Cool as Ice is a 1991 musical romance film directed by David Kellogg and starring rapper Vanilla Ice in his feature film debut. The film, a loose remake of Rebel Without a Cause, focuses on the character of Johnny, a freewheeling, motorcycle-riding rapper who arrives in a small town and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches his eye. Meanwhile, Kathy's father, who is in witness protection, is found by the corrupt police officers he escaped fro...
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Cool as Ice is a 1991 musical romance film directed by David Kellogg and starring rapper Vanilla Ice in his feature film debut. The film, a loose remake of Rebel Without a Cause, focuses on the character of Johnny, a freewheeling, motorcycle-riding rapper who arrives in a small town and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches his eye. Meanwhile, Kathy's father, who is in witness protection, is found by the corrupt police officers he escaped from years ago. The film was developed as a vehicle for Vanilla Ice, but was commercially and critically unsuccessful.
Filming began in April 1991. The role of Kathy was offered to future Academy Award winner for Best Actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Her father Bruce Paltrow forbade her from accepting it due to the script's sexual content.
The film's soundtrack album contained four new songs by Vanilla Ice, as well as other material. It peaked at #89 on the Billboard 200.
The film opened in 393 theaters in the United States, grossing $638,000, ranking at...
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