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The Ice Storm (1997) -- 1973, suburban Connecticut: middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink, etc., find their lives out of control.
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The Ice Storm (1997) -- 1973, suburban Connecticut: middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink, etc., find their lives out of control.
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Writers:
Rick Moody (novel)
James Schamus (writer)
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Release Date:
27 September 1997 (USA) more
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It was 1973, and the climate was changing. more
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 19 nominations more
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A subtly sardonic look inside middle-class Americana. more (258 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality and drug use, including scenes involving children, and for language.
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112 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Film debut of Katie Holmes. more
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Continuity: The zipper on Mikey's coat as he prepares to go out in the storm. more
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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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19 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
A subtly sardonic look inside middle-class Americana., 17 January 2001
8/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"Ice Storm" not only describes the weather in the Connecticut countryside but is also a metaphor for the pall which hangs over a pallid and dysfunctional middle-class suburban family of four in the 1970s. Sporting a stellar cast with Ang Lee at the helm, this well crafted, sensitive, artful production takes the audience into four lives outwardly living the "American Dream" while inwardly existing in a state of empty unfulfillment and quiet desperation. The tedious and laconic nature of the film may lose the less patient audience while those with a taste for psychodrama should enjoy it.

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