Blue Ice (film)

Blue Ice
Blue Ice
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Russell Mulcahy
Written by	Ron Hutchinson
Starring	Michael Caine; Sean Young; Bob Hoskins; Ian Holm;
Music by	Michael Kamen
Production; company	HBO Pictures
Release dates	October 9, 1992 (United Kingdom); July 31, 1993 (United States);
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$7 million

Blue Ice is a 1992 crime thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy. The film stars Michael Caine and Sean Young.

Premise

A former spy, who is a jazz-club owner, becomes immersed back into the world of espionage and counter-intelligence.^[1]

Cast

Michael Caine as Harry Anders
Sean Young as Stacy Mansdorf
Ian Holm as Sir Hector
Bob Hoskins as Sam Garcia
Jack Shepherd as Stevens
Bobby Short as Buddy
Alun Armstrong as Osgood
Alan MacNaughtan as Lewis Mandorf
Sam Kelly as George
Phil Davis as Westy
Patricia Hayes as Old Woman

The band in Harry's club is portrayed by a number of accomplished musicians, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts:^[2]

Tom Boyd - oboe
Dave Green - bass
Michael Kamen - orchestrator
Anthony Kerr - vibes
Peter King - alto sax
Gerard Presencer - trumpet
Pete Thomas - saxophone/composer:additional music
Charlie Watts - drums
Steve Williamson - tenor sax

Production

According to the credits, the character of Harry Anders is based on the Ted Allbeury character Tad Anders. The character was featured in Allbeury's novels Snowball, Palomino Blonde and The Judas Factor. In the books he is described as being of Polish-British descent, while in the movie he is portrayed as English. The name is also an allusion to Harry Palmer, a British spy whom Caine portrayed in an earlier series of films.

References

^ Hal Erickson (2013). "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
^ "Blue Ice". IMDb.

External links

Blue Ice at IMDb
Blue Ice at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Hal Erickson (2013). "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

[2] "Blue Ice". IMDb.

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v t e Works by Russell Mulcahy
Films	Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979) Razorback (1984) Highlander (1986) Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) Ricochet (1991) Blue Ice (1992) The Real McCoy (1993) The Shadow (1994) Swimming Upstream (2003) Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) In Like Flynn (2018)
Television	Silent Trigger (1996) On the Beach (2000) The Lost Battalion (2001) First to Die (2003) 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004) Mysterious Island (2005) The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) While the Children Sleep (2007) Crash and Burn (2008) Prayers for Bobby (2009) Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023)
Direct-to-video	Tale of the Mummy (1998) Resurrection (1999) The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008) Give 'Em Hell, Malone (2009)
See also	As the Lights Go Down (1984) Arena (An Absurd Notion) (1985)