Ice Blues
America's favorite gay private investigator is back.
2008 | 98m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Ron Oliver |
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| Writer: | Richard Stevenson, Ron McGee |
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| This new installment in the popular and critically-acclaimed Donald Strachey Mystery series finds America’s favorite gay private investigator, Donald Strachey (Chad Allen), taking on the most complicated case of his career. After his long-time partner, Tim (Sebastian Spence), asks him to uncover the source of an anonymous and generous donation to the Albany youth center, he gets caught in a whirlwind of deceit and danger. When the lawyer who presented the donation turns up dead, the hard-boiled Strachey must race against the clock to capture the killer before he strikes again." | |
| Release Date: | Oct 12, 2008 |
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| Director: | Ron Oliver |
| Writer: | Richard Stevenson, Ron McGee |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | new york city, based on novel or book, senator, private investigator, lgbt, gay theme |
| Production Companies | Here! Films, Shavick Entertainment, Blue Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chad Allen | Donald Strachey |
| Sebastian Spence | Tim Callahan |
| Nelson Wong | Kenny Kwon |
| Brittney Wilson | Lilah |
| Sebastien Roberts | Frank Zaillian |
| Sherry Miller | Joan Lenigan |
| Myron Natwick | Brian Lenigan |
| Adrian Holmes | Somerville |
| Jason Poulsen | Jake Lenigan |
| Daryl Shuttleworth | Detective Bailey |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ron Oliver | Director |
| Tony Dean Smith | Editor |
| Brett Armstrong | Stunt Coordinator |
| Peter Allen | Original Music Composer |
| Richard Stevenson | Story |
| Ron McGee | Writer |
| Philip Webb | Line Producer |
| C. Kim Miles | Director of Photography |
| Candice Elzinga | Casting |
| Rick Whitfield | Production Design |
| Josh Plaw | Set Decoration |
| Karen Munnis | Costume Design |
| Elspeth Grafton | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Colichman | Producer |
| Stephen P. Jarchow | Producer |
| Brad E. Danks | Executive Producer |
| Barry Krost | Executive Producer |
| James Shavick | Executive Producer |
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Chad Allen brings a little charm to this, certainly the best of the pretty mediocre four film adaptations of the "Donald Strachey" PI investigations. This one sees him investigate when boyfriend "Tim" (Sebastian Spence) finds himself embroiled in a mystery surrounding a large bequest for his "safe z ... one" which all goes a bit south when a murder occurs. The original story covers a surprisingly varied series of topics - in a largely superficial fashion - including loyalty, obsession and child welfare issues which this effort makes a decent fist of as it rumbles along, but there is precisely zero chemistry between the two stars and the ending is a bit lacklustre. It's just about worth a watch, but only just....