Iced

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeff Kwitny directs. Eugene D. Shlugleit behind the camera. Dan Milner scores. Carol Oblath cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
• 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 4Directed by Jeff Kwitny, shot by Eugene D. Shlugleit. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Dan Milner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Carol Oblath shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Debra De Liso and Doug Stevenson and Ron Kologie carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "A downhill vacation becomes a nightmare of terror. Get off the hill before you get...".
• 9IMDB entry: tt0095350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 10Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Eugene D. Shlugleit

Original score

Dan Milner

Editing

Carol Oblath

Production design

Tim Boxell

Runtime

86 min · 1h 26m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

IMDB

Iced (1989) ↗

Also by

Jeff Kwitny

• 
  Illegal Alien

  1982 · ★ 7.5
• 
  Lightning in a Bottle

  1993 · ★ 5.6
• 
  Beyond the Door III

  1989 · ★ 4.8

Stills · wallpapers

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Degausser Video Blu-ray Promo Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Wuchak2023-09-01
  ★ 6/10

  Cabin in the snowy woods Seven yuppie friends are invited to the opening of a ski resort in northern Utah where, it turns out, a mysterious person is intent on killing them all. Could it be their jealous friend who died in a ski accident four years earlier? “Iced” (1988) is a traditional slasher with the milieu of “Snowbeast” in the manner of “Satan’s Blade” from the early 80s. Twenty-two years later, “Donner Pass” borrowed from these films for the best of the lot. If you like any of these flicks, “Iced” is worth checking despite being formulaic and strapped with some lousy music (not all of it, just bits). You can’t beat the setting and, say what you will, it delivers the goods. As the story progresses, the characters are fleshed out. Standing out in the feminine department is Lisa Loring, best known as Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. The flick runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot in north-central Utah with parts done in Big Cottonwood Canyon, which is a dozen miles east of Salt Lake City. GRADE: B-

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Production companies

Who made it

• MI

  Mikon Releasing Corporation

Key crew

• ProducerRobert Seibert
• Production DesignTim Boxell
• Executive ProducerMichael Biber
• EditorCarol Oblath

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• slasher
• ski resort

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical1989-02-07· Source: IMDb

Also known as

International titles

• Blizzard of BloodUS
• Iced - Der Tod auf SkiernDE
• CongeladosBR