The Ice Storm: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
By March 17, 2008
Asked by French journalists in a 2001 interview what recent films he most admired, Brian De Palma named Ang Lee’s 1997 The Ice Storm. It was surprising Read more »
- United States
- 1997
- 113 minutes
- Color
- 1.85:1
- English
- Spine #426
SYNOPSIS: 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.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| 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 |
Credits
| 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 |
Disc Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Ang Lee and director of photography Frederick Elmes
- Audio commentary featuring Lee and producer-screenwriter James Schamus
- New documentary featuring interviews with actors Joan Allen, Kevin Kline, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Sigourney Weaver, and Elijah Wood
- New video interview with novelist Rick Moody
- Deleted scenes
- Footage from an event honoring Lee and Schamus at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image
- Visual essays featuring interviews with the cinematographer, production designer, and costume designer
- Theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A new essay by film critic Bill Krohn
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