The Ice Harvest is a 2005 American film directed by Harold Ramis that has a lawyer (John Cusack) and his partner (Billy Bob Thornton) attempt to steal cash from a mobster (Randy Quaid) but things go awry when the lawyer's partner has his own ideas on what to do with the money. It is based on Scott Phillips' book The Ice Harvest.
The film also stars Connie Nielsen, Oliver Platt, Mike Starr, Ned Bellamy, TJ Jagodowski, and David Pasquesi.
The movie was released on November 25, 2005.
Tropes for the film:
- Anyone Can Die: Charlie and Pete are the only major characters to survive the movie.
- A Simple Plan: The basic plot against Guerrard is simple; Charlie and Vic skim a huge amount of money off his accounts, then skip town with no one the wiser. Unfortunately, no one informed the weather man and they end up stuck in Wichita for an extra night, where everything proceeds to go breathtakingly wrong.
- Bathroom Stall Graffiti: The film shows Charlie reading such graffiti at a urinal written in red Sharpie, saying aloud: "As Wichita falls, so falls Wichita Falls". The same tag appears in random places throughout the town; In the end, Charlie pulls a red Sharpie from his pocket, revealing he was the one writing the messages.
- Died Standing Up: Vic shoots a thug and states "You're dead, don't just stand there pretending you're not!".
- Downer Ending: The movie isn't so bad, but the alternate ending, including the canonical one from the books, pretty much defines downer.
