The Ice Harvest
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Harold Ramis |
| Produced by |
Albert Berger Ron Yerxa |
| Screenplay by |
Richard Russo Robert Benton |
| Based on |
The Ice Harvest by Scott Phillips |
| Starring |
John Cusack Billy Bob Thornton Connie Nielsen |
| Music by | David Kitay |
| Cinematography | Alar Kivilo |
| Edited by | Lee Percy |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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Release date
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September 3, 2005 (Deauville) November 25, 2005 |
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Running time
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office | $10,156,968 |
The Ice Harvest is a 2005 thriller 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. It stars John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Connie Nielsen, with Randy Quaid and Oliver Platt in supporting roles. It was distributed by Focus Features, and it was released on VHS and DVD on February 28, 2006, making it the last Focus Features film ever released on VHS format.
At mid-afternoon on Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kansas, mob lawyer Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) and crooked businessman and pornographer Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) steal over $2 million from their mob boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). While it appears there will be an easy getaway for the pair, they learn the roads out of town are too icy to drive on. Vic takes the cash for safe-keeping and they split up and try their best to evade being captured by Guerrard and his men, who have discovered their scheme.
Charlie visits Sweet Cage, a local strip-club, owned by Renata Crest (Connie Nielsen), a woman whom Charlie has long lusted for. She is upset because a new law will prevent strip clubs from operating after the first of the year. In response to Charlie's advances, she tasks him with bringing her an existing compromising picture, taken of a local crusading politician, so that she can use it to blackmail him to keep her club in business. She hints that she might respond favorably to Charlie's sexual desire if he helps her with this. Before he leaves the club, Charlie sees someone looking for him. He hides in the bathroom, where "As Wichita Falls, So Falls Wichita Falls" is written on the walls. He manages to evade the hulking man because Sidney, the bartender, lies and tells him that Charlie already left. Once the man leaves, a panicked Charlie calls Vic to warn him, but Vic dismisses his concerns.
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