Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 11/23/2005(USA)
Release Date: 02/28/2006
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 89 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
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
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