The ice harvest is a 2005 american black comedy film directed by harold ramis and written by richard russo and robert benton, based on the novel of the same name by scott phillips. However where bad santa was down right hysterical the ice harvest is down right violent. A shady lawyer attempts a christmas eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. A nasty, ripe little christmas noir, the ice harvest is in the rich vein of charles willeford and harry crews. Theres shopping, food, family, and, of course, films. Getting this film on bluray finally for xmas 2018 was a great gift for myself. The ice harvest 2005 stream and watch online moviefone. The ice harvest 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Movies like the ice harvest if you like the ice harvest you are looking for suspenseful, semi serious and dark humor movies about with stripper, betrayal, christmas, femme fatale, murder, strip club and crime themes of comedy, crime and drama genre shot in usa.
This week we our box office prediction contest features the ice harvest dvd as the grand prize. For all that it involves organized crime, naked women, grumpy bouncers, a serious snowstorm, and a hero with a profound drinking pattern, the ice harvest is a quiet little booknoirish, certainly, but never to excess. Nov 06, 1984 in accordance with the invention, an ice harvest sensor, which directly senses the completion of the ice making cycle, includes an electrically conducting probe 30 slightly spaced from the mold open face mounted on a nonelectrically conducting support 31 that can adjust the probe spacing as well as move completely clear when ice is harvested. Why the ice harvest belongs in the antichristmasmovie canon harold ramiss moody midwestern noir has been mostly relegated to the gasstation dvd. The ice harvest 1 hours and 32 minutes movie 2005 larceny, lust and lethal behavior. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the ice harvest. When lawyer charlie cusack and his partner vic thornton steal from a mob boss, they think theyve pulled off the perfect crime. And while the ice harvest is truly cusacks film, the movie also. The ice harvest 2005 cast and crew as the attorney for a mobster randy quaid, charlie arglist john cusack has access to some notsoclean money, which he readily embezzles with the help of. Suffice it to say that the film contains plenty of both genres. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
The ice harvest film directed by harold ramis and written by richard russo and robert benton, based on the novel of the same name by scott phillips. Jan 12, 2018 detroit lakes ice harvest temperature is 20 f. The ice harvest trailer 2005 its christmas eve in rainy, icebound wichita, kansas, and this year charlie arglist john cusack just might have something to celebrate. With john cusack, billy bob thornton, connie nielsen, lara phillips. But when they race through a night filled with mayhem, lust and lethal surprises. Whoever comes closest to predicting the opening 3day weekend friday to sunday, without going over, will win the ice harvest on dvd. Like bad santa a few years ago this has the very antiholiday cheer feeling to it.
Set in a small 1949 california town, this is the story of a seemingly simple barber, who turns to blackmail and revenge to escape his achingly dull life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Worse, hes working with seamy strip club owner vic billy bob thornton. Mar 27, 2014 the ice harvest 2005 oliver platt interview duration. It was distributed by focus features, and the dvd was released on. The ice harvest is a dark comedy from director harold ramis. Are you worried about finishing final papers and taking exams in an. The ice harvest pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the ice harvest pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Ice maker harvest control the manitowoc company, inc. As the mold 11 heats, a film of water is melted from the surface of the cubes in contact with a mold, and the thus released ice slides down the sloping horizontal surfaces 22 as a single mass, the cubes being connected by the ice bridge 23. This tale of a halfhearted embezzler struggling to escape from town wichita.
The ice harvest 2005 oliver platt interview duration. I dont normally praise drunk acts, but platt is particularly believable and hilarious. The ice harvest on dvd february 28, 2006 starring john cusack, billy bob thornton, connie nielsen, oliver platt. The ice harvest follows these developments with the humor of an elmore leonard project and the interlocking violence of a blood simple. I certainly recommend this to people who enjoy film. Producing upwards of 8 million tons a year, the annual harvest in ice was more than just toil, but a harvest like any other.
Along with a new industry, new techniques, tools and storage houses had to be developed if the competitive edge was to be retained. The ice harvest, in my opinion will join better off dead, and grosse point blank as one of cusacks best films. The ice harvest has a lot of cynicism about the holidays, but sometimes you are in that mood. As the closing credits rolled, i wasnt quite sure if id just seen a modern film noir or just a black comedy. Why the ice harvest belongs in the darkchristmasmovie canon. Ice was cut from the surface of ponds and streams, then. John cusack, billy bob thornton, connie nielsen, lara. Harold ramiss moody midwestern noir has been mostly relegated to the gasstation dvd rack, but its due for a reappraisal on its 10th. As the novel traces charlie arglists trail around his small kansas hometown on christmas eve, 1979, the lawyers literal footprints are clear enough, given the whopper of a. She is a member of the board of directors of women in film, where she also serves as a mentor to aspiring female filmmakers and writers, and is on the board of directors of film2future, which provides education and technical skills focused on the entertainment industry to a select group of dynamic and diverse high school students. Everything you need to know about the ice harvest movie. Dec 22, 2008 the ice harvest on dvd february 28, 2006 starring john cusack, billy bob thornton, connie nielsen, oliver platt. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely vic cavenaugh billy bob thornton, have just successfully embezzled.
Released november 23rd, 2005, the ice harvest stars john cusack, billy bob thornton, connie nielsen, oliver platt the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of 62 out. Why the ice harvest belongs in the darkchristmasmovie. With the ice harvest, ramis goes into a bit darker genre here. The ice harvest is a 2005 dark comedydrama film directed by harold ramis and written by richard russo and robert benton, based on the novel of the same name by scott phillips. And theres something deliciously, deviously subversive about the films jaded conclusion, which craftily twists noirs stipulation that overstepping. Seasonal shifts in temperature would define each annual yield relative to the depth and refreeze rate of the ice.
Its a busy christmas eve for charlie arglist, who visits his. Cusack, in a performance that makes it easy to overlook the succession of forgettable roles hes taken on lately, makes bill murray in groundhog day look positively sunny and as the film takes him through one reminder of past mistakes after. The ice harvest is the story of two kansas mob guysa lawyer john cusack and a massage parlor owner billy bob thorntonstealing from their brutal boss randy quaid on xmas eve. Its noir because it has a cast of lowlifes designed to make lead john cusack, who is hardly. The third part of their team is a sexy female strip club owner. The ice harvest aug 29, 2005 harold ramis ensemble heist comedy the ice harvest doesnt hit the screens for a few months, but fans of john cusack, billy bob thornton, oliver platt, connie nielsen, and randy quaid might want to check the wmp trailer out right here. Released by lakeshore records in 2005 33843 containing music from the ice harvest 2005. The ice harvest is definitely not everybodys cup of tea, but for me its what good movie making is all about. The ice harvest is a wickedly funny thriller about thick thieves and thin ice. Its christmas eve in wichita falls and the weather and roads look dicey as an ice storm is moving in. In fact, the movie reaches its conclusion just after the new year begins. The ice trade, also known as the frozen water trade, was a 19thcentury and early20thcentury industry, centring on the east coast of the united states and norway, involving the largescale harvesting, transport and sale of natural ice, and later the making and sale of artificial ice, for domestic consumption and commercial purposes. The ice harvest brief information the ice harvest is a 2005 dark comedydrama film directed by harold ramis and written by richard russo and robert benton, based on the novel of the same name by scott phillips. With nary a likeable character, this largely unfunny flick from harold ramis whos been behind such cult comedies as analyze this, analyze that, groundhog day, national lampoons vacation and caddyshack isnt just disappointing, its downright despicable.
Billy bob thornton and john cusack drink cocktails on the rocks in the ice harvest. It was distributed by focus features, and it was released on vhs and dvd on february 28, 2006. I just think they couldnt make up their minds as to what it should be. Both the weather and the mob are trying to keep them from leaving wichita alive. The coen brothers are back with a dark and twisted film noir unlike anything youve ever seen. The ice harvest finds them all operating in top form in as dark a territory as theyve ever explored. Nov 15, 2005 the ice harvest soundtrack from 2005, composed by various artists, david kitay. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Charlies exwifes new boozing husband, pete oliver platt, selfmedicates to deal his miserable. It stars john cusack, billy bob thornton, and connie nielsen, with randy quaid and oliver platt in supporting roles. The ice harvest falls somewhere between a film noir and a comedy, but works pretty well in both genres. Read the the ice harvest movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The ice harvest soundtrack from 2005, composed by various artists, david kitay. But in the tradition of classic noir, nothing goes as planned and nothing is as it seems.
That should tell you how i feel about the holidays. This christmas tale follows a slick, selfhating mob lawyers who pulls off a daring heist from his bosses, but has trouble getting out. Mob lawyer charlie arglist john cusack tries to commit the perfect crime in the ice harvest. The ice harvest is a 2005 american black comedy film directed by harold ramis and written by richard russo and robert benton, based on the novel of the. Dec 22, 2015 why the ice harvest belongs in the antichristmasmovie canon harold ramiss moody midwestern noir has been mostly relegated to the gasstation dvd rack, but its due for a reappraisal on its. The ice harvest the 2005 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The movie, directed by harold ramis, finds a balance between the goofy and the gruesome, as in a rather brilliant scene in which a mobster who is locked inside a trunk is nevertheless optimistic enough to. In icebound wichita, kansas, its christmas eve, and this year charlie arglist just might have something to celebrate. A lawyer john cusack and a gangster try to steal an enormous sum of money from a kansas city boss. Everything you need to know about the ice harvest movie 2005. Oct 20, 2006 the ice harvest falls somewhere between a film noir and a comedy, but works pretty well in both genres. Charlies exwifes new boozing husband, pete oliver platt, selfmedicates to deal his miserable home life. Nov 22, 2005 the ice harvest follows these developments with the humor of an elmore leonard project and the interlocking violence of a blood simple. He is a natural at dry humor and this is the perfect role for him.
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