Here is the first trailer for Jill Spencer's Thin Ice, which stars Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, and Alan Arkin. Leah Thompson and Bob Balaban also star in this offbeat comedy about a con that goes horribly wrong. Thin Ice has the same feel as the Coen Brothers' Fargo, and looks like it will be a quirky film with great characters.
Synopsis:
Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) is a small-time insurance agent looking for a way to jump-start his business, reunite with his estranged wife (Lea Thompson) and escape the frigid Wisconsin weather. This self-proclaimed master of spin believes that salesmanship is about selling a story — all he needs is a sucker willing to buy it. He hits pay dirt with a lonely retired farmer (Alan Arkin) who is sitting on something much bigger than an insurance commission. But Mickey’s attempt to con the old man spins out of control when a nosy, unstable locksmith (Billy Crudup) with a volatile temper dramatically ups the stakes, trapping him in a madcap spiral of danger, deceit and double-crossing. Blending dark comedy and delirious Midwestern noir, THIN ICE reaches a breaking point that no one — least of all Mickey Prohaska — could ever see coming.
Thin Ice is set for a limited release on February 17. Check out the poster and trailer below and share your thoughts.
Source: Watch in HD via Apple (http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/thinice/)
Source: Via FirstShowing (http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/greg-kinnear-billy-crudup-star-in-murder-drama-thin-ice-trailer/)