The Ice Storm (1997)
Releasing at 30 October 1997 in theaters..
Drama
The Ice Storm is drama film directed by Ang Lee, and written by Rick Moody & James Schamus. The film stars Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Jamey Sheridan and Adam Hann-Byrd. The film primiered at 12 May 1997 on Cannes Film Festival.
In the 1970s, an outwardly wholesome family begins cracking at the seams over the course of a tumultuous Thanksgiving break. Frustrated with his job, the father, Ben (Kevin Kline), seeks fulfillment by cheating on his wife, Elena (Joan Allen), with neighborhood seductress Janey (Sigourney Weaver). Their teenage daughter, Wendy (Christina Ricci), dabbles in sexual affairs too — with Janey’s son Mikey (Elijah Wood). The family’s strained relations continue to tauten until an ice storm strikes.
Director: Ang Lee
Writers: Rick Moody (novel), James Schamus
Stars: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Jamey Sheridan, Adam Hann-Byrd
►Cast
Kevin Kline | ► | Ben Hood |
Joan Allen | ► | Elena Hood |
Sigourney Weaver | ► | Janey Carver |
Henry Czerny | ► | George Clair |
Tobey Maguire | ► | Paul Hood |
Christina Ricci | ► | Wendy Hood |
Elijah Wood | ► | Mikey Carver |
Adam Hann-Byrd | ► | Sandy Carver |
David Krumholtz | ► | Francis Davenport |
Jamey Sheridan | ► | Jim Carver |
Kate Burton | ► | Dorothy Franklin |
William Cain | ► | Ted Shackley |
Michael Cumpsty | ► | Philip Edwards |
Maia Danziger | ► | Mrs. Gadd |
Katie Holmes | ► | Libbets Casey |
Michael Egerman | ► | Pharmacist |
Christine Farrell | ► | Marie Earle |
Glenn Fitzgerald | ► | Neil Conrad |
Allison Janney | ► | Dot Halford |
Jonathan Freeman | ► | Ted Franklin |
Barbara Garrick | ► | Weather Reporter |
Dennis Gagomiros | ► | Stephen Earle |
John Benjamin Hickey | ► | Mark Boland |
Tom Flagg | ► | Train Conductor |
Byron Jennings | ► | Pierce Sawyer |
Miles Marek | ► | Mr. Gadd |
Colette Kilroy | ► | Sari Steele |
Ivan Kronenfeld | ► | Jack Moellering |
Daniel McDonald | ► | Weatherman |
Donna Mitchell | ► | Maria Conrad |
Barbara Neal | ► | Helen Wentworth |
Nancy Opel | ► | Claudia White |
Larry Pine | ► | Dave Gorman |
Wendy Scott | ► | Pharmacy Attendant |
Marcell Rosenblatt | ► | Mikey’s Teacher |
Evelyn Solann | ► | Woman in Pharmacy |
Jessica Stone | ► | Marge |
Sarah Thompson | ► | Beth |
Scott Wentworth | ► | Paul’s Teacher |
Robert Westenberg | ► | Rob Halford |