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| Directed by | Paul Michael Glaser |
| Produced by | Robert W. Cort Ted Field Karen Murphy |
| Written by | Tony Gilroy |
| Starring | D. B. Sweeney Moira Kelly Roy Dotrice Terry O'Quinn |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
| Cinematography | Elliot Davis |
| Editing by | Michael E. Polakow |
| Studio | Interscope Communications |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | March 27, 1992 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $25,105,000 |
The Cutting Edge is a 1992 romantic comedy film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and written by Tony Gilroy. The plot is about a very rich, spoiled figure skater (played by Moira Kelly) who is paired with a has-been ice hockey player (played by D. B. Sweeney) for Olympic figure skating. They face off against a Soviet pair in the climax of the film, which is set at the site of the 16th Winter Olympic Games, in Albertville, France. The film was also shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[1]
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Kate Moseley is a world-class figure skater training for the 1988 Winter Olympics. She has genuine talent, but years of being spoiled by her wealthy father (Terry O'Quinn) have made her all but impossible to work with. Doug Dorsey is an exceptional hockey player with drive, skill, and a full complement of arrogance. His team is also in the Olympics. Just minutes before his match, he and Kate literally run into each other at the arena. Doug suffers an eye injury during that game which damages his peripheral vision, and he is forced to retire from the sport. Later in the Games, Kate falls during a program, costing her pair a chance at the gold medal.
In the lead-up to the next Winter Olympics four years later, Kate has driven out all potential skating partners with her attitude and perfectionism; her coach, Anton Pamchenko (Roy Dotrice), needs to find another replacement. He proceeds to track down Doug, who by now is back home in Minnesota, working in a steel mill and playing in a semi-professional hockey league on the side. Desperate for another chance at Olympic glory, Doug agrees to work as Kate's partner, even though he has a macho contempt for figure skating. However, Kate's snooty, prima donna behavior gets on his nerves immediately. The first few practices between them do not go well. In time, though, their relationship grows warmer, and they learn to work together and become a pair to be reckoned with both on and off the ice.
To everyone's surprise, they advance all the way to the finals in Albertville and look to be one of the top pairs competing for the gold. Everything is going well until they realize that they have fallen in love with each other. Doug and Kate are forced to reconcile these new feelings with their mutual desire to win at all costs.
The original music score was composed by Patrick Williams. The film's theme song "Feels like Forever" was performed by Joe Cocker and written by Diane Warren and Bryan Adams.
The Cutting Edge has a 58% rating (based on 12 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]
The film was followed by sequels The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006), The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream (2008), and The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice (2010), each with mostly different casts.
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