The Ice Storm (1997)

Regisseur:

Ang Lee

Drehbuchautoren:

Rick Moody (novel)
James Schamus (writer)

Premierendatum:

27. September 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

It was 1973, and the climate was changing.

Plot:

1973, suburban Connecticut: middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink, etc., find their lives out of control.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage Problems | Infidelity | Spouse Swapping | Dead Boy | Comic

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 19 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Amazing cast

Besetzung

Kevin Kline	...	Ben Hood
Joan Allen	...	Elena Hood
Sigourney Weaver	...	Janey Carver
Henry Czerny	...	George Clair
Tobey Maguire	...	Paul Hood
Christina Ricci	...	Wendy Hood
Elijah Wood	...	Mikey Carver
Adam Hann-Byrd	...	Sandy Carver
David Krumholtz	...	Francis Davenport
Jamey Sheridan	...	Jim Carver
Kate Burton	...	Dorothy Franklin
William Cain	...	Ted Shackley
Michael Cumpsty	...	Philip Edwards
Maia Danziger	...	Mrs. Gadd
Katie Holmes	...	Libbets Casey

Alternativ:

Eissturm, Der (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and drug use, including scenes involving children, and for language.

Länge:

112 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:T | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Firma:

Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels

Dies und das:

Film debut of Katie Holmes.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: 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.

Dialogzitate:

[Explaining the facts of life to his son]
Ben Hood: On the self-abuse front - and this is important - I don't think it's advisable to do it in the shower. It wastes water and electricity and because we all expect you to be doing it there in any case. And, not on... under the linen... Well... Anyway, if you're worried about anything at all, just feel free to ask and we'll look it up.

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Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Saturday Night Live: Tobey Maguire/Sisqo (#25.17)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Light Up or Leave Me Alone

Amazing cast

This film is about two families in a suburban neighbourhood. The reckless actions of every member of the families causes devastating damages to every one.

The cast is quite amazing. Acting skills are great, especially the repressed Joan Allen who is so restrained in the situation she finds herself in. The plethora of child actors are amazing. Christina Ricci, Tobey McGuire, Elijah Wood and Katie Holmes are in this film! Could it be just a coincidence, or there is some sort of magic in this film, that most of these stars are now top A list stars? Though the plot is tightly woven and highly emotional (that key party is beyond my imagination!), I still find it too factual to sustain my interest. It's a bit boring in the middle, but towards the end, when everything that has been built up suddenly comes down, a rather dramatic effect is created.