Icebreaker (2000)

Icebreaker (2000)

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(Foreign Titles)

Tagline(s):	Twenty terrorists, five hundred vacationing skiers, ONE Ski Patrol officer...
	This is a killer run.
	This Mountain Is about to EXPLODE!

Nomination Year: 2023

SYNOPSIS: At the the Killington ski resort something has gone awry. Evil terrorists led by the sinister Greig have taken the resort hostage with a stolen nuclear device. It's up to Ski Patrol bum Matt Foster to save the day... and his fiancé.

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Smithee Award Nominations

"Alas, Poor Yorick"
"Be Kind, REWIND, M*********er!" During a pitched snomobile chase, he throws a bunch of objects at is female persuer. Finally, a VHS tape does the trick, and it distracts her enough to plow into a convenient stack of explosives.

Deus Ex Machina
What an Accommodating Villain! Sudden appearance of friendly sniper and villain just happens to die on the power switch.

Best One-Liner
Clay Goes Berserk Clay goes berserk.

"Cutting Butter With A Chainsaw"
Daddy's Got a Rocket Launcher, Too. Daddy's got a rocket launcher, too.

Inane Dialogue
No. No, He Does Not. "He's gotta stop now!"

"Whoops!"
Keep Watching the Skis...Er, Skies Watch the sky, and all will be clear. Then cloudy. Then sunny. Then overcast. Then clear again. Add to that a nice bomb countdown.

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
David Giancola	The "genius" behind Time Chasers, Lightning: Fire from the Sky, and Icebreaker.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Sean Astin	Matt Foster	Famous actor, from Mikey in The Goonies to the plucky title character in Rudy, from Adam Sandler's rival Bill in Click to Winona Ryder's doomed love interest on "Stranger Things," he will always be best known as Samwise in The Lord of the Rings movies.
Bruce Campbell	Carl Greig	Beloved by sci-fi/fantasy geeks everywhere, this strong-chinned guy was the star of Evil Dead and "Briscoe County, Jr.," among much else. Does a great many cameos, like in the Spider-Man movies.
Stacy Keach	Bill Foster	Best known as the hard-boozing "Mike Hammer," Keach has played Hollywood's best roles. His flat, mustachioed, tough-guy face is probably already familiar, whether it's in Up in Smoke, The Bourne Legacy, or Escape from L.A. .
Suzanne Turner	Meg Foster (but not THAT Meg Foster)	Was Capt. McPherson in Dreamkiller and was a ticket- taker on a couple episodes of "Lost."
John James	Will Langley	AKA John James Anderson, was Jeff Colby on "The Colbys" and "Dynasty."
Mark "Woody" Keppel	Beck
Rick Kincaid	Clay


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