Ice Princess (2005)

With the help of her coach, her parents, and the boy who drives the Zamboni machine, nothing can stop Casey (Trachtenberg) from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.

Director:

Tim Fywell

Writers:

Meg Cabot (story), Hadley Davis (story),

Stars:

Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Casey Carlyle
Joan Cusack	...	Joan Carlyle
Amy Stewart	...	Ann
Steve Ross	...	Mr. Bast
Hayden Panettiere	...	Gen Harwood
Kim Cattrall	...	Tina Harwood
Trevor Blumas	...	Teddy Harwood
Kirsten Olson	...	Nikki Fletcher
Jocelyn Lai	...	Tiffany Lai
Connie Ray	...	Nikki's Mom
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee	...	Tiffany's Dad
Roy Bradshaw	...	Tiffany's Coach
Mark Hird	...	Nikki's Coach
Ben Gilbank	...	Brian
Thanh Nguyen	...	Hot Dog Kid

Storyline

17-year-old physics whiz Casey Carlyle is urged by her physics teacher to work on a physics project over the summer for presentation to Harvard. As a skater, Casey decides on a project that shows the elements of physics applied in competitive figure skating. To start, she visits a skating club run by former professional skater Tina Harwood. Casey eventually finds that in order to better understand the principles she's using, she will have to become her own test subject, and joins the skating school. The more she gets involved, the more she falls in love with figure skating....and must ultimately make a choice; Will it be Harvard - which her mother and Casey have both dreamed of, or will it be her new dream - as a competitive figure skater?

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Plot Keywords:

physics | harvard | zamboni | championship | coach | 

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Taglines:

From small town Mathlete, To big time Athlete

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [us] Walt Disney Records - soundtrack

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Eisprinzessin

Filming Locations:

Millbrook, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$107,243 (South Africa) (29 April 2005)

Gross:

$24,381,334 (USA) (10 June 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Bridget Johnson Films, Skate Away Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Zoe Bloch's music for her long program is Britney Spear's, "Toxic". Nikki Fletcher's music for her short program is "Galop Infernal (Can-can)" by Jacques Offenbach. Gen Harwood's music for her short program is "Storm" by Antonio Vivaldi.

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Goofs

When Casey serves the food to the skaters, she gives the total adding 1.65 plus 2.35 plus 3.55, saying it equals to 7.30, when it adds to 7.55.

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Quotes

Joan Carlyle: How can I not see you?
Casey Carlyle: You see me better than anyone.

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Connections

Referenced in Vamos a por vosotros (2011)

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Soundtracks

"There Is No Alternative"
Written by Tina Sugandh and Greg Kurstin
Performed by Tina Sugandh
Courtesy of Hollywood Records

User Reviews

Decent movie except for the bogus physics

This movie was typical Disney; a sweet feel-good story despite some mediocre acting and plot holes. Michelle Trachtenberg is a very likable heroine, and both Joan Cusack and Kim Cattrall perform admirably in their respective roles. Granted, the "child breaks away from parent's desires to follow her own dream" story has been done many times, and this version is nothing special, but it's good for us well-intentioned mothers to be reminded every so often to let our children find their own paths in life.

My only big gripe is with what is presented as Casey's incredible physics discoveries. Some of the statements are downright wrong (pulling in your arms while spinning DECREASES, not increases, your moment of inertia), and all the equations shown in the movie are nothing but basic laws of Newtonian mechanics. While the target pre-teen audience will be fooled, anyone older who's ever taken a physics class will not. Come on, Hollywood...with all the recent publicity about whether women are suited for math and science, please don't insult our intelligence by assuming that scientific details are unimportant in a movie marketed to young girls.