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Released 14 years ago.
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Thin Ice
"Greetings from Kenosha, WI! Where Ordinary Folks Can Make a Killing"
2012 1h 33m EN
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6.5
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69%
FRESH
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60
METACRITIC
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6.2
IMDB
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6.5TMDB Β· 185π
69%Rotten Tomatoesβ60Metacriticβ
6.2IMDB Β· 5,526
ComedyCrimeDrama
Synopsis
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A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
βGreetings from Kenosha, WI! Where Ordinary Folks Can Make a Killingβ
Cast
Greg Kinnear
Mickey Prohaska
Alan Arkin
Gorvy Hauer
Billy Crudup
Randy
David Harbour
Bob Egan
Michelle Arthur
Karla Gruenka
Peter Thoemke
Frank Richie
James Michael Detmar
Glen Vanderhoevel
Lea Thompson
Jo Ann Prohaska
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jill Sprecher
- Writers
- Karen Sprecher, Jill Sprecher
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts πΏ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jill Sprecher, shot by Dick Pope. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jeff Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Lee Percy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Greg Kinnear and Alan Arkin and Billy Crudup carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Greetings from Kenosha, WI! Where Ordinary Folks Can Make a Killing".
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IMDB entry: tt1512240 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jill Sprecher directs. Dick Pope behind the camera. Jeff Danna scores. Lee Percy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 14 years ago.
- 2Directed by Jill Sprecher, shot by Dick Pope. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Jeff Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Lee Percy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Greg Kinnear and Alan Arkin and Billy Crudup carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Greetings from Kenosha, WI! Where Ordinary Folks Can Make a Killing".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1512240 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Dick Pope
- Original score
- Jeff Danna
- Editing
- Lee Percy
- Production design
- Jeff Schoen
- Costume design
- Tere Duncan
- Makeup / hair
- Maureen Landa
- Sound
- Lora Hirschberg
- Stunt coordinator
- Peter Moore
- Runtime
- 93 min Β· 1h 33m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $790,421
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Thin Ice (2012)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 69% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 60/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.2/10 Β· 5,526 votes
- MPAA
- R
Also by
Jill Sprecher
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- WE
Werc Werk Works
US
- AT
ATO Pictures
Key crew
- Producer's AssistantCarrie Bush
- Co-ProducerAndrew Peterson
- ProducerMary Frances Budig
- Executive ProducerAlan Arkin
- ProducerElizabeth Redleaf
- Associate ProducerKen Bailey
- ProducerChristine K. Walker
- Associate ProducerKelly Gilpatrick
- Line ProducerJulie Hartley
- Co-ProducerMark Steele
- Key Makeup ArtistMaureen Landa
- Makeup SupervisorSuzanne Patterson
- Key Hair StylistCarrie Messina
- Art DirectionKelly Hemenway
- Set DecorationJill Broadfoot
- Makeup Department HeadMary Flaa
- Stunt CoordinatorPeter Moore
- Production DesignJeff Schoen
- EditorLee Percy
- Script SupervisorBruce Resnik
- Still PhotographerWilson Webb
- Costume DesignTere Duncan
- Sound Re-Recording MixerLora Hirschberg
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- cold
- salesman
- woman director
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-01-25Β· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2012-02-17R
Also known as
International titles
- The ConvincerUS
- Timo bajo ceroES
- Π’ΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π»Π΅Π΄RU
