The Cutting Edge (1992)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Paul Michael Glaser

Writer (WGA):

Tony Gilroy (written by)

Release Date:

27 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

The King of the Rink is about to meet America's Ice Queen.

Plot:

At the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary we see Doug Dorsey battered in a vicious hockey game against West Germany...

Plot Keywords:

Olympics | Hockey | Training | Winter Olympics | Olympic Games

Cast

D.B. Sweeney	...	Doug Dorsey (as D. B. Sweeney)
Moira Kelly	...	Kate Moseley
Roy Dotrice	...	Anton Pamchenko
Terry O'Quinn	...	Jack Moseley
Dwier Brown	...	Hale Forrest
Chris Benson	...	Walter Dorsey
Kevin Peeks	...	Brian Newman
Barry Flatman	...	Rick Tuttle
Rachelle Ottley	...	Lorie Peckarovski
Steve Sears	...	Spindler
Nahanni Johnstone	...	Gita
Michael Hogan	...	Doctor
R.D. Reid	...	Calgary Cop
Dick Grant	...	Olympic Commentator
Melanie Miller	...	Olympic Commentator

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:PG | Canada:PG | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL | Australia:PG | Germany:12 | Spain:T | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Paul Michael Glaser]one of the tailors in the costume design scene.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene between Doug and his brother Walter where they are arguing about a letter from the Detroit Red Wings, near the beginning of the scene Doug lays down some hockey sticks, but when he sits down at the end of the scene the hockey sticks have disappeared.

Quotes:

Doug Dorsey: I was gonna tell you - that book you gave me, it's pretty good.
Kate Mosley: Really. Using it as a doorstop, or a coaster?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Battle of the Blades: (#1.7)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Shame Shame Shame

Excellent Coming of Age Romantic Comedy

I found this movie very enjoyable to watch. The chemistry between Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney is very realistic. Even their arguments with one another appears genuine. Each of them wounded from previous experiences, not willing to open up to one another. All of this taking place in a point in their lives where they are each struggling to find something more out of life and end up discovering themselves and one another. Eventually, taking both of them beyond the quest of a gold medal.

The skating scenes are wonderful and the music (especially the scores from Patrick Williams) was incredible.

This is a movie that I never get tired of and it keeps drawing me back to it.