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The Ice Storm is a dramatic film about two Connecticut families during the 1970s who are discovering various forms of escapism through drugs, sex, and adultery amidst the backdrop of political change and a destructive ice storm. The storm aspect of the story was based on a real ice storm named "Felix" which occurred on December 16-17, 1973.
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Fast Facts
- Director: Ang Lee
- Producer: Ang Lee, James Schamus and Ted Hope
- Starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Katie Holmes, Adam Hann-Byrd and Sigourney Weaver
- Released: September 27, 1997
- Run time: 112 minutes
- Budget: 18 million USD
- Adapted from the novel of the same name by author Rick Moody
- Awards: Won "Best Screenplay" at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997
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Before the Storm
Nancy Krikorian, literary scout and wife of producer James Schamus, first discovered the book for The Ice Storm. Schamus then brought the book to director Ang Lee who was also moved by the book. Both the book and film version are quite similar. The only minor changes are the family's last name to Carver from Williams and the sexual scenes between Paul and Libbets were lessened. -
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The majority of the soundtrack was made up of independently produced 1970s music. The mix was eclectic and perfectly mixed lesser known musicians with some of the greats. The track list:- "Shoplift" - M. Danna
- "Finale" - M. Danna
- "I Can't Read" - David Bowie
- "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone" - Traffic
- "Dirty Love" - Frank Zappa
- "I've Got A Name" - Jim Croce
- "Montego Bay" - Bobby Bloom
- "O Grande Amor" - Antonio Carlos Jobim
- "Too Late To Turn Back Now" - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- "Help Me Make It Through the Night" - Sammi Smith
- "Levon" - Elton John
- "Coconut" - Harry Nilsson
- "Mr. Big" — Free
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Are you going to K20ILI? Might be the first non-ice storm conference in K20 history! http://tinyurl.com/ygv4gd3
@_levi_ | November 10, 2009 04:49 PM -
@RealChevyyGirl yea it was pretty bad here! My whole house just about blew off the foundation...then we had that ice storm! That sucked!
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The Ice Storm - Kevin Kline ✇ 1973, suburban Connecticut, middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink and… http://j.mp/2ruLY9
@DramaVOD | November 10, 2009 03:13 PM -
The aftermath of an ice storm here in Jan of '08. http://twitpic.com/ozsjs
@skwirl42 | November 10, 2009 02:16 PM -
esh...Beijing trip is most likely canceled because of the bad ice cold weather report where the roads are blocked due to snow storm =(
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