Ice (1998 film)
Ice is a 1998 television disaster film starring Grant Show, Udo Kier, Flex Alexander and Eva La Rue. The film has a similar premise as The Day After Tomorrow, a science fiction disaster film released six years later. Though completely in English, it first premiered in Germany in 1998 before being aired on ABC in the United States in 2000.[1]
| Ice | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean de Segonzac |
| Produced by | Don Enright Laurie McLarty |
| Written by | Roderick Taylor Bruce A. Taylor |
| Starring | Grant Show Udo Kier Flex Alexander Eva La Rue |
| Music by | Lawrence Shragge |
| Cinematography | Mike Fash |
| Edited by | Ralph Brunjes |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
An increase in sunspot activity causes disastrous, long-term consequences for the Earth. Los Angeles is, just as the rest of the world, covered with a layer of ice and snow. The government has collapsed and everyone is on their own. Chaos and crime prevails. Together with scientist Dr. Kistler and a small group of survivors, L.A. cop Robert Drake leaves in the direction of Long Beach Harbor to meet with a government ship which will take them to Guam, where it is warmer.
Cast
- Grant Show as Robert Drake
- Udo Kier as Dr. Norman Kistler
- Eva La Rue as Alison
- Flex Alexander as Kelvin
- Audie England as Julie
- Michael Riley as Greg
- Kyle Fairlie as Max
- Art Hindle as U.S. President
- Diego Fuentes as Zapata
- Kristin Booth as Jessica
- Gordon Michael Woolvett as soldier
- John Bourgeois as Dr. Golding
- Elias Zarou as Dr. Tyson
- Peter Virgile as Chief of Staff
- J.C. Kenny as Newscaster
Production
Reception
See also
- The Day After Tomorrow, a 2004 film with a similar premise.
- List of disaster films
References
- "Ice Age descends upon ABC". United Feature Syndicate. 22 July 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2012.