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The Ice Storm (1997)
7.5
Ratings: 7.5/10 from 31,127 users
Metascore:
72/100
Reviews: 267 user | 115 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com
1973, suburban Connecticut: middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink, etc., find their lives out of control. Director:Ang Lee |
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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| Joan Allen | ... | ||
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | ||
| Henry Czerny | ... | ||
| Tobey Maguire | ... | ||
| Christina Ricci | ... | ||
| Elijah Wood | ... | ||
| Adam Hann-Byrd | ... | ||
| David Krumholtz | ... |
Francis Davenport
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| Kate Burton | ... |
Dorothy Franklin
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William Cain | ... |
Ted Shackley
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Michael Cumpsty | ... | |
| Maia Danziger | ... |
Mrs. Gadd
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| Katie Holmes | ... | ||
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In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her husband's lies. Their son, Paul, home for the holidays, escapes to the city to pursue an alluring rich girl from his prep school. And young, budding nymphomaniac, Wendy Hood roams the neighborhood, innocently exploring liquor cabinets and lingerie drawers of her friends' parents, looking for something new. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Things get bad... Written by Emory Herbertson <shrikes.fox@worldnet.att.net>
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The American Dream was over. But the hangover was just beginning. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for sexuality and drug use, including scenes involving children, and for language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
La tormenta de hielo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$75,183 (USA) (28 September 1997) (3 Screens)Gross:
$7,837,632 (USA) (8 February 1998)Company Credits
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Train Conductor: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This train, originating from New York's Grand Central Station, is back in service. Next stop will be New Canaan, Connecticut. New Canaan, Connecticut next stop.
Paul Hood: [narration] In issue 141 of the Fantastic Four, published in November, 1973, Reed Richards had to use his anti-matter weapon on his own son, who Aannihilus has turn into the Human Atom Bomb. It was a typical predicament for the Fantastic Four, because they weren't like other superheroes...
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Written by Gerry Mulligan
Used by permission of Mulligan Publishing Co., Inc.
Performed by Gerry Mulligan
Courtesy of Verve Records
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Did You Know?
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In the novel The Ice Storm, Rick Moody writes "And sometimes Paul himself was Ben Grimm, and sometimes he was Peter Parker, a.k.a. the Spider-Man" Coincidentally, Tobey Maguire plays both Paul and Peter Parker in the film versions. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Although this is meant to take place in the 1970s, you can see that the globe does not show the Soviet Union or East/West Germany but instead Germany as a whole and the former republics of the Soviet Union. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Train Conductor: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This train, originating from New York's Grand Central Station, is back in service. Next stop will be New Canaan, Connecticut. New Canaan, Connecticut next stop.
Paul Hood: [narration] In issue 141 of the Fantastic Four, published in November, 1973, Reed Richards had to use his anti-matter weapon on his own son, who Aannihilus has turn into the Human Atom Bomb. It was a typical predicament for the Fantastic Four, because they weren't like other superheroes...
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"Night Lights"Written by Gerry Mulligan
Used by permission of Mulligan Publishing Co., Inc.
Performed by Gerry Mulligan
Courtesy of Verve Records
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