| The Ice Harvest | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harold Ramis |
| Produced by | Albert Berger Ron Yerxa |
| Written by | Scott Phillips (novel), Richard Russo, Robert Benton |
| Starring | John Cusack Billy Bob Thornton Connie Nielsen Oliver Platt with Randy Quaid and Mike Starr |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
| Release date(s) | November 23, 2005 USA |
| Running time | 89 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$16,000,000 |
| IMDb profile | |
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Summary
The film begins on Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kansas. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. Charlie Arglist, (John Cusack) a mob lawyer, has just stolen a duffel bag full of money from his employer (Randy Quaid) with the help of Victor "Vic" Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton). John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter. Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and Comedian. William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 All they have to do is act casually and unsuspiciously until they leave town. But an ice storm has blocked the roads, so Vic takes the money while Charlie spends the night visiting his client's strip clubs and evading suspicion. Early on, he meets up with Renata (Connie Nielsen), a strip club owner after whom he has secretly lusted. Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish Actress. She hints at spending the night with him if he can produce a certain photo of a local politician's indiscretion for her to use as blackmail. Things begin to go sour when an enforcer for Charlie's boss comes looking for him and Vic. The body count mounts as the ice beneath Charlie's "perfect crime" begins to slowly crack.
Cast
- John Cusack as Charlie Arglist
- Billy Bob Thornton as Vic Cavanaugh
- Connie Nielsen as Renata Crest
- Randy Quaid as Bill Guerrard
- Oliver Platt as Pete Van Heuten
- Mike Starr as Roy Gelles
- Ned Bellamy as Sidney
- Meghan Maureen McDonough as Francie
Trivia
- The film repeatedly mentions Wichita Falls, a city in Texas, with the line "As Wichita falls. John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter. William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish Actress. Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and Comedian. Oliver Platt (born January 12 1960) is a Canadian stage film and television Actor. Mike Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an American Actor known for his large size and unprepossessing face Wichita Falls is a city in the state of Texas and the County seat of Wichita County Texas, United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. . . so falls Wichita Falls". This line appears to have little to do with Wichita, Kansas. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. This line was not in the book, but was written by one of the screenwriters.
- As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is the title of a CD by jazz artists Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. As Falls Wichita So Falls Wichita Falls is a collaborative album by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, released in 1981 Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit Missouri) is an American Jazz Guitarist and Composer Lyle Mays (born November 27, 1953) is an American jazz pianist from Wausaukee Wisconsin. The CD was recorded September 1980, at Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, and released by ECM Records in 1981.
- The dark ending of the novel was entirely replaced (although it appears as an "alternative ending" on the DVD release).
- The film was shot in Waukegan, Illinois the Currency Exchange is on Belvidere Road & you can see the Ponderosa Steakhouse
- The book took place in 1979 but the film took place in present day. Waukegan ( IPA: /wɔˈkigən/ is a city in Lake County, Illinois. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
- Director Harold Ramis stated on the DVD that they did no significant research on the story's location. Harold Allen Ramis (born November 21, 1944) is an American actor director and writer specializing in comedy
- The name "Arglist" is German for "deceitfulness" or "guilefulness". The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.
- The movie never explains how Charlie and Vic got the money. In the book, they skimmed it over a period of time from the cash flow of the casinos and brothels that Charlie was supervising.
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