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The Ice King (2018)
89 min | Documentary

The Ice King (2018)

89 min | Documentary

THE ICE KING is the searing documentary of a lost cultural icon, a story of art, sport, sexuality, and rebellion. Including incredible unseen footage of some of his mort remarkable performances and with access to Curry's letters, archive ...See moreTHE ICE KING is the searing documentary of a lost cultural icon, a story of art, sport, sexuality, and rebellion. Including incredible unseen footage of some of his mort remarkable performances and with access to Curry's letters, archive interviews, and interviews with his family, friends and collaborators, this is a portrait of the man who turned ice-skating from a dated sport into an exalted art form. Watch any figure skating and it falls into two possible camps: before and after John Curry. From what was a macho, technical sport whose judges punished deviation blossomed - through John Curry's stubborn beauty - ice-dancing. This was no Holiday on Ice, but a new artistic medium. After winning gold at the Winter Olympics for a rebelliously balletic routine, Curry saw the world's stages sheeted with ice. Audiences and reviewers alike were enthralled by his genius. But Curry's story is about more than skating. On the night of the final, Curry became the first openly gay Olympian at a time when homosexuality was barely legal. From bullying and prejudice, to relief in the gay underworld, to his untimely death from AIDS, Curry's story dovetails with the experiences of a generation. Tortured by demons, Curry was forever on the run. Never owning a home, he lived on the favours of those who loved him. The only place he found true freedom was the ice. This is the story of a man whose body was a battleground. From love affairs, to violence in sex clubs, to its 'unmanly' elegance on the ice, every act was rebellion. John Curry was no activist, but an artist expressing his authentic self - yet in a world where his existence was taboo, his life was unavoidably political. See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Freddie Fox Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (2011)
John Curry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Broadway on Showtime (1979)
Meg Streeter Lauck Self Self See fewer	Improv Ice III (2000)
Heinz Wirz Self Self See fewer	Eins zu eins (2009)
Ed Mosler Self - John Curry's sponsor (archive footage) Self - John Curry's sponsor (archive footage) See fewer
Christa Fassi Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Intimate Portrait (1990)
Carlo Fassi Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Is Your Life (1955)
Vladimir Kovalyov Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sport strany Sovetov (1979)
Johnny Weir Self Self See fewer	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Dick Button Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Robin Cousins Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Sleeping Beauty (1987)
Nancy Streeter Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Real... (1998)
Cathy Foulkes Self Self See fewer	The Real... (1998)
Lorna Brown Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Real... (1998)
Peter Martins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Merry Widow (1983)
William Whitener Self Self See fewer	Amadeus (1984)
Elva Corrie Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Ice King (2018)
Nathan Birch Self Self See fewer	The Sleeping Beauty (1987)
David A. Spungen Self (as David Spungen) Self (as David Spungen) See fewer	48 Hours (1988)
Kevin Kossi Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Real... (1998)
Rita Curry Self - John Curry's mother Self - John Curry's mother See fewer	The Real... (1998)