The Iceman (2012)

• IMDb page: The Iceman (2012)
• Rate: 7.3/10 total 780 votes 
• Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
• Release Date: 7 June 2013 (UK)
• Runtime: 106 min
• Filming Location: Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Budget: $10,000,000 (estimated)
• Director: Ariel Vromen
• Stars: James Franco, Chris Evans, Winona Ryder | See full cast and crew
• Original Music By: Haim Mazar   
• Sound Mix: Dolby
• Plot Keyword: Family Man | Psychopathic Killer | Dead Body In Freezer | Murder | Hitman

Writing Credits By:

Morgan Land (screenplay) and

Ariel Vromen (screenplay)

Anthony Bruno (book "The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer")

Jim Thebaut (documentary "The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer") (as James Thebaut)

Known Trivia

• James Franco and Benicio Del Toro were originally cast in the lead roles. Franco was replaced by Chris Evans and Del Toro was replaced by Ray Liotta.
• Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast as Deborah Kuklinski, but dropped out due to pregnancy. She was replaced by Winona Ryder.
• Before production began, director Ariel Vromen shot a test scene with Michael Shannon as Richard Kuklinski and Michael Wincott as Robert Pronge. Shannon kept his role in the feature version, while Chris Evans was cast as Robert Pronge.

Plot: The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession. |  »

Story: The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.

Produced By:

René Besson known as executive producer

Ehud Bleiberg known as producer

Boaz Davidson known as executive producer

Danny Dimbort known as executive producer

Nicholas Donnermeyer known as associate producer

Lati Grobman known as executive producer

Avi Lerner known as executive producer

Juan A. Mas known as co-producer

Laura Rister known as executive producer

Trevor Short known as executive producer

Ariel Vromen known as producer

FullCast & Crew:

• James Franco known as Marty
• Chris Evans known as Robert Pronge
• Winona Ryder known as Deborah Kuklinski
• Ray Liotta known as Roy Demeo
• Michael Shannon known as Richard Kuklinski
• David Schwimmer known as Josh Rosenthal
• Erin Cummings known as Ellen
• Stephen Dorff known as Joey Kuklinski
• Hector Hank known as Earl
• Ryan O'Nan known as Terry Franzo
• Robert Davi known as Leo Marks
• Christa Campbell known as Adele
• Garrett Kruithof known as Stanley Kuklinski
• Weronika Rosati known as Livi
• McKaley Miller known as Anabel Kuklinski
• Gavin Casalegno known as Roller Skater
• Lindsay Clift known as Mickey's girl
• Jay Giannone known as Domenick Provenzano
• Juliet Reeves known as Girl At Bar
• Katarzyna Wolejnio known as Romy
• Freddy Bosche known as Detective Beaumont
• Catherine Kim Poon known as Club Goer
• Danny A. Abeckaser known as Dino Lapron
• Carl Bailey known as Mob Driver
• Ashlynn Ross known as Alex
• Johnny Martin known as Mareilli
• Megan Sherrill known as Betsy Kuklinski
• Michael P Gardner known as Courtroom Observer
• Zoran Radanovich known as Jimmy
• Laurie Cummings known as Courtroom Observer
• Tim Bell known as Cop
• Teanna Rose known as Roller skater
• Alexandra Doke known as Park Little Girl
• Ray Gaspard known as Dennis
• Dana Florentine known as Pedestrian
• John P. Fertitta known as Uncle Bill
• Johnnie Brannon known as Skate Patron
• Tommy Alastra known as Documentary Interviewer
• A. Michelle Harleston known as Courtroom Observer
• Steve Jimenez known as Taxi Driver / Club Patron / Bar Patron / Restaurant Patron
• Jonathan Yunger known as Porn Theatre Patron
• Vincent Fuentes known as JC
• Caden Large known as Boy on Bike in Park
• Brian Kinney known as Slick Man
• Jonathan Vender known as Trial Judge (voice)
• Allen Merritt known as Porn Theatre Patron
• Reno Toca known as Young Joey
• Kelly Lind known as Hospital Nurse
• Marjorie Ocho Kouns known as Aunt Rochelle
• Maureen Boutilier known as Court Observer
• Joseph Blackstone known as Frozen body (uncredited)
• Richard Allan Jones known as Movie Theater Patron (uncredited)
• Daniel J. Maher known as Arresting Detective (uncredited)
• Parker Stalford known as Roller Skater (uncredited)
• Katheryn Swann known as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• Shira Vilensky known as Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
• Christian Walker known as Drunk Guy (uncredited)
• Morgan Jaye Williams known as Club Goer (uncredited)

Makeup Department:

Merav Adler known as assistant makeup artist

Martin Astles known as special makeup effects designer

Andrea Bowman known as hair stylist

Troy Breeding known as makeup department head

Joe Colwell known as shop supervisor: Illusion Industries

Joe Colwell known as special makeup effects designer

Karri Farris known as key makeup artist

LaToya Henderson known as makeup artist (as LaToya Green)

Bart Mixon known as special makeup effects artist

Crystal Ro known as special makeup effects production coordinator

Todd Tucker known as special makeup effects artist

Adam Walls known as special makeup effects project coordinator

Crystal Woodford known as key hair stylist

Art Department:

Kenneth Brown known as construction coordinator

Alessandro Chimento known as art department coordinator

Matthew L. Crowson known as set dresser

Tim DeWayne known as set dresser (as Timothy Antwine)

Stephen P. Durante known as leadman

Kate Forry Guanci known as assistant property master (as Kate D. Forry)

Shelby Gillen known as set dec buyer

Charles Guanci Jr. known as property master

J.D. Jacoby known as set dresser

Phillip Joffrion known as set dresser

Joey Kent known as set dresser

Ellen Lampl known as graphic designer

Michael Mikita Jr. known as paint supervisor

Slaid Parker known as set dresser

Jared Pendergrass known as set dresser

Production Companies:

• Bleiberg Entertainment
• Millennium Films
• RabbitBandini Productions (executive producer)

Other Companies:

• American Roadshow Motion Picture And Television Catering  catering
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cineworks Digital Studios  color correction by
• Cineworks Digital Studios  post-production facilities
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates  script annotation
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Distributors:

• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2013) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2013) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Cinemax (2012) (Russia) (all media) (CIS + Baltics)
• Eagle Films (2011) (Non-USA) (all media) (middle east)
• Joyncontents Group (2013) (South Korea) (all media)
• Lionsgate (2013) (UK) (all media)
• Millennium Entertainment (2013) (USA) (all media)
• Millennium Films (2012) (Non-USA) (all media)

Special Effects:

• Illusion Industries (special makeup effects)

Visual Effects by:

Richard Aponte known as visual effects artist

Bradley M. Baxter known as visual effects artist

Maria Boyuklieva known as digital compositor

Aaron T. Brown known as visual effects artist

Dwight Carter known as 3D artist

Scott Castellano known as visual effects artist

Chris M. Cooper known as vfx on-set coordinator

Scott Coulter known as visual effects producer

Mike Durin known as visual effects artist

Hristo Gebrev known as visual effects coordinator

Sofia Gesheva-Aleksieva known as digital compositor

James Going known as visual effects artist

Bradley Greer known as digital intermediate colorist

Nathan Grubbs known as lead artist

Errol Hanse known as visual effects artist

Jack Hebert known as visual effects artist

Justin Horton known as visual effects artist

Travis Howe known as visual effects coordinator

Matthew S. Jennings known as quality control lead

Delyan Ketipov known as lead compositing artist

Kalin Krumov known as digital compositor

Kevin Langley known as visual effects artist

Ryan Littlefield known as visual effects artist

Anthony Marigliano known as visual effects artist

Ivailo Marinov known as digital compositor

Ryan Markley known as 3D lead artist

Visherryl Morgan known as digital compositor

Esteban Olide known as visual effects artist

Kyoung Kay Park known as 3D generalist

Dee Anne Phillips known as visual effects editor

Michael E. Phillips known as digital intermediate conform

Stephen H. Porter known as visual effects project manager

Kaleb Prichard known as visual effects artist

Amy Putrynski known as visual effects artist

Andrew Sagar known as compositing supervisor

Dustin Scholl known as on-set visual effects coordinator

Patrick Schultz known as visual effects artist

Ivailo Slavov known as matchmove artist

Stoimen Stoyanov known as digital compositor

William Tatum III known as visual effects artist

Dimitrina Torneva known as visual effects

Anton Tsolov known as visual effects artist

Eric A. Tuxen known as visual effects supervisor

Juvenal Vique known as visual effects artist

Trent Wiker known as compositor

Radoslav Yanudov known as visual effects artist

Release Date:

Italy 30 August 2012 (Venice Film Festival)

Canada 10 September 2012 (Toronto International Film Festival)

Poland 13 April 2013 (Off Plus Camera)

Argentina 2 May 2013

Lebanon 2 May 2013

Belgium 5 June 2013

Netherlands 7 June 2013

UK 7 June 2013

Taiwan 14 June 2013

Croatia 27 June 2013

Denmark 25 July 2013

Greece 1 August 2013

MPAA: Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content

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