Cool as Ice

"When a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it. Just add Ice."

1991 1h 31m EN

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★5.1TMDB · 209

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Synopsis

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Freewheeling, motorcycle-riding musician Johnny rolls into a small town with his band, and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches his eye. Meanwhile, Kathy's father, after being in the Witness Protection Program, is finally tracked down by two corrupt cops he escaped from years ago, who want the money he owes them.

“When a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it. Just add Ice.”

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Cast

Vanilla Ice
Johnny
Kristin Minter
Kathy
Naomi Campbell
Singer at First Club
Deezer D
Jazz
Kevin Hicks
Sir D.
Allison Dean
Princess
Sydney Lassick
Roscoe
Dody Goodman
Mae

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Kellogg
Writers: David Stenn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 20% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Kellogg, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stanley Clarke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Debra Goldfield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Vanilla Ice and Kristin Minter and Naomi Campbell carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it. Just add Ice.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101615 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Kellogg directs. Janusz Kamiński behind the camera. Stanley Clarke scores. Debra Goldfield cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 20% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by David Kellogg, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stanley Clarke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Debra Goldfield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vanilla Ice and Kristin Minter and Naomi Campbell carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it. Just add Ice.".
8IMDB entry: tt0101615 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Original score: Stanley Clarke
Editing: Debra Goldfield
Production design: Nina Ruscio
Costume design: Ingrid Ferrin
Stunt coordinator: Rick Avery
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $1,193,062
Return: 20% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Cool as Ice (1991)

Awards

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star

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Rob2015-09-03
★ 3/10
The tag line "When a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it. Just add Ice." clearly shows how logical this movie is. I know, I was expecting this as I started watching but the real reason behind me chicking on it was it hilarity and comic value, in this regard it didn't disappoint. So many elements not to be missed, his swarve sophistication, dayglo pants and bike allow him to bypass the laws of physics entirely when jumping fences, cars and entering buildings. His high class vocabulary never stops, mumling phrases in wanna-be rap gibberish "Yo-yo, whatsup?", "sex me up", "you know, the chick that drives the horse" and the ever famous "drop that zero, get with the hero". Everywhere he goes he just oozes coolness into the situation, strutting on stage indoors at night wearing sun glasses rapping away then dry humping the girl he's been stalking who is obviously still concussed from being thrown from a horse earlier due to his antics. This movie cost 6 Million dollars to make in 1991 (today in 2015 that figure would be close to 11 million), most of this of course went on his 1 million salary and 4.9 Million on his clothing and general wardrobe/props leaving the rest for its awesome production values. Watch this film though, its funny in a way that it was never intended, totally trashed the directors reputation for 8 years after and it was pulled from the cinema after 3 weeks. Its the E.T game in movie form
JPV8522021-04-28
★ 5/10
Outrageously cheesy and the epitome of a vanity project (seeing Vanilla Ice kicking ass is the highlight) but admitteldly there is some charm here and there, plus can't say I never was entertained if only taking me back to those days with the music and clothes (not to mention the direction from David Kellogg who, according to IMDb, mostly done commercials outside of 1999's Inspector Gadget). 2.5/5