ICE HARVEST (DVD) (FF) (DOL DIG 5.1 SUR/ENG SDH/FRENCH/SPAN) DVD

The Ice Harvest
Two men on the run from the mob end up negotiating more than their share of obstacles along the way in this comedy drama from director Harold Ramis. Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) and Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) are a pair of friends who work for Bill Gerard (Randy Quaid), a mobster with his finger in a number of illegal businesses. Vic runs a pornography distribution outfit for Bill, while Charlie is a lawyer who keeps Bill and his partners out of jail, and between them, Vic and Charlie have stolen over two million dollars in cash from Bill. On Christmas Eve, Vic and Charlie plan to make off with their money and escape Bill's clutches once and for all, but while Vic stays cool and collected, an increasingly nervous Charlie stops off at a topless bar to fortify his courage with a few drinks, and ends up causing a scene with Renata (Connie Nielsen), a dancer he's long had his eye on. It doesn't take long for word about Charlie to get back to Bill, who sends an enforcer out to track him down, but while Charlie tries to make tracks, he ends up having to look after his friend Pete (Oliver Platt), who is much more drunk than Charlie and even more inclined to make a nuisance of himself. The Ice Harvest was adapted from the novel by Scott Philips. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast John Cusack as Charlie Arglist Billy Bob Thornton as Vic Cavanaugh Connie Nielsen as Renata Oliver Platt as Pete Van Heuten Randy Quaid as Bill Gerard T.J. Jagodowski as Mike Starr as Roy

Crew Jim Fishman - Associate Producer Laurel Ward - Associate Producer Jeanne McCarthy - Casting Thomas J. Busch - Co-producer Susan Kaufmann - Costume Designer James Giovannetti, Jr. - First Assistant Director Harold Ramis - Director Lee Percy - Editor Richard Russo - Executive Producer Glenn Williamson - Executive Producer Robert Benton - Executive Producer David Kitay - Composer (Music Score) Tracy McKnight - Musical Direction/Supervision Patrizia Von Brandenstein - Production Designer Alar Kivilo - Cinematographer Albert Berger - Producer Ron Yerxa - Producer Scott D. Smith - Sound/Sound Designer Richard Russo - Screenwriter Robert Benton - Screenwriter Richard S. Lederer - Second Assistant Director Scott Phillips - Book Author

The Ice Harvest
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc Alternate endings Outtake with Billy Bob Thornton Cracking the Story Beneath the Harvest Ice Cracking: Analysis of a Scene Audio commentary with director Harold Ramis DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 89 min Part of Series: Focus Features Spotlight Series   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Ice Harvest 1. The Perfect Crime (Main Titles) [4:53] 2. In Over Your Head [4:40] 3. Stick to the Plan [3:20] 4. It's Christmas [1:36] 5. Getting Paranoid [3:02] 6. Old Acquaintances [4:59] 7. No Regrets [6:42] 8. Here's to You [3:01] 9. Man Down [3:24] 10. Desires & Urges [4:16] 11. In a Jam [3:16] 12. Last Chance [2:50] 13. Trunk Space [6:48] 14. Having Doubts [2:36] 15. Done Talking [7:18] 16. Big Trouble [4:32] 17. Top Dawg [8:27] 18. Last Man Standing [4:08] 19. Mr. Nice Guy [4:08] 20. End Titles [4:14]