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The Ice Storm

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
58K
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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
1 Video
83 Photos
Drama
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
58K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,878
440
  • Director
    • Ang Lee
  • Writers
    • Rick Moody(based upon the novel by)
    • James Schamus(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Kevin Kline
    • Joan Allen
    • Sigourney Weaver
  • 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
    • 315User reviews
    • 131Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 8 wins & 34 nominations total

    Videos1

    The Ice Storm
    Trailer 2:31
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    Photos83

    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 and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in The Ice Storm (1997)
    Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen 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
      At the beginning the man who gets off the train before Paul Hood slips on the ice. In the end, when this sequence is repeated he does not slip.
    • 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 reviews315

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    The best film of 1997
    I went to see this film with one of my friends, in a cinema I had never been to before. It was one of those rare and delightful experiences where you are the only people in the theatre. No one around to distract you. No kids munching on crisps, or couples quietly muttering sweet nothings, or idiots trying to tell the characters what to do. It was great.

    The film was just brilliant. It really nearly broke my heart. Every performance is perfect. The direction by Ang Lee is deliberate and painful as he slices into you with the lives of those he makes you watch. It looks amazing, in a beautifully bleak way. It is also one the most compelling and painful movies that I have ever come across. The family life portrayed is messed up and all the relationships that are displayed are disfunctional on some level or other. But still I was forced to care for them - all of them. Such is the brilliance of the acting and the script writing.

    I own this film, but I can't watch it alot. Once a year is just enough. It's to traumatic and beautiful to watch more than that.
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    • tom130
    • Sep 1, 2002

    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(houses belonging to Ben and Elena Hood and Janey Carver)
    • Production companies
      • Searchlight Pictures
      • Good Machine
      • Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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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