The Iceman (2012)

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.

Director:

Ariel Vromen

Writers:

Morgan Land (screenplay), Ariel Vromen (screenplay),

Stars:

Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Shannon	...	Richard Kuklinski
Winona Ryder	...	Deborah Pellicotti
Chris Evans	...	Mr. Freezy
Ray Liotta	...	Roy Demeo
David Schwimmer	...	Josh Rosenthal
Robert Davi	...	Leonard Marks
Danny A. Abeckaser	...	Dino Lapron
John Ventimiglia	...	Mickey Scicoli
Ryan O'Nan	...	Terry Franzo
McKaley Miller	...	Anabel
James Franco	...	Marty Freeman
Megan Sherrill	...	Betsy
Stephen Dorff	...	Joey Kuklinski
Hector Hank	...	Tender Bar Earl
Zoran Radanovich	...	Jimmy

Storyline

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.

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Plot Keywords:

family man | psychopathic killer | dead body in freezer | murder | hitman | 

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Taglines:

Loving husband. Devoted father. Ruthless killer.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 2013 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Jäämees

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$87,946 (USA) (3 May 2013)

Gross:

$762,885 (USA) (17 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bleiberg Entertainment, Millennium Films, RabbitBandini Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast as Deborah Kuklinski, but dropped out due to pregnancy. She was replaced by Winona Ryder.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.137 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"It's Christmas Time"
Performed by Carl Coccomo
Written by Carl Coccomo
Courtesy of Fervor Records
Published by Arrangement with Muzik Headz

User Reviews

A great story ruined!?!? OR did we (or just me) expect too much???

I had to drive over 70miles one way to watch this movie and was it worth it? Hard to say if one watched "the iceman tapes" from HBO. To me personally it was disappointing, but I probably expected way too much. So lower your expectations and you will have a nice evening in the cinema.

Shannon is great, superb, I guess nobody could have played him better, but the editing, the storytelling is very abrupt and a bit too edgy. Its not a good fellas, its not even close to it, don't expect even a mob flick. Its an OK movie that had so much more potential. YET it is still worth watching since you don't see movies like that nowadays very often.

The potential of the story would have been an 11, this movie is a 7 with an extra point for Shannons performance. And in relevance I should mention that I would give broken city a 3.5, gangster squad a 4.5, so I guess people who watch this movie with not so high expectations will love it!

PS. No "the iceman" did NOT got his nick because he was so cold, like another reviewer wrote, but because he froze a body for two years. The officials gave him then that name. All this is well known through the "iceman tapes".