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With: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt, Dorothy Malone, Leilani Sarelle, Bruce A. Young, Chelcie Ross, Wayne Knight, Daniel von Bargen, Stephen Tobolowsky, Benjamin Mouton, Jack McGee, Bill Cable
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Written by: Joe Eszterhas
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Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and sensuality, and for drug use and language
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Running Time: 128
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Date: 03/20/1992
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Ice Picky
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Paul Verhoeven's sex mystery worked only if you turned off your brain
completely and watched from below the waist. (Too many people took this
movie too seriously.) And it actually works in a nasty, tasteless sort
of way.
A San Francisco cop (Michael Douglas) tries to solve a series of
murders centered around the work of a mystery writer (Sharon Stone --
who deserved an Oscar nomination).
The screenplay by Joe Eszterhas is a kind of masterpiece of salesmanship and
bluster without intelligence or grace. It's unrestrained and vulgar in a way
that's almost admirable.
Verhoeven and Jan de Bont make excellent use of San Francisco locations,
using the City's various twists and turns for gleefully sinister effect. The
legendary Dorothy Malone co-stars in her final role to date.
Artisan's 2002 DVD release included
two commentary tracks with director Verhoeven and sex writer Camille
Paglia, plus lots of other extras, including an ice-pick shaped pen!
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