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

Two of the five regional judges, Peter Carruthers and Kristi Yamaguchi, were Olympic medalists. Carruthers won the pairs silver medal in 1984 with his sister Kitty, while Yamaguchi won the 1992 ladies' gold. Two others, Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner, were the favorites at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics before withdrawing due to Randy's injury, as discussed in the movie.

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Connections

Spoofs Mildred Pierce (1945)

User Reviews

Cute Skating Satire

Judging from some of the comments about this movie, I guess you have to be an ex-skater (or a fan of skating) to appreciate this movie. Yes, it is WAY, WAY over the top, but I think people are missing that it was MEANT to be. I found it a cute and funny film. No, it's not close to one of the greatest mockumentary ever made, but I enjoyed it.

Even though a lot of facts about competitive figure skating are gotten wrong in this movie (deliberately and hilariously so, in some cases) the filmmakers somehow inadvertently got a lot right. While most of these characters are grossly exaggerated for comic affect, I recognize almost all of them. There were quite a few Vedas that I recall: kids who were very good, but didn't give a rat's ass about skating and wouldn't be doing it if their parents (usually but not always their "skating mother") weren't forcing them to. Yes, there were most CERTAINLY mothers as pushy as Veda's mother (some worse, come to think of it and some were even in fur coats) although most of them (thank the Lord) weren't channeling Joan Crawford! Even the friendly and seemingly ever present Zamboni guy (Jason Alexander) is a character I remember. And if you think judges being prejudiced only happens on the international level, well, wake up and smell the coffee!!! There were even a few J.C.'s, girls who couldn't care less about the Olympics, but were working their way towards ice shows. Although you don't have to win Regionals to get into one, you just try out! <g>