Ice Castles

PG

Released Dec 31, 1978

1h 53m

Drama

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44%

9 Reviews

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68%

5,000+ Ratings

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Her father, her boyfriend (Robby Benson) and a rink operator (Colleen Dewhurst) help a partly blinded Iowa figure skater (Lynn-Holly Johnson) aim for the Olympics.

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(spoilers) Lynn Holly Johnson is Lexie Winston; young superstar ice skating phenom who is on her way to the Olympics; when a stupid stunt unexpectedly blinds her, crushing all her ambitions for Olympic superstardom. Robby Benson is Nick Peterson, her boyfriend who helps her pick up the pieces, and over-come her handicap so she can still achieve her dreams...But Ice Castles aren't much sturdier than sand castles folks...And this isn't very good as a result... I mean...The best things about this disease-of-the-week affliction-drama are 1) Melissa Manchester's moving theme song, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" 2) Lynn Holly Johnson's impressive figure skating, and her very believable performance as a blind girl, and 3) the impressive supporting cast, including Robby Benson, who does excellent work as the rock-of-support boyfriend who trains her; and the always reliable Colleen Dewhurst. The worst thing about it is the TV movie like formula script; locked into a formula so strict and severe it's almost blinding in and of itself...I mean all you can see is this by-the-numbers story formula. If you really want to see an amazing affliction drama, see My Left Foot; which features Daniel Day Lewis' transformative performance as Christy Brown, an amazing man who overcame his CP to become a very successful and critically acclaimed Irish author and painter in the early part of the 20th century. That's amazing ...And this is boring. Overall: Not Recommended 👎

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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I didn't love this movie but I'm glad I finally watched it. I wasn't thrilled with it and I didn't really find it that emotional, but overall it was okay. Be prepared for the theme song to get stuck in your head!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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steve d

Cheesy but earnest...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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darren h

Movie was exceptional. It's just a little dated.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The best inspiring romance movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: Through the Eyes of Love!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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ashley h

Ice Castles is an okay film. It is about young girl who is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes. Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson give decent performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Donald Wrye did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and romance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Donald Wrye

Director

Lynn-Holly Johnson

Alexis Winston

Robby Benson

Nick Peterson

Colleen Dewhurst

Beulah Smith

Tom Skerritt

Marcus Winston

Jennifer Warren

Deborah Mackland

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Do we need the additional emotional jolts of blindness, paralysis and amputation in order to accept a story about young love and kids succeeding by luck and pluck?

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Nell Minow

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Rated: 3/5

Oct 4, 2003

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Austin Kennedy

Sin Magazine

The film's highlights are the figure skating scenes, which are well choreographed and shot. But unfortunately, the film has to have a typical Hollywood story that is about as generic as Crispy Rice.

Rated: 2/4

May 12, 2012

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Heather Boerner

Common Sense Media

Schmaltzy classic skating movie for romantics.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 18, 2010

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 13, 2005

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

Rated: 2/5

Jan 5, 2005

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Synopsis

Her father, her boyfriend (Robby Benson) and a rink operator (Colleen Dewhurst) help a partly blinded Iowa figure skater (Lynn-Holly Johnson) aim for the Olympics.

Director: Donald Wrye
Producer: Rosilyn Heller
Screenwriter: Donald Wrye, Gary L. Baim
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 31, 1978, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 53m

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