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The Ice Harvest (2005) -- A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
The Ice Harvest (2005) -- A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
The Ice Harvest (2005) -- A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Richard Russo (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
23 November 2005 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Thick Thieves. Thin Ice. more
Plot:
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Underrated noir / crime caper with a comic edge more (146 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Cusack ... Charlie

Billy Bob Thornton ... Vic

Lara Phillips ... Rusti
Bill Noble ... Culligan
Brad Smith ... Ronny

Ned Bellamy ... Sidney

Connie Nielsen ... Renata

Mike Starr ... Roy Gelles
T.J. Jagodowski ... Officer Tyler

Meghan Maureen McDonough ... Francie
Tab Baker ... Dennis
Frank Gallo ... Restaurateur

William Dick ... Manager

Oliver Platt ... Pete

David Pasquesi ... Councilman Williams
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
USA:92 min
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Trivia:
The name of Lindsay Porter's character 'Gladys' means 'Slippery Ice' in Dutch (glad ys). Therefore it directly refers to the Dutch expression "Zich op glad ys begeven" ("Being on slippery ice") which is applied when one finds oneself beyond known conditions and anything might happen. more
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Continuity: In the scene with Vic and Charlie in the restaurant after Charlie drops and breaks his phone in the restaurant, and it is then intact/broken in subsequent shots. more
Quotes:
Pete Van Heuten: Yo-ho-ho, mofo! more
Movie Connections:
References "Alvin & the Chipmunks" (1983) more
Soundtrack:
Christmas Celebration more

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Underrated noir / crime caper with a comic edge, 29 May 2006
8/10
Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

John Cusack stars, and his performance is pretty much what you expect from him: quick-witted and cynical. But, as far as I'm concerned, as long as that's what the role calls for, he's always good. He plays a mob lawyer who has just stolen over $2 million from his boss (Randy Quaid) with the help of a strip club owner (Billy Bob Thornton). For a good ways into the picture, I thought I was seeing one of the best films of last year. It does start to stumble after about the halfway point, but it still finishes pretty strong. All the actors are strong, but I have to give special kudos to Oliver Platt, who is always a delight. He plays a drunk friend of Cusack's who is now miserably married to Cusack's ex-wife. I don't normally praise drunk acts, but Platt is particularly believable – and hilarious. This movie is a lot of fun and well worth seeing.

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