The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006) (V)

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Berendsen (written by)
Tony Gilroy (characters)

Release Date:

7 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Every ice princess needs her prince.

Plot:

Jackie Dorsey is the daughter of 1992 Winter Olympics Gold medalists Kate Moseley and Doug Dorsey. She grows up with ambitions of winning her own Olympic gold but that ambition seems to come to an end when she has a career threatening injury. Enter Alex Harrison as her new pairs skate partner and a new chance at Olympic Gold. But can they set aside their stubbornness long enough to actually win the game?

Plot Keywords:

Sequel

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Christy Romano	...	Jackie Dorsey (as Christy Carlson Romano)
Ross Thomas	...	Alex Harrison
Scott Thompson Baker	...	Doug Dorsey
Kayla Carlson	...	Kayla - Girl Skater Fan
Kim Kindrick	...	Heidi Clements
Stepfanie Kramer	...	Kate Mosley-Dorsey
Erik Aude	...	Pool Waiter
Oksana Baiul	...	Nationals Commmentator
Matt Gallant	...	Nationals Commmentator
Sharon Carz	...	Female Skater
Natasha Kuchiki	...	Female Skater
Faune A. Chambers	...	Elisa Proctor (as Faune Chambers)
Tom Dugan	...	Surgeon
Rebecca Grant	...	Sports Correspondant
Jack Haley	...	Sports Correspondant
Patrick Hancock	...	Pinata Guy
Ryan Hansen	...	Scottie
Rory Knox Johnston	...	Official
Giuseppe Manzella	...	Italian Waiter
Sean McNamara	...	Mr. Orange
Christine Lakin	...	Luanne King
Sydney Park	...	Skating Girl
Mary Strong	...	Sports Commentator
Don Swayze	...	Obnoxious Guy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alia Rhiana Eckerman	...	Surfer girl
Olga Kay	...	Natasha - Fan (as Olga Karavaeva)
Michael Kuluva	...	Skater

Directed by
Sean McNamara

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Berendsen		(written by) (as Dan Berendsen)
Tony Gilroy		(characters)

Produced by
David Brookwell	....	producer
David Buelow	....	producer
Steve Ecclesine	....	co-executive producer
David Grace	....	producer
Scott Immergut	....	executive producer
Christina Lambert	....	co-producer
Sean McNamara	....	producer
Sabrina Sipantzi Ballard	....	line producer
Dean Valentine	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Coda

Cinematography by
Mark Doering-Powell

Film Editing by
Jonathan Brayley
Jeff Canavan
Greg Faluszczak		(video)

Casting by
Joey Paul Jensen

Production Design by
Yvette Taylor

Art Direction by
Tom Lisowski

Set Decoration by
Britt Woods

Costume Design by
Miye Matsumoto

Makeup Department
RaMona Fleetwood	....	hair department head
Kerry Mendenhall	....	key hair stylist
Karen Toole-Rentrop	....	key makeup artist (as Karen D. Toole)
Teresa Vest	....	makeup department head

Production Management
David Grace	....	unit production manager
Christina Lambert	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gregory Hobson	....	second unit director
Aaron Penn	....	second assistant director
John Scherer	....	first assistant director
Jon-Paul Velasquez	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Melissa Feinberg	....	assistant property master
Susan Frontiera	....	art department coordinator
Julie Heuer	....	property master
Michael E. Johnson	....	leadman

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Louis Creveling	....	dialogue editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Robert Getty	....	sound supervisor
Danielle Ghent	....	dialogue editor
Frederick Howard	....	sound effects editor (as Fred Howard)
James Key	....	digital transfer engineer
Jared Marshack	....	digital transfer engineer
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist (as S. Diane Marshall)
Matthew J. Mondrick	....	foley mixer (as Matt Mondrick)
Michael Sanchez	....	cable person
Jason Schmid	....	sound re-recording mixer
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	sound editor
Anne Slack	....	first assistant sound editor
Brian Slack	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Sposa	....	boom operator
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer
Dennis Twitty	....	dialog editor
Ed White	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Michael Caplan	....	visual effects producer
Miguel A. Guerrero	....	visual effects
Michael Roderick	....	digital compositor
Dan Schmit	....	visual effects supervisor
Eric Heavens	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunt coordinator (as Chris Doyle)
Chris Mitchell	....	action stunt coordinator
Morgan Peszko	....	stunt double
Morgan Peszko	....	stunt double: Alex Harrison

Camera and Electrical Department
Shana Barry	....	camera production assistant
Harry C. Box	....	camera operator
Roger Chingirian	....	gaffer
Rocky Ford	....	key grip
Ken Glassing	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Daniel Alexis Gonzalez	....	electrician (as Danny Gonzalez)
George Hesse	....	first assistant camera
Andrew Korner	....	best boy electric
Brian Lofthouse	....	rigging gaffer
Nicholas S. McLean	....	additional first assistant camera
Erik Messerschmidt	....	chief lighting technician
Robert Truitt	....	first assistant camera
Peter Villani	....	electrician

Casting Department
Niner Parikh	....	casting associate
Jamie Rash	....	casting assistant
Kathryn Taylor	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Jonathan Brayley	....	assistant editor
Keith Roddy	....	colorist
Jonathan Slater	....	on-line editor
Jerome White	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Richard Bowers	....	composer: additional music
Jeff Canavan	....	music editor
Aaron J. Goldstein	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Rod Bearden	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Maga	....	driver
Harold L. Woods	....	driver generator operator

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Jill Becker	....	production coordinator
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director
Brandon Greenwood	....	assistant production coordinator
Larissa Grudt	....	set production assistant
Raymond Hernandez	....	production assistant
Chris Munday	....	location manager
Tasha Oldham	....	script supervisor
Steve Reese	....	production assistant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Sandy Sfeir	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Magnavision (2006) (Philippines) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Engine Room (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Leonetti Company  lighting equipment
• Millennium Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

"The Cutting Edge 2: Going for the Gold" - USA (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual situations, nudity and language

Runtime:

Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment

Trivia:

Based on characters created by Tony Gilroy

Goofs:

Continuity: When Alex first runs into the surf in his first scene he is wearing his necklaces and bracelets. When he first comes out of the water, they are gone, but then they are back again when he talks to Scott.

Quotes:

Kate Moseley:They're on their way. they should be here any second now.
Jackie Dorsey:Why do I feel like I spend my whole life waiting for him?

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice (2010) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Taking A Ride

Not even an entertaining sort of bad film

The original Cutting Edge wasn't classic cinema by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a fun little movie in its own way. This sequel has all of the bad qualities of the original film, and absolutely none of the good ones. The actors barely "act", the skating is ridiculous (and haven't they figured out yet that competitions aren't done under spotlights, pairs don't skate to vocal music, and the music doesn't start until the skaters are out in the middle of the ice?), and the dialog is straight out of a high-schooler's fanfic.

The overbearing use of soundtrack music is another problem with the film; it's used to tell you exactly what the characters are thinking, almost constantly. It rarely stops. And the thing is, they have to do this because the acting is so poor that the music is really the only way to get the emotions across. Music in movies can be great, but in this one it really seemed overdone and the lyrics far too literally connected to the plot. (It's not an opera, you know...)

Currently there are a bunch of 10 ratings for this film; they have got to be shill votes, because this is just not a good movie in any sense. Also, the earlier poster who claimed that the original Cutting Edge was actually from 1980... um, no. You are probably thinking of Ice Castles (1978) -- and if you are looking for an ice skating-themed romance, try that movie instead. It's dated, but far, far better than this low-budget travesty.