High Ice, also known as Challenge of the High Ice,[4] is a 1980 American adventuretelevision film directed by Eugene S. Jones and starring David Janssen, Tony Musante, Madge Sinclair, and Gretchen Corbett. Its plot follows a park ranger and army lieutenant attempting to save three rock climbers stranded on a mountain ledge. The film was released in the United States as an NBC Movie of the Week in early 1980, but was given a theatrical release internationally. The extended theatrical cut of the film shown in foreign countries includes nude sequences that were excised from the television version.
A park ranger (David Janssen) clashes with an army lieutenant colonel (Tony Musante) regarding the rescue efforts of three rock climbers stranded on a mountain ledge in Washington.
Filming took place in Darrington, Washington in the summer of 1979.[2] The production budget was approximately $2 million.[2]
Releaseedit
Upon its airing on NBC in January 1980, High Ice was met by approximately 25 million viewers in the United States.[2] The film was subsequently given a theatrical release internationally, with nudity which had been cut from the television version reinstated.[2] The film aired on television again in the late 1980s on MTV.[5]
Critical responseedit
James Brown of the Los Angeles Times deemed the film a "visually breathtaking, but dramatically stuttering diversion... Director Eugene Jones further hampers his own cause with some choppy transitions, confusing flashbacks and muddled dramatic focus."[4]
Referencesedit
^"High Ice (1980)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ abcdeFiege, Gale (August 24, 2009). "'High Ice': It may be cheesy, but 1980 TV movie belongs to Darrington". The Herald. Everett, Washington. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
^Harrison, Bernie (January 7, 1980). "Monday's Highlights". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abBrown, James (January 7, 1980). "'High Ice' Has Its Ups, Downs". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
^Scheuer, Steven H. (1987). Movies on TV '88-'89. Bantam Books. p. 349. ISBN978-0-553-26851-5.
high, film, high, also, known, challenge, high, 1980, american, adventure, television, film, directed, eugene, jones, starring, david, janssen, tony, musante, madge, sinclair, gretchen, corbett, plot, follows, park, ranger, army, lieutenant, attempting, save, . High Ice also known as Challenge of the High Ice 4 is a 1980 American adventure television film directed by Eugene S Jones and starring David Janssen Tony Musante Madge Sinclair and Gretchen Corbett Its plot follows a park ranger and army lieutenant attempting to save three rock climbers stranded on a mountain ledge The film was released in the United States as an NBC Movie of the Week in early 1980 but was given a theatrical release internationally The extended theatrical cut of the film shown in foreign countries includes nude sequences that were excised from the television version High IceGenreAdventurethrillerWritten bySy Gomberg Jack TurleyDirected byGordon HesslerStarringDavid Janssen Tony Musante Madge Sinclair Gretchen CorbettMusic byRobert O RaglandCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducersEugene S Jones Natalie JonesCinematographyRobert E CollinsEditorGeorge HivelyRunning time97 minutes 1 Budget 2 million 2 Original releaseNetworkNBCReleaseJanuary 7 1980 1980 01 07 3 Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4 1 Critical response 5 References 6 External linksPremise editA park ranger David Janssen clashes with an army lieutenant colonel Tony Musante regarding the rescue efforts of three rock climbers stranded on a mountain ledge in Washington Cast editDavid Janssen as Glencoe MacDonald Tony Musante as Lt Col Harris Thatcher Madge Sinclair as Dr Pittman Gretchen Corbett as Liz James G Richardson as Scott Allison Argo as Kathy Dorian Harewood as Lt Zack Hawkins Warren Stevens as Sgt Lomax Katherine Cannon as Sandy James Canning as Lt Foster James Kaufman as Lt FoleyProduction editFilming took place in Darrington Washington in the summer of 1979 2 The production budget was approximately 2 million 2 Release editUpon its airing on NBC in January 1980 High Ice was met by approximately 25 million viewers in the United States 2 The film was subsequently given a theatrical release internationally with nudity which had been cut from the television version reinstated 2 The film aired on television again in the late 1980s on MTV 5 Critical response edit James Brown of the Los Angeles Times deemed the film a visually breathtaking but dramatically stuttering diversion Director Eugene Jones further hampers his own cause with some choppy transitions confusing flashbacks and muddled dramatic focus 4 References edit High Ice 1980 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved February 29 2020 a b c d e Fiege Gale August 24 2009 High Ice It may be cheesy but 1980 TV movie belongs to Darrington The Herald Everett Washington Archived from the original on February 29 2020 Harrison Bernie January 7 1980 Monday s Highlights The Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 13 via Newspapers com a b Brown James January 7 1980 High Ice Has Its Ups Downs Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California p 64 via Newspapers com Scheuer Steven H 1987 Movies on TV 88 89 Bantam Books p 349 ISBN 978 0 553 26851 5 External links editHigh Ice at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title High Ice film amp oldid 1213212282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
