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The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm
	File:Ice storm film.gif The Ice Storm film poster
Directed by	Ang Lee
Written by	Rick Moody (novel); James Schamus
Produced by	Ted Hope; Ang Lee; James Schamus
Starring	Kevin Kline; Joan Allen; Tobey Maguire; Christina Ricci; Elijah Wood; Sigourney Weaver
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates	September 27, 1997
Running time	112 min.
Language	English
Budget	$18,000,000 (est.)

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The Ice Storm is a novel by Rick Moody published in 1994 and subsequently adapted as a dramatic motion picture released in 1997.

Set during Thanksgiving, 1973, The Ice Storm tells of two suburban Connecticut families, the Hoods and the Carvers, and the difficulties they have dealing with the tumultuous political and social climate of the day. The story focuses on a brief period of time when a major ice storm hits their town of New Canaan, just as both families are melting down from the parents' alcoholism, escapism and adultery, and their children's sexual experimentation.

The film version of The Ice Storm was directed by Ang Lee, and was written by Rick Moody (novel) and James Schamus. Though it opened in the United States on September 27, 1997 to widespread critical acclaim, its release was limited and it grossed just $7.8 million on a budget of $18 million, technically making it a box office disaster.

Major cast

Kevin Kline (Ben Hood)
Joan Allen (Elena Hood)
Henry Czerny (George Clair)
Adam Hann-Byrd (Sandy Carver)
David Krumholtz (Francis Davenport)
Tobey Maguire (Paul Hood)
Christina Ricci (Wendy Hood)
Jamey Sheridan (Jim Carver)
Elijah Wood (Mikey Carver)
Sigourney Weaver (Janey Carver)
Katie Holmes (Libbets Casey)

External link

The Ice Storm at IMDb

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+|writer     = [[Rick Moody]] ([[novel]])<br>[[James Schamus]]
+|starring   = [[Kevin Kline]]<br>[[Joan Allen]]<br>[[Tobey Maguire]]<br>[[Christina Ricci]]<br>[[Elijah Wood]]<br>[[Sigourney Weaver]]
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+|awards     = Best Screenplay, [[Cannes Film Festival]], 1997
+|budget     = $18,000,000 (est.)
+|}}
 '''''The Ice Storm''''' is a [[novel]] by [[Rick Moody]] published in [[1994]] and subsequently adapted as a [[drama]]tic [[film|motion picture]] released in [[1997]].
-Set during [[Thanksgiving]], [[1973]], ''The Ice Storm'' tells of two [[suburb]]an [[Connecticut]] [[family|families]], the Hoods and the Carvers, and the difficulties they have dealing with the tumultuous political and social climate of the day. The story focuses on a brief period of time when an [[ice storm]] hits their town, just as both families are melting down from the parents' [[alcoholism]] and [[adultery]], and their children's [[human sexual behavior|sexual]] experimentation.
+Set during [[Thanksgiving]], [[1973]], ''The Ice Storm'' tells of two [[suburb]]an [[Connecticut]] [[family|families]], the Hoods and the Carvers, and the difficulties they have dealing with the tumultuous political and social climate of the day. The story focuses on a brief period of time when a major [[ice storm]] hits their town of [[New Canaan, Connecticut|New Canaan]], just as both families are melting down from the parents' [[alcoholism]], escapism and [[adultery]], and their children's [[human sexual behavior|sexual]] experimentation.
-The film version of ''The Ice Storm'' was directed by [[Ang Lee]], and was written by Rick Moody (novel) and [[James Schamus]]. It was limitedly released in the [[United States]] on [[September 27]], [[1997]] to widespread critical acclaim, though it grossed just [[United States dollar|$]]7.8 million on a budget of $18 million.
+The film version of ''The Ice Storm'' was directed by [[Ang Lee]], and was written by Rick Moody (novel) and [[James Schamus]]. Though it opened in the [[United States]] on [[September 27]], [[1997]] to widespread critical acclaim, its release was limited and it grossed just [[United States dollar|$]]7.8 million on a budget of $18 million, technically making it a box office disaster.
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 [[Category:1997 films|Ice Storm, The]]
 [[Category:Drama films|Ice Storm, The]]
-[[Category:Films based on novels|Ice Storm, The]]
+[[Category:Films based on fiction books|Ice Storm, The]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Ang Lee|Ice Storm, The]]
+[[de:Der Eissturm]]
 [[es:La tormenta de hielo]]
+[[pl:Burza lodowa]]