Blades of Glory is a figure skating comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck. The DreamWorks (Paramount Pictures) film was released in theaters on March 30, 2007.
The Blades of Glory DVD is scheduled for release on August 28, 2007. The comedy stars Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as rival competitive ice skaters. In 2002, the two get into a brawl which leaves them banned from the sport of figure skating .
Three years later, both are working menial jobs. But they find a loophole in the rule revealing it only bars them from the singles competition.Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) decide to team up to become the first male pair in ice skating history and hilarity ensues.
Though the two men hate each other, they compete in the United States Figure Skating Championships, earning a spot in the WinterSport Games against the current champions – a brother/sister tandem. The movie even has a cameo with former professional ice skater Nancy Kerrigan . The tagline of the film is “Kick Some Ice.”
Look for the Blades of Glory DVD in your video store on August 28th.
- Blades of Glory – The official website of the movie
- U.S. Figure Skating – Find out about U.S. figure skating events
- Figure Skating – Learn more about the sport of figure skating
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