The Great Ice Rip-Off
The Great Ice Rip-Off is a 1974 American made-for-television crime comedy film directed by Dan Curtis. It premiered on ABC as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 6, 1974.[1]
| The Great Ice Rip-Off | |
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| Genre | Crime Comedy |
| Written by | Andrew Peter Marin |
| Directed by | Dan Curtis |
| Starring | Lee J. Cobb Gig Young Matt Clark Grayson Hall |
| Music by | Bob Cobert |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Dan Curtis Robert Singer (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Paul Lohmann |
| Editor(s) | Richard A. Harris |
| Running time | 74 min. |
| Production company(s) | ABC Circle Films Dan Curtis Productions |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
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Synopsis
The Great Ice Rip-Off a comedic heist film about a group of diamond thieves who use a bus headed from Seattle to San Diego for their getaway.[1][2]
Primary cast
- Lee J. Cobb as Willy Calso
- Gig Young as Harkey Rollins
- Matt Clark as Georgie
- Grayson Hall as Helen Calso
- Robert Walden as Checker
- Geoffrey Lewis as Archie
- Hank Garrett as Sam
Production
The working title for the film was A Break in the Ice.[3]
Critical response
Variety reviewed the film as having "enough sharp corners to keep viewers alert, and Curtis' eye for human foibles manages to get laughs. Curtis picks up credit for being able to derive amusement from a caper film after the onslaught of the genre in recent years."[1]
References
- Thompson, Jeff. The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis, p. 25 (2009)
- Jaimson, R.J. Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow, p. 175-76 (2006)
- Finding Aid for the Dan Curtis Productions Records, 1963-2005 (Subseries 9), California Digital Library (Online Archive of California), Retrieved 19 March 2013
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