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The Ice Harvest

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
24K
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John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton in The Ice Harvest (2005)
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  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
24K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Harold Ramis
  • Writers
    • Richard Russo(screenplay)
    • Robert Benton(screenplay)
    • Scott Phillips(novel)
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Connie Nielsen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Harold Ramis
  • Writers
    • Richard Russo(screenplay)
    • Robert Benton(screenplay)
    • Scott Phillips(novel)
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Connie Nielsen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 168User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    John Cusack and Oliver Platt in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    John Cusack and Oliver Platt in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    John Cusack in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    John Cusack and Connie Nielsen in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    Connie Nielsen in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    John Cusack and Connie Nielsen in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    Connie Nielsen and Randy Quaid in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    Billy Bob Thornton in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    Oliver Platt in The Ice Harvest (2005)

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    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Charlie Arglistas Charlie Arglist
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Vic Cavanaughas Vic Cavanaugh
    Connie Nielsen
    Connie Nielsen
    • Renata Crestas Renata Crest
    Lara Phillips
    Lara Phillips
    • Rustias Rusti
    Bill Noble
    • Culliganas Culligan
    Brad Smith
    • Ronnyas Ronny
    Ned Bellamy
    Ned Bellamy
    • Sidneyas Sidney
    Mike Starr
    Mike Starr
    • Roy Gellesas Roy Gelles
    T.J. Jagodowski
    T.J. Jagodowski
    • Officer Tyleras Officer Tyler
    Meghan Maureen McDonough
    Meghan Maureen McDonough
    • Francieas Francie
    Tab Baker
    • Dennisas Dennis
    Frank Gallo
    • Restaurateuras Restaurateur
    William Dick
    William Dick
    • Manageras Manager
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Pete Van Heutenas Pete Van Heuten
    David Pasquesi
    David Pasquesi
    • Councilman Williamsas Councilman Williams
    Laura Whyte
    • Dottieas Dottie
    Steve King
    • Stanas Stan
    Caroline Gehrke
    • Melissaas Melissa
    • Director
      • Harold Ramis
    • Writers
      • Richard Russo(screenplay)
      • Robert Benton(screenplay)
      • Scott Phillips(novel)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Harold Ramis offered a role to Bill Murray but Murray did not return his calls.
    • Goofs
      When Charlie is in the convenience store buying the toys for his children, a cooler can be seen with wine in it. Kansas only sells wine in liquor stores.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Arglist: As Wichita falls... so falls Wichita Falls.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Ice Harvest: Alternate Endings (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Hark the Herald Angels Sing
      Written by Charles Wesley and Felix Mendelssohn

      Performed by David Kitay

    User reviews168

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Make no mistake, this isn't a comedy...
    I had heard this movie described as a black comedy by some. And when one thinks of Harold Ramis, they think of his ingenious work as a director of comedies. But this is a different Harold Ramis. What he has fashioned is "film noir" all the way.

    John Cusack works perfectly with the material, not so much in a Humphrey Bogart kind of way as in a Fred MacMurray sort of way. He's the average guy protagonist. He just happens to be a Witchita attorney for a Kansas City political boss.

    The film begins when Charlie Arglist (Cusack), with over two million in stolen cash, jumps into the car with partner-in-crime Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton). Throughout the evening Charlie encounters strip club owner Renata (Connie Nielsen) and drunken colleague Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt, his fist scene-stealer in a number of years).

    The character of Pete offers some great comic relief to the story. He's Charlie's best friend, drunk on Christmas Eve. He's also married to Charlie's ex-wife, and hating it. This leads to an awkward encounter with Charlie's kids and former in-laws.

    Thornton is still finding new ways of being corrupt and amoral. Connie Nielsen is a classic femme fatal in the 1940s style. Mike Starr is good as usual, playing a menacing mob enforcer. Randy Quaid does his usual best as Kansas City mobster Bill Guerarrd. And bit player Ned Bellamy, cast as a strip club bouncer with Mom issues adds some fine scenes.

    This is about the most straight-forward "noir" I've seen since Lawrence Kasdan's "Body Heat," but as directed by Ramis, it feels slightly like a Coen brothers movie, with the occasional comic twists to the genre, and the casting choices of Thornton ("The Man Who Wasn't There") and Starr ("Miller's Crossing").

    It's not the best movie of the year. But it's good for people who aren't so anxious for a "white" Christmas.
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    • tghoneyc
    • Nov 27, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Крижаний урожай
    • Filming locations
      • Carpentersvillle, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Focus Features
      • Bona Fide Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,016,782
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,744,000
      • Nov 27, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,156,968
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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