Ice Castles is a 1978 American romantic drama, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson.
It is the story of Alexis, a young figure skater, and her rise and fall from super stardom. Tragedy strikes when, following a freak accident, Lexie loses her sight, leaving her to hide away in the privacy of her own despair. She eventually perseveres and begins competing in figure skating again.
The work was filmed on location in Colorado and Minnesota. Its theme song "Through the Eyes of Love." was made famous by Melissa Manchester. The director, Donald Wrye, filmed a remake of the movie in 2009.[1] The movie, starring Taylor Firth, is scheduled for release in time for the 2010 Olympics.
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Plot summary
Alexis "Lexie" Winston (Lynn-Holly Johnson) is a young girl from a small town who dreams of becoming a champion figure skater. Her high-school sweetheart, Nick (Robby Benson)), dreams of being a hockey player.
Lexie enters a regional championship and is discovered by an elite coach (Warren) who sees her potential despite a lack of training and qualifications at an advanced age for figure skaters. Despite initial protests from her father (Tom Skerritt) Lexie moves from her home in Waverly, Iowa to train at the legendary Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is not well received by the other girls because of the attention lavished on her natural talent, but she proves herself and qualifies for the next level. Lexie's life is drastically changed; she becomes a star, alienates her high school sweetheart, and she begins dating an older man.
One night, while skating, Lexie tried coming down after trying another triple axle and her skate caught on the metal bar between the tables and ice where she tripped and fell into the tables and chairs and hitting her head on the middle bar of a table. This accident causes her to lose her sight due to a blood clot in her brain. In the midst of feeling sorry for herself, she and Nick rediscover their love for each other. With help from Nick, her father Marcus and original coach Beulah, Lexie begins to realize that she can still fulfill her dreams.
Differences between theater version and subsequent releases
In the original theater version, when Alexis is in her first competition, during the number she falls down, and then gets back up and completes the routine. This is what causes her low scores. All subsequent releases of this movie have removed the falling down scene, but she still gets the low scores. This makes that part of the movie to not make sense, as she appears to have done a flawless routine. In the scene after Lexie skates beautifully Beulah (Colleen Dewhurst) says it best, "They couldn't believe their eyes!! They think you are a "flash in the pan". The audience starts stomping their feet to get Lexie back on the ice, where they threw flowers to show her how much she was loved.
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