Michael shannon, winona ryder, james franco, ray liotta, chris evans. Inspired by actual events, the iceman follows contract killer richard kuklinski michael shannon from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than a hundred men. It was filmed in color with dolby sound and ran for 100 minutes. At first richie michael shannon seems a gentle giant, offsetting his imposing physique and stonefaced demeanor with a shy.
In this movie the iceman is played by michael shannon who does a deadon portrayal of richard kuklinski. Richard kuklinski the iceman the very best of youtube. However, it is captivating to imagine a caveman coming back to life after being frozen for thousands of years. Richard leonard the iceman kuklinski april 11, 1935 march 5, 2006 was an american mass murderer who was convicted for three murders. Freezy hands to kuklinski has a story about roy demeos body being found in the trunk of his car, though he is not yet dead in the movie and in fact kuklinski and mr. Richard kuklinski, byname the iceman, born april 11, 1935, jersey city, new jersey, u. Iceman is a 2014 hong kongchinese 3d martial arts actioncomedy film directed by law wingcheung and starring donnie yen, who also serves as the films action director.
Shawn ashmore has stated in an interview he would not mind exploring icemans apparent homosexuality. This is a documentary that features different people interviewing richard kuklinski as he describes his life and crimes. Everything you need to know about the iceman movie 20. Richard kuklinski was born in his familys apartment on 4th street in jersey city, new jersey, to stanislaw stanley kuklinski 19061977, a polish immigrant from karwacz, masovian voivodeship who worked as a brakeman on the delaware, lackawanna and western railroad, and anna mcnally 19111972 from harsimus, a daughter of catholic.
The cast included john lone, timothy hutton, lindsay crouse, and danny glover. The iceman and the psychiatrist which the other dvd dosent have on it. The iceman is an appropriate title for this pair of hbo specials, because the words of former mafia enforcer richard kuklinski will chill you to the bone speaking in the monotonous drone of a man who has numbed himself with remorseless brutality, kuklinski was first interviewed in 1991, five years after receiving consecutive life sentences for multiple murders. Arthur rothstein library of congress jersey city in 1939. Richard kuklinski, better known as the iceman, was convicted of murdering six people, but he claimed to have killed hundreds and the prosecutors didnt doubt it. Long before the iceman vice documentary, wim hofs extraordinary feats of endurance including staying submerged in ice for extended periods of time and running a half marathon barefoot above the arctic circle, put him in the media spotlight. Appearing to be living the american dream as a devoted husband and father, in reality kuklinski was a ruthless hitman. Iceman is a 1984 american science fiction film from universal studios. Inspired by actual events, the iceman follows notorious contract killer richard kuklinski academy awardr nominee michael shannon from his early days in. Richard the iceman kuklinski parlayed his penchant for violence into a hitman contract for some of the most prominent mafia crime families, and is believed to have killed between 100200 men. It has its bmovie charm at times, and some good action scenes, but the story is terrible and makes no sense to the point that you just tune it out.
The iceman is one of those based on a true stories that wants to rests on the fact that it is a true story and do nothing more to explore the contradictions in its protagonist. Filled with more neverbeforerevealed confessions, its the most chillingly candid iceman special yet as it combines oftenconfrontational interview footage between kuklinski and dietz with photos, crime reenactments and home movies that add new layers to this evolving and fascinating story. Indeed, people, the iceman does cometh, and its taking him a long, long, long time to get here. However, thanks to the popularity of the documentary which now has more than 3.
Immediately, i will write that i liked the tapes and confesses interviews better than the psychiatrist interview, and will explain why below. The movie version is much sweeter and more mature than his comic book counterparts jerk with a heart of gold persona. The iceman tapes conversations with a killer part 1. Richard kuklinski the iceman mafia assasin interview full movie. An ambitious movie that both fails and succeeds, iceman tells the story of a caveman brought back to life after having been cryogenically preserved eons before. Inspired by actual events, the iceman follows notorious contract killer richard kuklinski academy awardr nominee michael shannon from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder. Michael shannons official the iceman interview youtube. The film is a remake of the 1989 film the iceman cometh which was directed by clarence fok and starred yuen biao. Goodfellas meets zodiac was how i described this movie on the festival circuit last year. Inspired by actual events, the iceman follows notorious contract killer richard kuklinski michael shannon from his early days in the mob u. The iceman showed at the 2012 telluride film festival and the. Richard kuklinski the iceman hbo interview 2001 part 2 youtube. This dvd contains both hbos interviews the iceman tapes.
I like the movie even though it isnt accurate really at all. The iceman was an enjoyable movie with very good acting, but ultimately quite unrealistic. This is a good movie until u read about the demeo crew and find a lot of. The iceman is an average biopic that is elevated to something higher based solely on the strength of its star. The iceman and the psychiatrist tv movie 2003 imdb.
For all the gritty details he loved to share, keep reading to learn 15 terrifying facts about the iceman killer richard kuklinski. Iceman is one of the slowest paced movies ive ever seen. Iceman robert louis drake is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics and is a founding member of the xmen. The screenplay was written by john drimmer and chip proser, and was directed by fred schepisi. Shawn ashmore has said in interviews that it signifies his characters maturity. The iceman cometh 1973 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Suddenly, kuklinski had been a teenage hitman, so proficient in the art of contract killing that he was already in demand at the age of 19.
James franco, wynona ryder, chris evans, ray liotta and david schwimmer also star. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Freezy are discussing putting a hit on him in that scene. The documentary opens up with an interview with kuklinski, where he states that if hes mad at you, hell kill you, and that youll never get away from him unless you shot him or killed him. One interview is from around 1991 and the other was taped in 2001. Iceman begins in almost exactly the same way as both versions of the thing, with a team of arctic scientists chopping a frozen mammal out of the ice. Even the makers of the movie the iceman rejected it completely. But somehow were more interested in this discovery because the frozen object isnt simply a gimmick at the beginning of a horror picture. This 3part series blends stock footage together with interviews of richard kuklinski, better known as the ice man, a notorious mafia killer. Michael shannon is chilling as americas most notorious hitman, but his cold heart must thaw to be more engaging as drama. Richard kuklinski, the story of the mafias most prolific. Three documentaries, two biographies and a feature film have been produced on kuklinski based on his interviews and the results of the task. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.
Watch iceman movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The iceman tapes conversations with a killer part 2. The iceman looks at the life of infamous contract killer richard kuklinski, beginning with the first date with his future wife, deborah winona ryder. Richard kuklinski a mafia hitman interview the iceman. The iceman on dvd september 3, 20 starring michael shannon, james franco, david schwimmer, ray liotta. Rather than ever showing shame or remorse of any kind, kuklinski reveled in the attention until his dying day. The iceman is a 2012 american biographical film on the true story of longtime notorious hitman richard kuklinski. Richard leonard kuklinski aka iceman, big rich, the oneman army and the devil himself was a devoted husband, loving fatherand ruthless killer of over 100 people. I liked the movie about the icemanrichard kuklinski who was a polish american serial killer and psychopath who killed people for the gambino familys roy demeo crew.
The iceman tapes conversations with a killer part 1 paul kreugel. All 35 songs from the the iceman 20 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. This story changed later, when carlo interviewed kuklinski. The film was released in hong kong and china on april 25, 2014. A vivid and disturbing documentary interview with ruthless mob hit man richard the iceman kuklinski. Released in 2012 at the venice film festival, the film was directed by ariel vromen, and stars michael shannon as kuklinski, winona ryder, chris evans, and ray liotta. The iceman, richard kuklinski, comes off as a very sympathetic character in the end, whereas in real life he truly was a cold emotionless and sociopathic killer. I bought and read the book the iceman by anthony bruno, and i then bought and watched the film the iceman starring michael shannon. The iceman rests on the power of one hell of a performance from shannon, with this monster of an actor playing a monster of a man with frightening intensity.
Richard kuklinski was born on april 11, 1935, in jersey city to. The iceman interview analysis of kuklinski youtube. Conversations with a killer and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Conversations with a killer, youll hear all about it from those in law enforcement who brought him down, from the medical examiner, from his wife, and from the man himself, the last part being what makes this documentary what it is.