Movie Info
Genre
Action, Comedy, ThrillerRelease Date
November 23, 2005MPAA Rating
RDuration
88 min.Production Budget
$16 millionsStudio
Focus FeaturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Harold RamisProducer
Albert Berger, Ron YerxaScreenwriter
Richard Russo, Robert BentonStarring
- John Cusack as Charlie Arglist
- Billy Bob Thornton as Vic
- Connie Nielsen
- Randy Quaid as Bill Guerrard
- Oliver Platt as Pete
Movie Story
"The Ice Harvest" is a wickedly funny thriller about thick thieves and thin ice.
It's Christmas Eve in rainy, icebound Wichita, Kansas, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavenaugh (Billy Bob Thornton), have just successfully embezzled $2,147,000 from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid).
Even so, the real prize for Charlie would be the stunning Renata (Connie Nielsen), who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie's fondest Christmas wish is to slip out of town with Renata. But, as daylight fades and a storm whirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking. For Charlie, the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with nonstop twists and turns, both on the ice and off.
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