Blue Ice (film)

Blue Ice is a 1992 crime thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy. The film stars Michael Caine and Sean Young.

Premise

A former spy, who is a jazz club owner, becomes immersed back into the world of espionage and counter-intelligence.

Cast

Michael Caine as Harry Anders
Sean Young as Stacy Mansdorf
Ian Holm as Sir Hector
Bob Hoskins as Sam Garcia
Jack Shepherd as Stevens
Bobby Short as Buddy
Alun Armstrong as Osgood
Alan MacNaughtan as Lewis Mandorf
Sam Kelly as George
Phil Davis as Westy
Patricia Hayes as Old Woman

The band in Harry's club is portrayed by a number of accomplished musicians, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts:

Tom Boyd - Oboe
Dave Green - Bass
Michael Kamen - Orchestrator
Anthony Kerr - Vibes
Peter King - Alto Sax
Gerard Presencer - Trumpet
Pete Thomas - Saxophone / Composer:additional music
Charlie Watts - Drums
Steve Williamson - Tenor Sax

Production

According to the credits, the character of Harry Anders is based on the Ted Allbeury character Tad Anders. The character was featured in Allbeury's novels Snowball, Palomino Blonde and The Judas Factor. In the books he is described as being of Polish-British descent, while in the movie he is portrayed as English. The name is also an allusion to Harry Palmer, a British spy whom Caine portrayed in an earlier series of films.