Blue Ice (film)

Blue Ice
Written by	Ron Hutchinson
Directed by	Russell Mulcahy
Starring	Michael Caine Sean Young 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
Distributor	HBO
Budget	$7,000,000
Release
Original 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[]

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[]

• 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

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

• ... 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; in the movie he is portrayed as English. The name also refers to "Harry Palmer", a British spy whom Caine portrayed in an earlier series of films.

References[]

External links[]

• Blue Ice at IMDb
• Blue Ice at Rotten Tomatoes

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