Blue Ice (film)

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1993 British TV series or program

Blue Ice

Written by| Ron Hutchinson
Directed by| Russell Mulcahy
Starring| Michael Caine
Sean Young
Bob Hoskins
Ian Holm
Music by| Michael Kamen
Country of origin| United Kingdom
United States
Original language| English
Production
Running time| 100 minutes
Production company| HBO Pictures
Budget| $7,000,000
Original release
Release| July 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)

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

## Premise[edit]

Blue Ice is a crime thriller involving a former spy (Caine), who is a jazz-club owner, who becomes immersed again in the world of espionage and counter-intelligence.[1]

## Cast[edit]

* 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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Blue Ice at IMDb
* Blue Ice at Rotten Tomatoes

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Films directed by Russell Mulcahy

* Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)
* Razorback (1984)
* As the Lights Go Down (1984)
* Arena (An Absurd Notion) (1985)
* Highlander (1986)
* Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
* Ricochet (1991)
* Blue Ice (1992)
* The Real McCoy (1993)
* The Shadow (1994)
* Silent Trigger (1996)
* Tale of the Mummy (1998)
* Resurrection (1999)
* On the Beach (2000)
* The Lost Battalion (2001)
* First to Die (2003)
* Swimming Upstream (2003)
* 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)
* Mysterious Island (2005)
* The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006)
* While the Children Sleep (2007)
* Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
* Crash and Burn (2008)
* The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008)
* Prayers for Bobby (2009)
* Give 'Em Hell, Malone (2009)
* In Like Flynn (2018)
* Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023)

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