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The Ice Storm

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
56K
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POPULARITY
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Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
Theatrical Trailer from Fox Searchlight Pictures
Play trailer2:31
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In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut, 1973, middle-class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut, 1973, middle-class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut, 1973, middle-class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
56K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,795
553
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Rick Moody(based upon the novel by)
      • James Schamus(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Kevin Kline
      • Joan Allen
      • Sigourney Weaver
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Rick Moody(based upon the novel by)
      • James Schamus(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Kevin Kline
      • Joan Allen
      • Sigourney Weaver
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 311User reviews
    • 128Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 wins & 34 nominations total

    Videos1

    The Ice Storm
    Trailer 2:31
    The Ice Storm

    Photos85

    Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Joan Allen and Tobey Maguire in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Sigourney Weaver in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline, Christina Ricci, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in The Ice Storm (1997)

    Top cast

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    Kevin Kline
    Kevin Kline
    • Ben Hood
    Joan Allen
    Joan Allen
    • Elena Hood
    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Janey Carver
    Henry Czerny
    Henry Czerny
    • George Clair
    Tobey Maguire
    Tobey Maguire
    • Paul Hood
    Christina Ricci
    Christina Ricci
    • Wendy Hood
    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Mikey Carver
    Adam Hann-Byrd
    Adam Hann-Byrd
    • Sandy Carver
    David Krumholtz
    David Krumholtz
    • Francis Davenport
    Jamey Sheridan
    Jamey Sheridan
    • Jim Carver
    Kate Burton
    Kate Burton
    • Dorothy Franklin
    William Cain
    • Ted Shackley
    Michael Cumpsty
    Michael Cumpsty
    • Philip Edwards
    Maia Danziger
    Maia Danziger
    • Mrs. Gadd
    Katie Holmes
    Katie Holmes
    • Libbets Casey
    Michael Egerman
    • Pharmacist
    Christine Farrell
    • Marie Earle
    Glenn Fitzgerald
    Glenn Fitzgerald
    • Neil Conrad
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Rick Moody(based upon the novel by)
      • James Schamus(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The real ice storm portrayed in the film happened December 16-17 in 1973 and was named "Felix."
    • Goofs
      The MTA did not exist at the time.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Train Conductor: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This train, originating from New York's Grand Central Station, is back in service. Next stop will be New Canaan, Connecticut. New Canaan, Connecticut next stop.

      Paul Hood: [narration] In issue 141 of the Fantastic Four, published in November, 1973, Reed Richards had to use his anti-matter weapon on his own son, who Aannihilus has turn into the Human Atom Bomb. It was a typical predicament for the Fantastic Four, because they weren't like other superheroes. They were more like a family. And the more power they had, the more harm they could do to each other without even knowing it. That was the meaning of the Fantastic Four: that a family is like your own personal anti-matter. Your family is the void you emerge from, and the place you return to when you die. And that's the paradox - the closer you're drawn back in, the deeper into the void you go.

    • Connections
      Edited into Are You Dave Gorman? (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Dirty Love
      Written by Frank Zappa

      Used by permission of Munchkin Music

      Performed by Frank Zappa

      Courtesy of Rykodisc

    User reviews311

    Review
    Top review
    Beautiful, intelligent and yet utterly disturbing
    I am deeply touched. I can not believe it took me 7 years to get to see this movie. It goes straight into my top ten.

    The movie is based on Rick Moody's 1994 novel about the life of two suburban families in New Canaan, Connecticut during the time of the Watergate scandal: A time of sexual liberation and of disintegration of existing social norms and of the nuclear family. The characters may stand as symbols of the kind of people that are created out of a society with decreasing social norms. They are ordinary people who live in material welfare, bored, unhappy, confused, scared of conflicts, and constantly seeking something else than they already have.

    Instead of being examples to their children, the parents are constantly trying to run away from their own emotional confusion for instance by seeking casual sex and thereby hurting each other. In the meantime the children are left to their own upbringing, watching bad TV shows, emptying their parents' drinks, blowing up toys on the balcony, shoplifting, experimenting with sex and drugs. The communication between parents and children is terrible, or should I say non-existing. They all live in their separate worlds, all the time more disconnected, until a tragedy caused by a natural disaster finally calls them back to life and, hopefully, makes them look beyond themselves and see how valuable and fragile life is. May this provoke back the belief in what the family as a unit can do for each other if they stand together?

    The movie is both uncomfortable and at the same time enormously satisfying to watch – perhaps because the theme is presented in such a human and recognizable manner. The dialogue is great and there are even very funny scenes at times. These people seem so real and so fragile, like you and me. It is as if we can see right through their souls and their pain.

    The cast is brilliant (except for that irritating Katie Holmes with her cheap Hollywood teenage series look). I have never seen a movie plenty of child actors acted out as professionally and convincing as this one. Christina Ricci is the best and Elijah Wood is also excellent (much more enjoyable than in LOTR), making me wish they were young again so they could have more roles in movies like this.

    The atmosphere caused by the weather gives a kind of somber mood stressed by the dimmed colors and the mystical music score.
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    • goldilocks_78
    • Aug 4, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 26, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La tormenta de hielo
    • Filming locations
      • New Canaan, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • Good Machine
      • Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,038,061
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $75,183
      • Sep 28, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,038,061
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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