Ice Princess (2005)

Director:

Tim Fywell

Writers (WGA):

Meg Cabot (story) and
Hadley Davis (story) ...
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Release Date:

18 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

From Scholastic...To Fantastic!

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Physics | Harvard | Zamboni | Championship | Coach

Cast

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
Cole Campbell	...	Rink Kid
Brandon Lajko	...	Rink Kid
Jesse Primosig	...	Rink Kid
Colleen Collins	...	Lily
Andrea Tou	...	Devon
Jordan Hockley	...	Jeremy
Charmaine Hamp	...	Jeremy's Mom
Laura Aloisio	...	Snowplow Sam
Amanda Leela	...	Snowplow Sam
Emma Nielsen	...	Snowplow Sam
Melissa Shears	...	Snowplow Sam
Kaci Brandt	...	Snowplow Sam
Edrea Khong	...	Snowplow Sam
Alexandra Najarro	...	Snowplow Sam
Chantal Desforge	...	Harvard Physics Student
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Kyle Dayton
Joey Racki	...	Zipline Guy
Courtney Hawkrigg	...	Mean Party Girl
Mandy Butcher	...	Mean Party Girl
Martha MacIsaac	...	Mean Party Girl
Sean Persaud	...	DJ
Stephanie Hutchison	...	Ballet Teacher
Flo Umphrey	...	Piano Teacher
Juliana Cannarozzo	...	Zoey Bloch
Debbi Wilkes	...	Zoey's Coach
Jennifer Gelfer	...	Skate Saleswoman
Erik King	...	Chip Healey
Michelle Kwan	...	Herself
Brian Boitano	...	Himself
Shanique Ollivierre-Lake	...	Chantal Degroat
Michele Moore	...	Near-Miss Skater
Signe Ronka	...	Emma Flanders
Sean Croft	...	Joan's Student
Kevin Jubinville	...	Reporter
Andrew Dow	...	Party Guy
Andrew Butcher	...	Party Guy
Mathieu Ledoux	...	Party Guy
Knickoy Robinson	...	Party Guy
Andrew Mackay	...	Party Guy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ashley Evelyn Bell	...	Fan of Casey's (uncredited)
Sasha Cohen	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tyler Gallagher	...	Cool Kid (uncredited)
Samantha Hayes	...	Ice Skater (uncredited)
Elizabeth Logan	...	Ice skater (uncredited)
Christopher Metas	...	Ring Official (uncredited)
David Ndaba	...	Cool Kid (uncredited)

Directed by
Tim Fywell

Writing credits (WGA)
Meg Cabot		(story) and
Hadley Davis		(story)
Hadley Davis		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Blackman	....	associate producer
Kristin Burr	....	executive producer
Richard Cowan	....	associate producer
Karen Glass	....	executive producer
Bridget Johnson	....	producer
William W. Wilson III	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
David Hennings		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Janice Hampton

Casting by
Sarah Finn		(as Sarah Halley Finn)
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Lester Cohen

Art Direction by
Dennis Davenport
Aleksandra Marinkovich

Set Decoration by
Jaro Dick

Costume Design by
Michael Dennison

Makeup Department
Mario Cacioppo	....	assistant makeup artist
Renee Chan	....	assistant hair stylist (as Renée Chan)
Rhosael Ciandre	....	assistant hair stylist
Susan Exton-Stranks	....	hair stylist
Kelly Kavanagh	....	makeup artist
Jo-Ann MacNeil	....	makeup artist
Francesca Paris	....	hair designer
Leslie Ann Sebert	....	key makeup artist (as Leslie Sebert)
Linda Steeves	....	assistant makeup artist
Geralyn Wraith	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Jayne Armstrong	....	post-production supervisor
Jim Powers	....	unit production manager (as James Powers)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael T. Burgess	....	trainee assistant director
Richard Cowan	....	first assistant director
Tim Cushen	....	trainee assistant director
Stephen P. Del Prete	....	second second assistant director: reshoots
Joel Hay	....	third assistant director
Jordana Lieberman	....	third assistant director
Grant Lucibello	....	second assistant director
Andrew Ross	....	trainee assistant director
David Waters	....	second assistant director: reshoots

Art Department
Brenton Brown	....	on-set decorator
David Orin Charles	....	on-set decorator
J.P. Dame	....	assistant property master
Jonathan Davis	....	art apprentice
Avril Dishaw	....	set decoration buyer
Dawn H. Fisher	....	second assistant art director
Dwight Hendrickson	....	first assistant art director
Marc Kuitenbrouwer	....	construction manager
Angelo Libutti	....	storyboard artist
Aleksandra Marinkovich	....	first assistant art director
Vinny Mazzarella	....	property master
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
Christopher Morente	....	stand-by greens
Vince Peets	....	storyboard artist
John 'Butch' Rose	....	leadman
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Elizabeth Gary	....	set decoration coordinator: reshoots (uncredited)

Sound Department
Randle Akerson	....	supervising sound editor
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects editor (as Odin Banitez)
Deven Green	....	figure skater for additional sound recordings
Deven Green	....	sound effects: figure skating
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Adam Kopald	....	sound effects editor
Val Kuklowsky	....	supervising dialogue adr editor
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Wilson)
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Rob Nokes	....	additional sound recordist
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Scherer	....	sound mixer (as Robert F. Scherer)
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	supervising foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe)
Robert L. Sephton	....	sound designer
Robert L. Sephton	....	supervising sound editor
Christina Tucker	....	adr mixer (2004)
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer: Vancouver (uncredited)
Derrick Espino	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tim Barraball	....	special effects key: physical effects
Andy Latimer	....	special effects technician
Fiona MacPherson	....	special effects shop coordinator
Rob Sanderson	....	special effects coordinator
Rob Sanderson	....	special effects director
Jeff Skochko	....	special effects technician
Steve Skochko	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Akemi Abe	....	title sequence design/animation
Erik Akutagawa	....	scan/record manager
Elaine Alderette	....	title sequence designer
Brian Anderson	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Kunal Ayer	....	matchmove technical director
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects producer
Jonathan Block	....	title sequence design/animation
Corinne Bogdanowicz	....	digital compositor
Kris Brockman	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Melissa Brockman	....	visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Carolyn Brooks	....	matchmove technical lead: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Shawney Cohen	....	lighting/rendering: Mr. X Inc. (as Sean Cohen)
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Drake Conrad	....	scanning recording
Eric Dehaven	....	digital compositor
Rob Del Ciancio	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Andreea Denes	....	office administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Bonnie Dickson	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Mike Diltz	....	compositing assistant: Mr. X Inc.
Sasha Dragun	....	systems administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Pauline Duvall	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Ryan English	....	character rigger: Rhythm & Hues
Jesse Fernley	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Martin Foster	....	lighting technical director
Bill Georgiou	....	digital artist
Jason Giberson	....	scanning and recording
Brien Goodrich	....	lighting technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title
Anthony Harris	....	digital color timer
Joe Henke	....	animation supervisor
Nick Hiatt	....	texture painter: Rhythm & Hues
Bryan Hirota	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Phil Holland	....	scan-, record-, color coordinator
Noel Hooper	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Patrick D. Hurd	....	visual effects coordinator: Rhythm & Hues Studio
Christina Hwang	....	title producer
Karen Klein	....	rotoscope artist
Dan Lazarow	....	lighting technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Gregory D. Liegey	....	digital effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Jef Lonn	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Brian Lui	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Joe Mancewicz	....	character rigging supervisor
Seth Martiniuk	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Eric Mattson	....	texture painter
L. Patrick McCormack	....	visual effects
Sarah McMurdo	....	visual effects production manager: Mr. X Inc.
Gagan Mehta	....	matchmove technical director
Diana Miao	....	lead texture artist: CIS Hollywood
Douglas Miller	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Daniel Mizuguchi	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Saybian Morgan	....	look development technical director: Mr. X Inc
Mike Mulock	....	matchmover: Mr. X Inc.
Jeremy Nelligan	....	digital compositor
Gregory Oehler	....	compositing supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Jeff Olm	....	Inferno artist: CIS Hollywood
Vladimir Popovic	....	systems administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Aaron Pozzer	....	lighting/rendering: Mr. X Inc.
Matt Ralph	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects producer
Linda Rose	....	in-house accountant: Mr. X Inc.
Chris Ryan	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Subhajit Sarkar	....	digital production coordinator
Todd Sellers	....	matchmove technical director: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Scott Shapiro	....	visual effects producer
Fred Simon	....	systems support: Rhythm & Hues
David Singer	....	operations Manager: Mr. X Inc.
Karl Sisson	....	matchmover: Mr. X Inc.
Mark Stepanek	....	CG supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Brian Tatosky	....	digital compositor
Allan Walker	....	matte artist
Aaron Weintraub	....	visual effects supervisor
Fiona Campbell Westgate	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Bob Wiatr	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title
Loeng Wong-Savun	....	visual effects artist
Michael Yazijian	....	character texture painter: Rhythm & Hues
Tsz 'Gee' Yeung	....	digital effects artist
Nelson Yu	....	title sequence design/animation
Gary Abrahamian	....	animation lead: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Matthew Adams	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Chris Anderson	....	jr. paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Matt Ashton	....	senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Jayni Borgaro	....	paint and roto artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Jeffrey Castel De Oro	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jung Min Chang	....	modeler (uncredited)
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Amy Garback	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Corey Garnett	....	systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Larry Gaynor	....	senior paint and roto artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Harrison Hays	....	render coordinator: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Jimmy Jewell	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Walt Jones	....	lead lighting technical director (uncredited)
Patrick Kavanaugh	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Kevin Lin	....	paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Bob Lyss	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Heather MacPhee	....	paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Christopher Mills	....	matchmover (uncredited)
Marc Nanjo	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Julia Neighly	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Thomas Nittmann	....	visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects (uncredited)
Christopher Roda	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Seshaprasad	....	digital production coordinator (uncredited)
Josh Tomlinson	....	pipeline TD: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Matt Wilson	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Kyle Yamamoto	....	research and development programmer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
David Yrisarri	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Reese Banta	....	stunt double: Joan Cusack
Charlie Brewer	....	stunt coordinator
Tara Ferguson	....	skating double: Gen
Danielle Kahle	....	skating double: Nikki
Jocelyn Lai	....	skating double
Joseph Racki	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator
Vanessa Reid	....	stunt double
Jennifer Robinson	....	skating double: Casey
Sandra Jean Rucker	....	skating double: Casey
Cassandre Van Bakel	....	skating double: Casey
Lauren Wilson	....	skating double: Casey
Victoria Yeung	....	skating double: Tiffany

Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathan Billings	....	grip: ice camera
Nicole Blanchard	....	second assistant camera
Jerry Borris	....	best boy electric
Brendan Bresnahan	....	key video assist operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	Steadicam operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Sean Dawes	....	electrician
Christopher Dean	....	key grip
Nigel Draper	....	lighting board operator
Gord Forbes	....	best boy grip
Roland Gauvin	....	grip
Courtney Graham	....	assistant camera
Barry Horsley	....	grip
Philip Lanthier	....	dolly grip
David Owen	....	chief lighting technician
Rafy	....	still photographer
Jesse Stanley	....	grip
J. Dan Wright	....	light balloon technician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Billy D. Choi	....	animator

Casting Department
Nina Axelrod	....	additional casting: Colorado
Lynn Blumenthal	....	additional casting: Minnesota
Jessica Daniels	....	additional casting: New York
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting
Brad Gerstl	....	extras casting representative
Courtney Gross	....	casting associate
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Carolyn Pickman	....	additional casting: Boston
John Rait	....	casting associate: Toronto
Dorothy Szymanska	....	additional casting: Vancouver
Aaron Unrau	....	extras casting assistant
Amy Greene Vines	....	casting assistant (as Amy Greene)
Summer Wesson	....	extras casting: additional photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jay Du Boisson	....	assistant costume designer
Jonny Pray	....	costume supervisor
Vickey Saito	....	personal dresser
Anita Simard	....	wardrobe truck supervisor
Mia Sturup	....	associate costume designer
Patrick Chevillot	....	costume fabrics coordinator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Diane Brunjes Robb	....	first assistant editor (as Diane Brunjes)
Chad Glastonbury	....	second assistant editor
Jimmy Hill	....	associate editor
Sorin Ariel Iarovici	....	second assistant editor (as Sorin Iarovici)
Christopher Marino	....	first assistant editor: Avid
Stephen Philipson	....	apprentice editor
Stuart Sperling	....	first assistant editor
Stacy Wheeler	....	post-production assistant
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Rob Bertola	....	music playback editor
Sally Boldt	....	music editor
Fernand Bos	....	music editor
Lisa Brown	....	music supervisor
George Doering	....	musician
Sean Dougall	....	orchestrator
Sean Dougall	....	score coordinator
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Frank Macchia	....	music arranger
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Jennifer Ross	....	music coordinator
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Casey Stone	....	score mixer
Casey Stone	....	score recordist
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn

Transportation Department
Bruce Callahan	....	driver
Rohan Singh	....	swamper

Other crew
Darleen Abbott	....	assistant accountant
Katie Abbott	....	craft service daily
Nina Axelrod	....	talent searcher
James F. Breithaupt	....	production accountant
Cecilia Cardwell	....	studio teacher
LilliAnne Carter	....	production assistant
Patricia Hanley Cumming	....	set supervisor
J.C. Cuthbert	....	production assistant (as Jonathan Cuthbert)
Andrea Eisen	....	set tutor
Prudence Emery	....	unit publicist
Joseph R. Faltyn	....	production assistant (as Joe Faltyn)
Ray Felipe	....	script researcher
Anne Fletcher	....	choreographer
Matthew Fortino	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Julie Garneau	....	production secretary
Karen Glass	....	production executive
Marie-Claude Harnois	....	production coordinator
Andrew Hartsi	....	production assistant
Joanne T. Harwood	....	script supervisor (as Joanne Harwood)
Andreas Hass	....	assistant production coordinator
Jotham Herzon	....	assistant: Ms. Johnson
Talula Holt	....	adr voice artist
Jamie Isley	....	associate choreographer
Jamie Isley	....	skating coordinator
Mindy May Jenkins	....	first assistant accountant
Kenneth LaFayette	....	first assistant accountant: post-production
Erin Lander	....	adr loop group
Tim Langridge	....	assistant: Ms. Johnson
Alex Makrygiannis	....	assistant location manager
Mark Moore	....	location scout
Tania Neumann	....	production assistant
Jason Ninness	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Vince Nyuli	....	location manager
Kendra Oat-Judge	....	assistant: Ms. Johnson
Christine Paputsis	....	stand-in
Tristan Plant	....	location production assistant
Lorraine J. Proctor	....	assistant accountant (as Lorraine Proctor)
Michelle Ramez	....	assistant accountant (as Michelle N. Ramez)
Scott Sellers	....	post-production accountant
Bryan Thombs	....	title designer: main titles
Laura Torrance	....	studio teacher
Craig Vegas	....	production assistant
Amy Greene Vines	....	director assistant: Mr. Fywell (as Amy Greene)
Trevor A. Weber	....	assistant location manager
Hope Faith White	....	assistant accountant
Tim Ballou	....	senior script clearance manager (uncredited)
Elizabeth Logan	....	photo double: Nikki (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
• Bridget Johnson Films
• Skate Away Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2007) (UK) (TV) (BBC1)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Film1 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Net5 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Mr. X (visual effects)
• CIS Hollywood (additional visual effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (additional visual effects)
• Rhythm and Hues (additional visual effects)
• Gentle Giant Studios (uncredited)
• Lola Visual Effects (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script clearance
• Canada Film Capital  tax incentive consulting services
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins
• LoopEase  loop group
• Orbit Digital  Avids
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Ross Clydesdale Casting (CDC)  additional casting (as Ross Clydesdale & Associates)
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:G | USA:G | UK:U | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:12 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:G (certificate #41512) | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Millbrook, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

The back-to-back photo of Michelle Trachtenberg on the movie posters is similar to the back-to-back photo of Donna Wilkes on the posters for Angel (1984).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Casey's explanation - when she is making her video with her friend - is incorrect. She spins faster because of conservation of angular momentum. By pulling in her arms, she decreases her radius, thus decreasing her moment of inertia. Thus, her angular velocity increases - i.e., she spins faster.

Quotes:

Nikki:I was this close, this close to losing!
Nikki's Mom:Sweetheart...
[places her hand on Nikki's arm]
Nikki:[twists her arm out of her mother's grip] Don't you know what'll happen after six months with Tina?
Nikki's Mom:What?
Nikki:She'll whip my butt! Someone is going to pay big time.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Black Christmas (2006)

Soundtrack:

Reachin' for Heaven

A Warmly Human Little Story About Following Your Dream

ICE PRINCESS is not the kind of movie to which this reviewer is usually attracted - the trappings indicate that we are in for a happy-wappy, sterilized, PG, Disney candy box. But, surprise!, here is a film that is better than its package. Writers Meg Cabot and Hadley Davis have combined the sport of ice skating with the drama of teenage angst and come up with a credible tale of a 'science geek' discovering her talent and following her dream of figure skating.

Director Tim Fywell knows his way around the ice rink and the halls and lockers of high school kids and his preparation for the film is apparent. Casey (Michelle Trachtenberg) is a fine student who is encouraged by her physics professor to find a project that incorporates her personality along with physics that will assist her in gaining a scholarship to Harvard. Casey's mother (Joan Cusack) is a pragmatist, a schoolteacher who wants Casey to succeed beyond the mother's status. Casey loves to skate on their home pond, but one day happens into a private skating rink class owned by one-time star skater Tina (Kim Cattrall), a place where Tina relentlessly drives her daughter Gen (Hayden Panettiere) toward winning prizes. Tina's son Teddy (Trevor Blumas - a much underused handsome actor) is always around to keep the ice surfaces smooth with his machine.

Casey observes the brilliance of fine skating, thinks of a way to analyze moves on her computer that will diagnose aerodynamic physics aspects of skating, and once that is perfected, and she is able to aid the skaters with her scientific knowledge, she personalizes her theories. Before long has won a place along with the other aspiring skaters. She encounters resistance from her mother, encouragement from Tina, and friendship from Gen and her fellow skaters as well as the eye of Teddy! When Casey has her Harvard interview, she admits that her real love is for skating, not physics, and commits to pursuing that love full time. The rest is predictable: all's well that end's well.

What sets this little film apart is the quality of acting from Trachtenberg, Cattrall, Cusack and Blumas: they create characters about whom we care. The skating is fun to watch, and the 'sitting in the bleachers rooting for the good guys' feeling is refreshing. This is not a great film but certainly one of the best of this genre. It is most definitely a 'feel good' popcorn movie! Grady Harp