Brian Boitano Movies
- 1995
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Brian Boitano, professional American figure skater and 1988 Olympic gold winner in Men's figure skating, has toured in Europe and North America and starred in a number of television specials with German ice skater Katarina Witt. In 1994 Boitano returned to Olympic competition, placing sixth in competition. This fifty-four minute video features Brian Boitano and some of the world's finest ice-skating champions, including Gorgeeva and Grinkov, Midori Ito, Debi Thomas, Tiffany Chin and many more skaters. Viewers will witness the grace, skill and the various ice-skating techniques and styles of these talented men and women on ice. ~ Forrest Spencer, All Movie Guide
A teenager is torn between her desire to please her mother and following her own ambitions in this family-friendly comedy drama. Casey Carlyle (Michelle Trachtenberg) is a high-school student who has a keen mind for math and looks to be on the fast track to Harvard, which is just the way her mother (Joan Cusack) wants it. However, Casey also has a dream of becoming a competitive ice skater, which is not a popular notion with either Casey's mom or her school's clique of aspiring skaters, led by the egocentric Gen (Hayden Panettiere). However, one day at the rink Casey wins the attention of Tina (Kim Cattrall), a former skating champion who now trains her daughter and is trying to live down an incident that grounded her career on the ice. Tina thinks Casey has what it takes to be a champ, but neither Gen nor Casey's mother are happy with this news, leaving Casey and Tina to go it alone, though Casey soon wins the emotional support of Teddy (Trevor Blumas), Gen's handsome older brother. Ice Princess also features champion skater Michelle Kwan in a small role as herself, doing television commentary at a skating event. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, (more)
Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, and Will Arnett headline this high-concept comedy concerning two male figure-skating rivals aching to compete despite having been banned from the sport. Their medals stripped after getting into a highly publicized fight at the World Championships, star figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) are barred from ever competing in the sport again. Upon discovering a loophole that will allow them to perform together in the pairs figure skating category, the two athletes determine to put their differences aside in order to pursue their gold medal aspirations. Amy Poehler, Jenna Fischer, Craig T. Nelson, and Rob Corddry co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, (more)
