Ice Blues
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Ice Blues is a 2008 gay-themed mystery television movie
starring Chad Allen and Sebastian Spence, and directed by Emmy-nominated Canadian-born director Ron Oliver. featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey
. It is the third adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel, though it was the fourth to be released.
Ice Blues was screened in select markets in Canada in the summer of 2008 on the pay station Super Channel, but did not premiere in the United States until September 5, 2008 on here! TV network.
was released before Ice Blues. One was script quality; the producers felt that the adaptation of the novel needed substantial revisions to the overall plot. The other was the desired weather conditions for shooting, as Ice Blues was meant to take place in winter, so plans to shoot in May 2007 were shelved and filming was postponed until December of that year or the winter season of 2008.
Television movie
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starring Chad Allen and Sebastian Spence, and directed by Emmy-nominated Canadian-born director Ron Oliver. featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey
Donald Strachey
Donald Strachey is a fictional character who appears in novels by mystery writer Richard Stevenson.Strachey, a gay man, lives in Albany, New York, with his partner Timothy Callahan, who works as a legislative aide to a New York state senator...
. It is the third adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel, though it was the fourth to be released.
Ice Blues was screened in select markets in Canada in the summer of 2008 on the pay station Super Channel, but did not premiere in the United States until September 5, 2008 on here! TV network.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chad Allen Chad Allen (actor) Chad Allen is an American actor. Beginning a prolific career as a child actor at the age of seven, Allen is a three-time Young Artist Award winner and GLAAD Media Award honoree, best known for rising to prominence as a teen idol during the late 1980s as David Witherspoon on the NBC family drama,... |
Donald Strachey Donald Strachey Donald Strachey is a fictional character who appears in novels by mystery writer Richard Stevenson.Strachey, a gay man, lives in Albany, New York, with his partner Timothy Callahan, who works as a legislative aide to a New York state senator... |
| Sebastian Spence Sebastian Spence Sebastian Spence is an actor who played the lead role as Cade Foster in the TV series First Wave.Spence is the son of the late playwright Michael Cook and playwright and actress Janis Spence... |
Timmy Callahan |
| Nelson Wong | Kenny Kwon |
| Daryl Shuttleworth Daryl Shuttleworth Daryl Shuttleworth is a Canadian actor. He has had numerous small roles in a wide variety of North American television shows and films over the years, but is best known for his role as Detective Sean "Bub" Bailey in the gay-themed Donald Strachey mystery films.Shuttleworth is the former president... |
Detective "Bub" Bailey |
| Brittney Wilson Brittney Wilson Brittney Meriah Wilson is a Canadian actress. She was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia.-Movies:* Ice Blues - Lilah/Amy* Scar - Joan Burrows* Spymate - Jules* Connie and Carla - Young Carla... |
Lilah / Amy |
| Spencer Maybee | Eric Lenigan |
| Myron Natwick | Brian Lenigan |
| Sebastien Roberts Sebastien Roberts Sebastien Roberts is a French-Canadian actor of television and film, working in both French and English since the mid 1990s.... |
Frank Zaillian |
| Jason Poulsen | Jake Lenigan |
| Ulla Friis | Kelly |
| Sherry Miller Sherry Miller Sherry Miller is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Jane Oliver on the Canadian drama E.N.G. , Jennifer Taylor on the Showtime television show Queer As Folk and Dorothy O'Sullivan on The Best Years .- Biography :Miller began her career as a singer and dancer, gaining attention... |
Joan Lenigan |
| Adrian Holmes Adrian Holmes Adrian Holmes is an actor known for his television work on series such as FOX’s Fringe” and Human Target, CW Supernatural and SYFY’s Battlestar Galactica He may be best known, however, for his recurring role as “Basqat” on the ninth season of long running, the WB/CW television series... |
Somerville |
| P. Lynn Johnson | Senator Lauren Platt |
| Taras Kostyuk | Darwin |
| Christian Tessier Christian Tessier Christian Tessier is a Canadian actor.Tessier first came to television in 1989 on the Canadian children's show You Can't Do That On Television and notably appeared in the 1990s remake of The Tomorrow People, and the motion picture adaptation of Battlefield Earth... |
Skopes |
| Gordon Tipple | Arnie Targeson |
| Alfonso Quijada | Director |
| Michael Jonsson | Officer Morris |
| Chantal Forde | Annette |
| Reese Alexander | Police Officer |
| Joe Dall'Antonia | Pilot |
Release order
According to Ken Clark, the webmaster of fan site Chad Allen Online, there were a couple of reasons that On the Other Hand, DeathOn the Other Hand, Death
On the Other Hand, Death is a 2008 gay-themed mystery film. It is the third film adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey...
was released before Ice Blues. One was script quality; the producers felt that the adaptation of the novel needed substantial revisions to the overall plot. The other was the desired weather conditions for shooting, as Ice Blues was meant to take place in winter, so plans to shoot in May 2007 were shelved and filming was postponed until December of that year or the winter season of 2008.