Cool as Ice (1991)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

David Kellogg

Writer (WGA):

David Stenn (written by)

Release Date:

18 October 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Romance

Tagline:

When a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it. Just add Ice.

Plot:

A rap oriented re-make of "Rebel Without a Cause," with heavy emphasis on the fact that rap star Vanilla Ice has assumed the James Dean role.

Plot Keywords:

Rap | Rebel | Motorcycle | Rapper | Naive

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Naomi Campbell	...	Singer at First Club
Vanilla Ice	...	Johnny
Deezer D	...	Jazz (as Deezer D.)
Kevin Hicks	...	Sir D.
Allison Dean	...	Princess
Bobbie Brown	...	Monique (as Bobby Brown)
Kristin Minter	...	Kathy
Sydney Lassick	...	Roscoe
Dody Goodman	...	Mae
John Newton	...	Nick (as John Haymes Newton)
Candy Clark	...	Grace
Michael Gross	...	Gordon
Victor DiMattia	...	Tommy
Brooke Alexander	...	Reporter
Jack McGee	...	Clarke

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #31403) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Glendora, California, USA

Company:

Alive Films

Trivia:

Vanilla Ice won the Razzie award for Worst New Star. The movie also received nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Original Song.

Quotes:

Johnny: Yeah, whackhead tried to play baseball with my homeboy's bike!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Richard in Stars Hollow (#2.12)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Love 2 Love U

A divine comedy

I hesitate to call this movie a really poor film, though don't get me wrong it is quite bad. But I believe it falls into a totally new genre of "crappy cult classics". When watching a film like Cool as Ice, I find myself asking over and over again, Are they serious? Who wrote this film? When they were writing the screenplay were they thinking: Yes, this is gold!

Now though this film is horrible, I find it very quotable which I believe is a major factor in assessing the quality of a film. Lines like "drop that zero and get with a hero" are unforgettable and hilarious. This movie is actually better then 75% of the comedies that are released in the movies today which sometimes even do well in the box office. Such movies come stocked with cliché's and overused jokes and though may be good for a few cheap laughs, are hardly worth seeing. Cool as Ice however is humorous (though not on purpose) and I think can be appreciated by anyone who was growing up during the early 90's. It really sums up what early 1990's were all about. I admit that it may be a little embarrassing if someone were to stumble across this title in your movie collection but if you ever see this movie for sale at a yard sale, I would recommend buying it for the full 1.00 price tag. It is worth watching with friends for some good laughs. My friends and I always mention this movie when discussing movie trivia and pop culture of the last decade. It always makes us smile. And isn't that what you hope for in a good movie?