On Edge (2001)

Wendy, Veda, and J.C. are part of Southern California's thriving figure skating community - the bottom part. Luckily this is America, the land of opportunity, where a dream in your heart ... See full summary »

Director:

Karl Slovin

Writers:

Karl Slovin, Laura Wolf

Stars:

Jason Alexander, Tai Babilonia, Andrew Bilgore

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jason Alexander	...	Zamboni Phil
Tai Babilonia	...	Regionals Judge #5
Andrew Bilgore	...	Chanel 127 Cameraman
Jennifer Birchfield-Eick	...	Mother #2
Kirk Blada	...	Wendy's Brother
Tracey Brown	...	Skater
Gia Buonaguro	...	Waitress (as Gia Bonaguro)
Yule Caise	...	Police Officer #1
Peter Carruthers	...	Regionals Judge #1
Lina Chmiel	...	Curvaceous Skater
Marsha Clark	...	Irate Mother
Steven Cousins	...	Regionals Judge #3
Jennifer Darling	...	Mother #3
Viveka Davis	...	Patsy Cain
Veronica De La Cruz	...	Courtnee Chin

Storyline

Wendy, Veda, and J.C. are part of Southern California's thriving figure skating community - the bottom part. Luckily this is America, the land of opportunity, where a dream in your heart and personal gain in your sights can propel almost anyone to stardom. With this in mind Wendy, Veda, and J.C. are fighting their way to Olympic glory. But first they have to win the Regional Competition - and there can only be ONE winner. Will it be Veda? The beautiful ice princess who responds to her over-bearing mother by routinely puking up her lunch. Or Wendy? The plus-size skater with the super-plus libido. And what about J.C.? The orphaned trailer park girl who'd gladly trade you a pack of smokes for a sequined thong. Under the watchful gaze of Zamboni Phil, the girls train, toil and plot their way to success. Let the Games begin!

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Plot Keywords:

figure skating | olympics | trailer park | competition | zamboni | 

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Taglines:

"Spinal Tap" on ice!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fexe mou kai... glystrisa!

Filming Locations:

Culver Ice Arena - 4545 Sepulveda Boulevard, Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Angel Ark Productions, Little Engine Productions, Toe-Pick Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Neither A.J. Langer nor Marissa Jaret Winokur could ice skate before this movie. They trained at an ice rink for two weeks before the movie started, at their own expense.

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Connections

References Hard Copy (1989)

User Reviews

Satire on a shoe string!

O.K. I never would have know about this movie had it not been for a friend. She knew I would like it and I really did. Maybe you have to have a daughter involved in a competitive sport like figure skating or horseback riding to see the humor of it all but to me the whole movie was brilliantly funny. Satire on a shoe string! Reminiscent of Christopher Guest (Best in Show 2000, Waiting for Guffman 1996 ), who I totally admire...it had my full attention. It's basically a pseudo-documentary drama-soap opera-comedy about young Southern California girls competing at a local then regional championship in figure skating.

There's a remarkable cast involved. Jason Alexander was highly convincing as a Ice Surface Engineer...i.e. Zamboni driver who has the scoop on all the poop. Then we have a really hammy Scott Hamilton playing a psycho skating judge who rants about the chaste and lofty ideals at the heart of the sport. God, he's so awful to look at (yellow teeth, thrift store clothing) that it's almost painful to watch him. His voice is drippingly saccharine all the while spewing complete nonsense. If nothing else he really nailed the gay figure skating persona in this judge. You just gotta love him.

There are some other well known figure skating personalities involved also...Tai Babilonia, Peter Caruthers, Steven Cousins, Randy Gardner, and Kristi Yamaguchi all play the part of the five regional judges. We all know judges can be arbitrary and vindictive not to mention down right blind, so it must have been a hoot for this group of professionals to get some deserved revenge however slight, by acting like their one time nemesis's.

All three lead rolls were perfectly cast and it would seem they must have had a lot of fun both on and off set. A.J. Langer as J.C.Cain, who raises Cain as a trailer trash Tonya Harding type. Marissa Winokur was the greatest as Wendy Wodinski,an overweight skater who has all the right moves but not the right grooves. She will remind you of Ricki Lake in ‘Hairspray' 1988. And Barret Swatek as Veda Tilman,the perfect ice princess.

I could never tell if the movie was low budget or made to look low budget but it was incredibly realistic whichever the case may be and supplemented the overall plausibility of a mocumentary. The music was campy and diverse also aiding in the over all cogency of the humor. I really enjoyed this movie. Worth a fun rent.