Iced (film)

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Iced
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Directed byJeff Kwitny
Screenplay byJoseph Alan Johnson
Produced byRobert Seibert
StarringDebra De Liso
Doug Stevenson
Elizabeth Gorcey
Ron Kologie
Joseph Alan Johnson
Lisa Loring
CinematographyEugene D. Shlugleit
Edited byCarol Oblath
Music byDan Milner
Distributed byMikon Releasing Corporation
Prism Entertainment Corporation
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Iced is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Jeff Kwitny, and produced by Robert Seibert. It stars Debra De Liso, Doug Stevenson, Elizabeth Gorcey, Ron Kologie, Joseph Alan Johnson (who also wrote the screenplay), and Lisa Loring. The plot follows a group of friends who are mysteriously invited to a ski resort, where they are stalked and murdered by a masked killer.

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Plot

A group of childhood friends witness the demise of their friend who was accidentally killed, during skiing, over the love of a woman. Five years later, they have been invited to the opening of a ski resort. A murderous assailant, donned in ski-clothing, has targeted them and one by one begins to stalk and kill them.

Cast

Production

Parts of the film were shot at Big Cottonwood Canyon in Utah. [1]

Release

While the film was released on VHS by Prism Entertainment and CBS/Fox Video, it is only available on that format and, as of October 2022, has had no release on DVD or Blu-ray.

Reception

Josh G. from Oh, the Horror! gave a negative review on the film, calling it "a slasher movie that secretly wants to be a Soap Opera, and has an ending that clears nothing up." [2]

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References

  1. D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN   9781423605874.
  2. G., Josh. "Horror Reviews - Iced (1988)". Oh the Horror.com. Josh G. Retrieved 25 October 2018.