Blades of Glory

"Kick Some Ice"

2007 1h 33m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 1,996

Comedy

Synopsis

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When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.

“Kick Some Ice”

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Cast

Will Ferrell
Chazz Michael Michaels
Jon Heder
Jimmy MacElroy
Will Arnett
Stranz Van Waldenberg
Amy Poehler
Fairchild Van Waldenberg
Jenna Fischer
Katie Van Waldenberg
William Fichtner
Darren MacElroy
Craig T. Nelson
Coach
Romany Malco
Jesse

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Will Speck
Writers: Mark Moretti, Len Morganti, Craig Cox
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $53M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Will Speck, shot by Stefan Czapsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Will Ferrell and Jon Heder and Will Arnett carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Kick Some Ice".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Will Speck directs. Stefan Czapsky behind the camera. Theodore Shapiro scores. Richard Pearson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

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1Mid-budget at $53M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4Directed by Will Speck, shot by Stefan Czapsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Theodore Shapiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Richard Pearson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Will Ferrell and Jon Heder and Will Arnett carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Kick Some Ice".
9IMDB entry: tt0445934 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "sports", "competition", "olympic games", "rivalry".

The technical file

Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky
Original score: Theodore Shapiro
Editing: Richard Pearson
Production design: Stephen J. Lineweaver
Costume design: Julie Weiss
Makeup / hair: Lisa Layman
VFX supervisor: Mark Breakspear
Sound: Anna Behlmer
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $53,000,000
Box office: $118,200,000
Return: 223% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Blades of Glory (2007)

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Kamurai2021-07-10
★ 4/10
Frustrating watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend. This might be one of the stupidest movie concepts I've ever watched. Not to mention its routed slightly in homophobia which seems like they're doubling down on a problem that men's figure skating is already dealing with. I'm not into skating, but I can't imagine anyone who is into skating is going to be excited or enjoy the jokes at their expense, so I'm a little lost at who the audience is for this unless it's "people that hate figure skating" and I don't see them watching a figure skating movie. A lot of the jokes just fall flat, and it's not like they don't know who to structure jokes throughout the story: the villains actually have a well constructed arc, just not a great quality to it. The characters are mostly unlikable and chaotic, the movie is literally telling them to stop it for half the movie, and by the time it stops I don't care what the characters do until the end. The best bit was the romantic story arc which was heavily polluted by the rest of the story.
Andre Gonzales2023-05-01
★ 6/10
I really thought this movie would be horrible. It was actually a funny and entertaining movie. I swear Will Ferrell can make anything funny. He's one of my favorite actors.