Title The Ice Storm Overview In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her husband's lies. Their son, Paul, home for the holidays, escapes to the city to pursue an alluring rich girl from his prep school. Young, budding nymphomaniac, Wendy Hood roams the neighborhood, innocently exploring liquor cabinets and lingerie drawers of her friends' parents, looking for something new. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Tagline It was 1973, and the climate was changing. Genres Drama Keywords based on novel, 1970s, thanksgiving, dysfunctional family, independent film Production Companies Fox Searchlight Pictures, Good Machine, Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels Production Countries France, United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 112 Release Year 1997
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 8 million USD