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starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Tobey Maguiredirected by: Ang Lee
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304844960
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304844964
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: October 13, 1998
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 23879
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 1997
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Description:
When a self-centered husband's relationship with his wife and mistress grow cold, it takes a wife-swapping 'key party' and a freak ice storm to clear the air and change their lives forever. Director Ang Lee offers a compelling look at a controversial era.
Amazon.com essential video:
Asian American director Ang Lee sums up America in the early 1970s by focusing on the arrival of the sexual revolution in the 'burbs. Isolationism within a family, consumerism, and selfishness are personified by a cast that captures the self-obsession within two New England families. As the children struggle awkwardly with adolescence, their parents stumble through sexual experimentation. In the days of Watergate and Vietnam, society is breaking boundaries and ignoring convention. Following suit, these families are eschewing polite barriers and social taboos, with disastrous results. The 'ice storm' of the title refers not only to a natural phenomenon but is a (rather heavy-handed) metaphor for a pervasive emotional temperament. The entire cast delivers textured, finely nuanced performances. This movie lingers in the psyche not only for the scope of the tragedy at its conclusion, but for Lee's often humorous and stingingly accurate assessment of pop culture. Based on Rick Moody's novel, this won the best-screenplay award at Cannes in 1997. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Lesser known actors in this.
They mention Tobey Maguire, Spiderman, who is the narrater but there is also Christina Ricci who is very sexually active in this gets to at least second base a couple times and uses the line, "You show me yours and I'll show you mine" which back fires on her. She also does many things with Elijah Wood. He is caught by her father, who is having an affair with Elijah's movie mom. Elijah being on top of Christina, without nudity. Christina goes to bed with Elijah's brother, whom she wanted all along. ... Read More
Rating: - Well done Criterion
The transfer is excellent, the extras are incredible, I especially liked the commentary track which made me appreciate this film even more. Well worth buying. Also, this is one of the rare occasions when a film based on a novel is actually better than the novel itself. While Rick Moody's The Ice Storm is an ok book, Ang Lee's The Ice Storm is a classic movie!
Rating: - A tale of two families
Thanksgiving 1973, the Hoods and the Carvers live next door to each other in suburban New Canaan, Connecticut. The Watergate scandal is reaching its height, and the country is experiencing its own breakdown via open marriages, teen sexual experimentation and drugs. As the weather gets colder, the action among the characters heats up near to the boiling point.
Elena Hood (Joan Allen) is shoplifting cosmetics in the local pharmacy while her husband Ben (Kevin Kline) is having an affair ... Read More
Rating:  - Great cinematography and music, mediocre plot.
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.
The Ice Storm directed by Ang Lee is a film about two families in Connecticut during the Thanksgiving weekend of 1973 It is based on the novel by Rick Moody. The film featured several child actors who later became stars notably Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Tobey Maguire and Katie Holmes. It is a controversial film due to it's plot regarding the sexual revolution, wife swapping and it's depiction of teen sexuality. I will ... Read More
Rating: - A definite improvement on the previous edition
Another excellent edition by the folks at Criterion. The mastering highlights all the blue and icy shades of the cinematography. For the owners of the previous edition, you will see that the original Featurette was replaced with an updated version. A great ensemble cast and a great, thought-provoking film.
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