United States
1997
113 minutes
Color
1.85:1
English
426
Suburban Connecticut, 1973. While the Watergate hearings blast from the TV, the wayward Hood and Carver families try to navigate a Thanksgiving break simmering with unspoken resentments, sexual experimentation, and cultural confusion. With crystalline clarity, characteristic subtlety, and even a dose of wicked humor, Academy Award–winning director Ang Lee adapts Rick Moody’s acclaimed novel of American malaise into a trenchant, tragic portrait of lost souls. Featuring a tremendous cast of established actors (Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver) and up-and-coming stars (Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Katie Holmes), The Ice Storm is one of the finest films of the nineties.
| Ben Hood | Kevin Kline |
| Elena Hood | Joan Allen |
| Janey Carver | Sigourney Weaver |
| Paul Hood | Tobey Maguire |
| Wendy Hood | Christina Ricci |
| Mikey Carver | Elijah Wood |
| Jim Carver | Jamey Sheridan |
| Sandy Carver | Adam Hann-Byrd |
| Libbets Casey | Katie Holmes |
| Francis Davenport | David Krumholtz |
| Phillip Edwards | Michael Cumpsty |
| George Clair | Henry Czerny |
| Dot Halford | Allison Janney |
| Neil Conrad | Glenn Fitzgerald |
| Director | Ang Lee |
| Screenplay | James Schamus |
| Producer | Ted Hope, Ang Lee and James Schamus |
| Cinematography | Frederick Elmes |
| Editing | Tim Squyres |
| Based upon the novel by | Rick Moody |
| Music | Mychael Danna |
| Production Design | Mark Friedberg |
| Costume design | Carol Oditz |
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