D.B. Sweeney, Dwier Brown, Moira Kelly

Set against the backdrop of the 1992 Olympic Figure Skating Competition, the film centers on the life of Doug Dorsey, a brash, blue collar hockey player who is destined for stardom in the NHL until an...( read more  read more... ) overzealous opponent leaves him blindsided. In a last ditch effort to capture the Gold, he teams up with Kate Moseley, a prima donna pairs figure skater whose domineering talent and razor-sharp wit puts Doug on very thin ice.

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PG, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Paul Michael Glaser

Release Date: January 1, 1992

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DVD Release Date: January 9, 2001

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  • March 16, 2008
    At the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary we see Doug Dorsey battered in a vicious hockey game against West Germany. We then see a Kate doing her program and falling when a lift goes bad. Both have fought all their life to get to the Olympics and suddenly the dream has been shattere...( read more)d. The movie then follows a tempermental but talented figure skater Kate through many partners until finally her coach resorts to recruiting a hockey player. Through the difficult training of 15 hours of skating a day they finally prepare for Nationals and the Olympics. A romance is budding and their final show could bend or break them as they try to achieve their dreams of an Olympic Gold medal.
  • October 23, 2007
    Toe pick! Toe this! 2 stars!
  • August 26, 2007
    Standard film, mediocre, nothing further, worth one watch or two.
  • July 25, 2007
    so corny its good, the only good romantic ice skating movie
  • March 27, 2007
    This movie shined because of the great rapport between DB Sweeney and Moira Kelly. It was a fun, funny and cute movei wrapped up in a nice package. When i worked at a video store when this came out. When people asked me for a good movie they hadnt heard of I recommend this one. W...( read more)e had one copy and it was never in. Not one person ever said they disliked it.
  • November 17, 2009
    "It skated into my mind, and made a goal in my heart!"

    "The Cutting Edge" is a timeless classic, that unlike "Dirty Dancing", is good for the heart and powerful to watch.

    When opposites attract, things could be explosive, not implosive like two physicaly attracted, star c...( read more)rossed lovers in "Dirty daning'.

    "A Sensational Film" Four out of Four Stars"

    Skip " The "Dirty" and "Dancing" and go for some of "The Cutting Edge"
  • November 16, 2009
    nice ice skating movie...
  • November 9, 2009
    D. B. Sweeney's youthful energy shines thru his face . . . definitely a keeper.
  • October 22, 2009
    when circumstances bring a professional hockey player and a professional figure skater together, comedy, drama and romance ensue.

    uber chessy and oh-so corny, I still love this film. ♥

    ** review to be continued **
  • October 17, 2009
    funny
    great story and skating

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