Jump to content

The Great Ice Rip-Off

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Ice Rip-Off
DVD cover
GenreCrime
Comedy
Written byAndrew Peter Marin
Directed byDan Curtis
StarringLee J. Cobb
Gig Young
Matt Clark
Grayson Hall
Music byBob Cobert
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDan Curtis
Production locationsUniversal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California
CinematographyPaul Lohmann
EditorRichard A. Harris
Running time74 min.
Production companiesABC Circle Films
Dan Curtis Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseNovember 6, 1974 (1974-11-06)

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]

Synopsis

[edit]

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

[edit]

Production

[edit]

The working title for the film was A Break in the Ice.[3]

Critical response

[edit]

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

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Thompson, Jeff. The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis, p. 25 (2009)
  2. ^ Jaimson, R.J. Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow, p. 175-76 (2006)
  3. ^ Finding Aid for the Dan Curtis Productions Records, 1963-2005 (Subseries 9), California Digital Library (Online Archive of California), Retrieved 19 March 2013
[edit]