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Encyclopedia > Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest
Directed by Harold Ramis
Produced by Albert Berger
Written by Scott Phillips (novel),
Richard Russo,
Robert Benton
Starring John Cusack
Billy Bob Thornton
Connie Nielsen
Oliver Platt
Randy Quaid
Distributed by Focus Features
Release date(s) 23 November 2005 (USA)
Running time 89 min
Language English
Budget ~ US$16,000,000
IMDb profile

The Ice Harvest is a 2005 neo-noir/comedy-drama film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, based on the novel of the same name by Scott Phillips. It is distributed by Focus Features. The DVD was released on February 28, 2006. Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ... Richard Russo (born July 15, 1949, in Johnstown, New York and raised in nearby Gloversville, New York) is an American novelist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. ... Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American film actor and writer, born in Evanston, Illinois to an Irish-Catholic family. ... Billy Bob Thornton (born William Robert Thornton on August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, and also an occasional director, playwright and singer. ... Connie Nielsen in Mission To Mars (2000) Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. ... Oliver Platt as The West Wings Oliver Babish Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian film and television actor. ... Randy Quaid Randall Rudy Randy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor. ... Focus Features is the art house films division of Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distrubutor for foreign films. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Neo-noir is a term given to the modern trend of incorporating aspects of film noir into films of other genres. ... Comedy-drama, sometimes in North America colloquially called dramedy, is a style of television and movies in which there is an equal balance of humor and serious content. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ... Richard Russo (born July 15, 1949, in Johnstown, New York and raised in nearby Gloversville, New York) is an American novelist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. ... Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... The Ice Harvest is a debut novel by Scott Phillips. ... Focus Features is the art house films division of Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distrubutor for foreign films. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Contents

Summary

The film begins on Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kansas. Charlie Arglist, (Cusack) a mob lawyer, has just stolen a duffel bag full of money from his employer with the help of Vincent "Vic" Cavanaugh (Thornton). All they have to do is act casually and unsuspiciously until they leave town. 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 (Nielsen), a strip club owner after whom he has secretly lusted. She hints at spending the night with him if he can produce a certain photo of a local politician's indiscretion for blackmail. Things begin to go sour when a henchman of 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. Nickname: Air Capital Location in the state of Kansas County Sedgwick Mayor Carlos Mayans Area    - City 359. ...


Cast

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American film actor and writer, born in Evanston, Illinois to an Irish-Catholic family. ... Billy Bob Thornton (born William Robert Thornton on August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, and also an occasional director, playwright and singer. ... Connie Nielsen in Mission To Mars (2000) Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. ... Randy Quaid Randall Rudy Randy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor. ... Oliver Platt as The West Wings Oliver Babish Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian film and television actor. ... Mike Starr (born 1966), is an American musician, and was Alice in Chainss original bassist. ...

Trivia

  • The film repeatedly mentions Wichita Falls, a city in Texas, with the line "As Wichita falls... so falls Wichita Falls." This line appears to have little to do with Wichita, Kansas. This line was not in the book, but was written by one of the screenwriters.
  • The dark ending of the novel was entirely replaced.
  • The film was shot in the Chicago area.
  • The book took place in 1979 but the film took place in present day.
  • Director Harold Ramis admitted on the DVD they did no significant research on the story's location.
  • The name "Arglist" is German for "deceitfulness" or "guilefulness".

Nickname: The City that Faith Built Location within the state of Texas County Wichita County Mayor Lanham Lyne Area    - City 70. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: Air Capital Location in the state of Kansas County Sedgwick Mayor Carlos Mayans Area    - City 359. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ...

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