin Hicks Kevin Hicks ...
Sir D.
Allison Dean ...
Princess
Bobbie Brown Bobbie Brown ...
Monique (as Bobby Brown)
Kristin Minter ...
Kathy
Sydney Lassick Sydney Lassick ...
Roscoe
Dody Goodman Dody Goodman ...
Mae
John Newton ...
Nick (as John Haymes Newton)
Candy Clark ...
Grace
Michael Gross ...
Gordon
Victor DiMattia Victor DiMattia ...
Tommy
Brooke Alexander Brooke Alexander ...
Reporter
Jack McGee ...
Clarke
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Storyline

The old teen rebel saga is updated for the rap crowd, unfortunately rapper Vanilla Ice is the teen. Ice shows up on a neon-yellow motorcycle which gets everyone's attention, including the female honor student who has never had a rebellious bone in her body. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Rap | Rebel | Rapper | Motorcycle | Witness Protection Program  | See more »

Taglines:

When a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it. Just add Ice.

Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Buz Gibi See more »

Filming Locations:

Glendora, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$638,625 (USA) (20 October 1991) (393 Screens)

Gross:

$1,193,062 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the VH1 Behind the Music episode that featured Vanilla Ice, it was stated that Robert Van Winkle was paid a cool $1,000,000 for his role as Johnny Van Owen. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Johnny first picks up Kat from her house that her character has lived her whole life, she very briefly tries to push the front gate instead of pull it. See more »

Quotes

Nick: How about a drink?
Kathy: I'll have a Diet Coke.
Nick: Diet Coke? Kathy, Kathy... be serious.
[Nick takes a shot of hard liquor]
Kathy: Nick, you be serious. You're driving.
Nick: Kathy, I'm a big boy. I'm also a thirsty one.
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Crazy Credits

The last text of the end credits is :"B kool stay n skool", followed by a
quick shot of Ice fixing his hat while on the bike (obviously being pulled
on a trailer) before giving the "peace" sign. See more »

Connections

References "America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back" (1988) See more »

Soundtracks

"Everybody Everybody"
Written by Mirko Limoni, Daniele Davoli and Valerio Semplici
Performed by Drew Lavyne and Jeff Bova See more »