Ice Princess facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ice Princess
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Directed by	Tim Fywell
Produced by	Bridget Johnson
Screenplay by	Hadley Davis
Story by	Meg Cabot, Hadley Davis
Starring	Joan Cusack Kim Cattrall Michelle Trachtenberg Hayden Panettiere
Music by	Christophe Beck
Cinematography	David Hennings
Editing by	Janice Hampton
Studio	Walt Disney Pictures Bridget Johnson Films On The Ice Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s)	March 18, 2005 (2005-03-18)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Money made	$27.6 million

Ice Princess is a fun American movie from 2005. It's a mix of comedy and drama for teens. The film was directed by Tim Fywell. It stars Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, and Hayden Panettiere. The story is about a smart teenager named Casey Carlyle. She dreams of going to Harvard University. But then she discovers a new passion: figure skating. This new dream changes her life completely. The movie came out on March 18, 2005.

Plot Summary: Casey's Skating Dream

Casey Carlyle (Michelle Trachtenberg) is a very bright science student. She plans to get a scholarship to Harvard University. For this scholarship, Casey needs to do a special summer project. It has to be about physics.

One day, Casey is watching a figure skating competition. She is with her best friend, Ann. Ann is also very good at math. Casey realizes that her favorite childhood hobby, ice skating, could be a perfect project. She decides to use physics to improve her own skating. She also learns from watching other skaters.

Casey gets really good at skating. She quickly moves up two levels to become a junior skater. She even helps other junior skaters. These include Gennifer "Gen" Harwood (Hayden Panettiere), Tiffany Lai, and Nikki Fletcher (Kirsten Olson). Casey uses computer algorithms to help them skate better.

Casey starts to feel torn. She loves skating, but she also wants to go to Harvard. It becomes hard to balance school, skating, and a part-time job. Casey's mom, Joan Carlyle (Joan Cusack), worries about her grades. She tries to stop Casey from skating. There is also some tension between Casey's mom and Casey's coach. The coach is Tina Harwood (Kim Cattrall), a former skater.

Tina manages the ice rink where Casey trains. She has Gen on a very strict training plan. During a competition, both Casey and Gen are competing. Tina sees that Casey might do better than Gen. So, Tina tries to mess up Casey's performance. She buys Casey new skates. Casey doesn't know that new skates need to be "broken in." Because of this, Casey falls many times during her performance.

Casey finds out what Tina did. She gets very upset with Tina. Casey finishes fifth in the competition. She can only go to the next level if one of the top four skaters drops out. After this, Casey loses interest in skating. She goes back to focusing on her studies and Harvard.

Gen is also upset with Tina's actions and strict rules. So, Gen quits skating. Because Gen quit, Casey can now qualify for the next competition. Casey and Gen make up and become friends again. Casey then decides not to compete for the Harvard scholarship. She wants to focus on skating instead. Her mom is very disappointed.

Casey asks Tina to be her coach again. She wants Tina to help her train for the next competition. Her mom is still upset. She refuses to watch Casey skate.

At the competition, Casey is not fully focused at first. She falls while trying a difficult jump. Then, she sees her mom in the audience. This inspires Casey. She gives a beautiful and artistic performance. Nikki earns the gold medal. Casey wins the silver medal. Both of them qualify for the Nationals. They might even go to the 2006 Winter Olympics!

Gen's brother, Teddy (Trevor Blumas), gives Casey flowers. He congratulates her, and they share a kiss. Later, Casey's mom and Tina argue. They talk about Casey's college plans, her new romance with Teddy, and her future in figure skating.

Meet the Cast

Here are the main actors and the characters they play:

• Michelle Trachtenberg as Casey Carlyle
• Joan Cusack as Joan Carlyle (Casey's mom)
• Kim Cattrall as Tina Harwood (Casey's coach)
• Hayden Panettiere as Gennifer "Gen" Harwood (Tina's daughter)
• Trevor Blumas as Teddy Harwood (Gen's brother)
• Erik King as Dr. Chip Healey
• Diego Klattenhoff as Kyle Dayton
• Kirsten Olson as Nikki Fletcher
• Signe Ronka as Emma Flanders
• Juliana Cannarozzo as Zoey Bloch
• Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Mr. Lai
• Martha MacIsaac as Mean Party Girl
• Connie Ray as Mrs. Fletcher
• Michelle Kwan as ESPN reporter (a real-life figure skater!)
• Jocelyn Lai as Tiffany Lai
• Shanique Ollivierre-Lake as Chantal DeGroat
• Amy Stewart as Ann (Casey's best friend)
• Kristina Whitcomb as Ms. Fisher Lee

Music from the Movie

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The Ice Princess: Original Soundtrack was released on March 15, 2005. It features songs by many popular artists. Some of these include Natasha Bedingfield, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, and Jesse McCartney. The album did well on the music charts. It reached number 53 on the Billboard 200 chart. It also reached number 2 on the Top Soundtracks chart.

Song List

Here are the songs included on the soundtrack:

• "Reach" - Caleigh Peters
• "If I Had It My Way" - Emma Roberts
• "Get Your Shine On" - Jesse McCartney
• "You Set Me Free" - Michelle Branch
• "Reachin' for Heaven" - Diana DeGarmo
• "No One" - Aly & AJ
• "It's Oh So Quiet" - Lucy Woodward
• "Get Up" - Superchick
• "I Fly" - Hayden Panettiere
• "Just a Dream" - Jump5
• "Bump" - Raven-Symoné
• "There Is No Alternative" - Tina Sugandh
• "Unwritten" - Natasha Bedingfield

Some songs were in the movie but not on the soundtrack:

• "Ray of Light" by Madonna was in a skating scene.
• "Freak Out" by Avril Lavigne was in the movie trailer.
• Instrumental versions of "Toxic" by Britney Spears and "Trouble" by Pink were in skating scenes.

See also

In Spanish: Ice Princess para niños