Cool as Ice

PG

Released Oct 18, 1991

1h 30m

Musical

Romance

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3%

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33 Reviews

43%

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2,500+ Ratings

Johnny (Vanilla Ice) is a rebellious rapper whose ice-cold heart thaws when he sets eyes on Kristin Minter (Kristin Minter). They couldn't be more different. She's a straight-A student whose biggest thrills come from horseback riding; he's a moody misfit who tears up the street with his yellow motorcycle. It won't be easy to win her heart -- especially with Kristin's athletic ex-boyfriend blocking the way. But, when her dad gets in trouble with gangsters, Johnny proves his worth.

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Matthew Gilbert

Boston Globe

Curiosity wears thin fast, and Cool as Ice ends up seeming tired as well as twisted. The man whom promoters call the rap-era Elvis has negative charisma.

Aug 13, 2021

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Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Question: What has a bland flavor and makes your blood run cold? Answer: Vanilla Ice.

Aug 13, 2021

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

It's one of those movies that seem fabricated for a shopping mall: decorative, pretty, vacuous.

Aug 13, 2021

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Terry Lawson

Dayton Daily News

It's all as passé and unoriginal as its star, whose brief blast of popularity at least proves Americans are wising up: After all, Pat Boone stuck around for years.

Rated: 1/4

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Jack Garner

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

The plot of the Vanilla Ice movie, Cool As Ice is as simple and obvious as the rap star's wooden acting.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 13, 2021

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Tony Norman

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Director David Kellogg tries hard to make a hackneyed script at least look good. One could plausibly chop the movie into pieces and produce several outstanding Vanilla Ice videos.

Rated: C-

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Will H

There are a lot worse movies out there. The movie has a simple plot and is definitely family friendly. It also features the dad from Family Ties. By the film came out, Vanilla Ice was no longer on top and most of fans had turned against him. Thus, it tanked at the box office. I promise, if this came on tv on some boring Saturday afternoon, you would probably come out thinking that it wasn't so bad. I mean, when a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it: Just add ice.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Cameron L

Ha ha ha! What the hell am I looking at? I can't stop laughing how nonsensical and silly it is. It's too cute

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/21/23

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Scott S

Vanilla Ice moves audiences to tears with his stunning portrayal of Vanilla Ice. Just when I thought Hollywood was getting stale, here we have an actor that can not only act, but skateboard, ride motorcycles, AND dare I say rap. When Vanilla's character Vanilla said "Word to your mother" my heart sank into the bottom of my chest. Move over Goodfellas, there's a new sheriff in town.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/23

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Gabriella C

Cool as ice, first off why did Vanilla Ice get the opportunity to be the leading actor in Cool as Ice when he only had one hit song in his discography. Additionally, the movie suffered from a bad script especially for the ex - boyfriend which is upsetting because it as a pretty strong cast of Naomi Campbell . This movie was supposed to promote Vanilla's Ice acting career but thankfully that did not happen it as a commercial failure and a box office bomb and ngl I see why

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/03/23

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Steve D

Not cool, but very funny, for all the wrong reasons.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Mihai V

What can i say about this movie? It is the greatest movie of all time, and one of the most crucial intelectual, emotional, and cultural developments. Why? Because it manages to show every crucial aspect of the human condition with out being deluded by personality or character in anything. Simply put, all of the small, big, implicit or explicit aspects of this movie are 110 % devoid of any personality or character, it being a black whole that sucks out everything that might distract you in a good or bad way. It is the point zero of movies, of existence and i love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/25/22

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Vanilla Ice

John 'Johnny' Van Owen

Kristin Minter

Kathy Winslow

Michael Gross

Gordon Winslow

Sydney Lassick

Roscoe McCallister

Dody Goodman

Mae McCallister

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Cool as Ice: Official Clip - The People's Choice

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Cool as Ice: Official Clip - Smooth as Ice

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Cool as Ice: Official Clip - She Likes Me

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Cool as Ice: Official Clip - Homeboy This!

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Cool as Ice: Official Clip - 'Cause I Wanna Know

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Cool as Ice: Official Clip - Get With the Hero

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Cool as Ice: Official Clip - Get Wit' It

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Cool as Ice: Official Clip - Johnny the Badass

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Cool as Ice: Official Clip - I Forgot Somethin'

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Synopsis

Johnny (Vanilla Ice) is a rebellious rapper whose ice-cold heart thaws when he sets eyes on Kristin Minter (Kristin Minter). They couldn't be more different. She's a straight-A student whose biggest thrills come from horseback riding; he's a moody misfit who tears up the street with his yellow motorcycle. It won't be easy to win her heart -- especially with Kristin's athletic ex-boyfriend blocking the way. But, when her dad gets in trouble with gangsters, Johnny proves his worth.

Director: David Kellogg
Producer: Carolyn Pfeiffer, Lionel Wigram
Screenwriter: David Stenn
Distributor: MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Rating: PG
Genre: Musical, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 18, 1991, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $956.8K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround

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