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Will Friedle
Sabrina?
Sabrina Bryan
Yes.
Will Friedle
I have a cold.
Sabrina Bryan
I know. I can hear it.
Will Friedle
I know. Guy.
Sabrina Bryan
I have a cold and I. I'm still sick.
Will Friedle
You have a cold too, right? Producer Jensen has a cold as well. We're all, we're all sick. We're all sick. But you know, we're not sick and tired of decoms.
Sabrina Bryan
I know.
Will Friedle
See that transition? Do you see the transition I just did there?
Sabrina Bryan
This one. This one's a good one. This is a good one.
Will Friedle
Well, it's also. Speaking of the col.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes.
Will Friedle
Right. Having a cold, being cold. We are. We are gonna be cold all week long. I guess my brain's not working. So halfway through the things I'm saying, I'm gonna make understand that they don't actually make any sense. But it is what it is because you've got the cold brain fog. But let me start by saying welcome back to Magical Rewind, the show that makes you want to grab your friends, your PJs and your popcorn and go back to a time when all the houses are smart, the wave, tsunamis, and none of us had colds. I'm Will Friedle.
Sabrina Bryan
And I'm Sabrina Bryan.
Will Friedle
Yes. It was a good transition from the cold to the cold because today we're gonna lace up our skates and say goodbye to Harvard. It's time to take on an elite DCOM one on definitely a higher tier of production. It's 2005 sports drama. And you know, I love a sports drama. Ice Princess. Yes. Now, though we haven't yet recapped Ice Princess, it did come up on our Go Figure episode, which is another Disney movie about a girl who has to make a vital, life changing decision about ice skating. But that's pretty much where all the comparisons stop.
Sabrina Bryan
So true.
Will Friedle
Yeah, man. One of the biggest differences is that Ice Princess actually ran in theaters, which I did not know before doing this. And as I was watching it, I was like, this could have been in the movie theater. Like, how was this not in the movie theater? Turns out, well, it was in the movie theater the entire time before making a big debut on the channel. Which explains its large $25 million budget, which I guess it's technically still a Decom. But wow, what a budget for a decom.
Sabrina Bryan
2005. That is giant, right?
Will Friedle
In 2025 money. That's $47 billion. The movie is based on a story from YA book series author Meg Cabot, who of course gave us the Princess Diaries books. Yes, that Princess Diaries. Disney turned those books into two different movies starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews, with a third always rumored to be in production. I've heard like in the last couple months there's a third one in production. You never know. But this was just based on a pitch from Cabot. Apparently this entire movie, it was released on my mom's birthday on March 18, 2005. Well, it's my mom's birthday every March 18, but this was March 18, 2005, and just about broke even at the box office. So not a success at all. But it is always fun to look at the movies. That was up against the weekend it was released. So here we go. It came in fourth place behind the Ring Two Robots and the Pacifier. Have you seen any of those?
Sabrina Bryan
I've seen the Ring too, and I didn't see robots, but I remember Robots.
Will Friedle
Robots is animated, right? I think Robots is animated. Yeah. I'm pretty sure it's. I think it's like Pixar esque. If it's not Pixar. I'm pretty sure.
Sabrina Bryan
Okay.
Will Friedle
Yes.
Sabrina Bryan
So I was thinking a different one.
Will Friedle
I have not seen any of those. The Ring one, when she climbed out of the thing all backwards and crab walked, I was like, yeah, I'm done. I don't need this anymore.
Chiquis Rivera
I'd rather this was in my.
Sabrina Bryan
Remember I told you I had like a whole like scary movie phase where I was watching all the Saws, like all that. So this was. That's when I saw the Ring too.
Will Friedle
For sure.
Sabrina Bryan
It was right in that time that I loved scary movies and probably couldn't even get halfway through one now.
Will Friedle
Oh yeah, that sounds awful. I can't. Oh, man. Anything that messes my eating or sleeping, I'm not for at all. Yeah, but Ice Princess has definitely lived on. I'd argue it's age better than the three films it lost you that weekend. I personally believe that. And one of the reasons this movie has built a legacy is the unbelievably stacked cast, which we will get into. But as far as name recognition, we have never seen anything like this before in dcom. We really haven't. There should be no surprise to anybody listening to our show that this one was filmed in. Wait for it. People I'm not even. I'm not even gonna say it because everybody now listening just yelled at their Radio Toronto. Yes, of course. What did they call that? The Big T. The Big T. Yes, exactly. It was in the Big T. I like that. They needed cold. They got cold in one of the DCOM capital. It was shot over almost three months, which also shows you that it's different than a regular dcom because normally it's like you got three weeks to a month go with locations like the George Bell arena and De La Salle College. I don't know that one. Now, critics were certainly mixed on this one, seen in the modern day Rotten tomatoes score of 52%. But world renowned film critic at the time, Roger Ebert did give it three out of four stars. Love Roger Ebert. He believed it successfully overcame expected cliches and bucked the Disney formula. I don't disagree with that. Other critics, like Todd Gilchrist of IGN weren't nearly as kind. Though he praised the adult performances, he had some questions about the plot and improbabilities of her athletic progress. I don't necessarily disagree with that at all. But you know what they say about opinions. They're like DCOM dads. They can kind of be. And it has an absolutely killer soundtrack released the same week the movie came out. It weaved in and out of modern pop songs and the Hollywood Records roster. It got songs from Jesse McCartney, Raven Simone, Natasha Bedingfield, Michelle Branc, Ali and AJ and two names that caught my attention. First was Emma Roberts. Did we know she was a singer when she was younger? Did you know she was a singer?
Sabrina Bryan
Is it the Emma Roberts?
Will Friedle
Yeah, I think it is the Emma Roberts. Yeah, she was a Nickelodeon star, apparently as a young kid. Thank you, producer Lisa. And second was Hayden Panettieri, another actress who I had no idea was also a singer.
Sabrina Bryan
But she was in a giant show called Nashville where she sang like a ton.
Will Friedle
You think I'm gonna know that?
Sabrina Bryan
You know what, though? I kept trying to find. I found myself trying to find. I'm like, I know, I know she's gonna have a song in this soundtrack. And I kept trying to find which one was her. I didn't know. Cause I don't really know her voice that well.
Will Friedle
So Nashville was a musical show?
Sabrina Bryan
Yes.
Will Friedle
Ah, gotcha. I didn't know if it was like Yellowstone or it's just about farming.
Sabrina Bryan
It's like the, you know, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, like that. That's her character.
Will Friedle
Gotcha. So, yeah. So not only was she in this movie, but she sings the final credits, apparently the song is called I Fly, and everybody knew she was a singer but me, I guess, because I had no idea. There are also songs from Avril Lavigne, Pink, Britney Spears, Jewel and Madonna appearing in this movie, but not in the soundtrack because that would have been very expensive, so they didn't do that. But speaking of expensive, we also have two what if castings as two big stars were reportedly considered for some Ice Princess roles but did not end up at the parts. Number one was Rachel McAdams was a favorite for the lead. Who that would have been interesting casting. And number two was Nicole Kidman was the first choice for Tina. What do you think of that? What do you think of this movie if it was Rachel McAdams and Nicole Kidman?
Sabrina Bryan
I mean, they're both amazing actors, but I feel like our present actors killed it, so I definitely don't think they really lost anything in any sense.
Will Friedle
I don't disagree at all.
Sabrina Bryan
They seemed perfect. Perfectly cast for these roles.
Will Friedle
Yep. Now, I, I, you've seen this one before, right? I don't, I can never tell. Yeah, I figured, I figured you knew this one. So you, you knew of Ice Princess and had seen Ice Princess before. Magical rewind.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes, but I did not see it in the theater. I saw it. I did see it on the channel.
Will Friedle
That makes sense. I, no, I, I, I think, I think maybe I'd heard of it because this was like, if memory serves, this was 2005. So the 90s went big with skating for a while with my, remember, like Cutting Edge. And then I think Christy Carlson, friend of the pod and friend of mine, did Cutting Edge 2. This time it's personal.
Sabrina Bryan
Mighty Ducks trips.
Will Friedle
H e Double hockey Sticks. I mean, there was, there was. Skating was big at the time, and then they kind of broke away. So. I think I remember Ice Princess. I think I remember at least hearing about it.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah, kind of. It kind of had a little bit of a comeback for a hot second.
Will Friedle
I think so, too.
Sabrina Bryan
I think it comes with probably, I would assume it kind of comes with the fact that, like, the Olympics kind of. To me, it's like the Olympics are like, oh, my God, I forgot. Yes. I love ice skating. Every time the Olympics comes around, it's such a good thing. I think also entertaining sport.
Will Friedle
It is. And in the 90s, you had all the Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan stuff. So that really brought skating to the forefront again. There was a lot of kind of going ons about skating, as it were. Okay, so we're over a year into this podcast. Can you believe it? We're over a year into this podcast already. And I think we could say without a doubt, dcoms loved sports. Did you remember how much dcoms and sports were connected before we really started this journey?
Sabrina Bryan
Yes, because that was part of one of my favorite things. Like when I told you my first, like, you know, when we first met, my top ones were Johnny Tsunami Brink. Like, I loved the. You know, when I think about my favorite Disney movies, Mighty Ducks. That whole franchise was something I watched on a just loop. I loved them. So. Yeah, I remember the Titans, one of my all time favorite. I love movies with sports. The, the lessons, the coach, the, you know, the mentorship that's not from your parents all the time. Like, all of those stories are just bangers for me. I just.
Will Friedle
Have you seen Hoosiers? Go see Hoosiers if you haven't seen.
Sabrina Bryan
No, I haven't seen Hoosiers.
Will Friedle
Great movie. Go see what sport is about basketball. High school basketball in Indiana in like the 60s or. No, might even be earlier the 50s. It's so good. Gene Hackman. It's phenomenal. I think it won some Academy Awards. Great movie. Anyway, everyone go see Hoosiers.
Sabrina Bryan
All right, here we go.
Will Friedle
Let's get back to what we're doing. And we're going to run the triple lutz through a computer program here because it's time for the synopsis. A high school physics whiz, Casey Carlisle, again, nothing wrong with a good alliteration. Defies her mother's academic expectations to pursue her own dream of becoming a competitive figure skater. Sabrina, before we get too deep into the analysis, early thoughts on Ice Princess. What did you think?
Sabrina Bryan
Honestly, I was in as soon as it came on because, you know, for some reason, even though I love some of these movies, I don't always 100% remember where they're, where they're going. What? You know, it's like I just remember them because I was younger, right? And as soon as this came on, I was like, oh, my. I just remember everyone that kept popping up on the screen. I was just like, oh, my God.
Will Friedle
I guess.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes. I love her. Oh, she was great. Okay, this is going to be great. I just. It kept getting better. As the minutes kept rolling for me, it just kept getting better. I didn't want it to end. It was good.
Will Friedle
Nice.
Sabrina Bryan
Did you.
Will Friedle
I agree with you 100%. I was absolutely to the point where about 20 minutes in, I texted producer Jensen. I'm like, I am 100% in on ice Princess.
Sabrina Bryan
I Loved this movie. This is also a lot more grill driven. Right. Not that you're against it, but you're always not into the, like the message or, you know, because it's kind of a little bit. It's definitely more. I mean, it is universal. But for me, I think just the fact that it's in a world where, I mean, there were no. Except for one little boy. There were no boy ice skaters, which kind of bothered me a tiny bit, but I get it. Cause they're in different divisions, right. Or caliber. I don't know. Not calibers, but they're in something. I don't know the lingo too much, but it was a little more girl heavy. This movie was.
Will Friedle
I didn't care. I loved it. I loved everything about it. I loved the fact that they threw math in. That was part of it. Again, a lot of it didn't make any sense. I kind of agree with that one critic who's like, you know, okay, so she's skating for three weeks and all of a sudden she's Olympic caliber. None of that makes any sense. I get it. These, you know, again, having dated a figure skater, they start when they're like two.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes.
Will Friedle
So, I mean, I understand that that's. You've really got to. You got to postpone any sort of reality to. To get how good she's gotten, how quickly. That being said, the cast, the story, the acting I was in, I was. I was 100% in. It was great.
Sabrina Bryan
This is definitely one of our top three most beautiful casts as well.
Will Friedle
I agree with you 1000%.
Sabrina Bryan
And I know we haven't gotten to exactly who's in it yet, but it is like every single person on the screen was gorgeous.
Will Friedle
Gorgeous, Yep. Absolutely. The movie was directed by Tim Fiwell. Most of his work was in British tv, where he's from Britainland, but best known for a show called Happy Valley, which he won a BAFTA for, and the movie I Capture the Castle, starring Rose Byrne and Bill Nye. Unlike most of the traditional DCOM directors, we see where the names are mostly repeated week after week. This, because it went to theaters, had a different approach and a much more cinematic director. And I think he did just a phenomenal job. The movie was beautiful. And that cast, Sabrina was talking about, let's get to it. So we did want to start by saying we decided to do Ice Princess this week as a tribute to the movie's star, Michelle Trachtenberg. She began acting at just three years old in commercials, then in her teens appeared on TV shows like Clarissa explains it all and the adventures of Pete and Pete. But it was her role as Harriet in the movie Harriet the Spy that first put her on most of America's radar. Then in the 2000s, she play Dawn Summers, the little sister on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and appear in movies like Inspector Gadget, which was her first film with Disney Eurotrip and 17 again. Later, she also stole the scenes as Georgina Sparks in a story arc on Gossip Girl. And here, Michelle plays Casey Carlisle, the star of our movie. But sadly, she passed away just a few weeks ago at 39 years old. A tragic loss for fans and friends with so many beautiful things being written by her co stars, including some from this very movie. And fun fact, she had never skated before. She trained for 10 months with some 20 to 22 hours a day on the ice, all to get ready for this movie where she did a lot of her own skating. Yes, of course, this movie is filled with stunt doubles for the larger tricks and stuff, but she did a lot of it. And yeah, it was a big loss for, for the acting world. So we wanted to dedicate this episode of Magical Rewind to Michelle Hayden. Panettiere plays Jen Harwood. Panettiere was a busy child actor on shows like One Life to live, Ally McBeal and Malcolm in the Middle. But was her starring role as Claire Bennett on the show Heroes that made her a star. Save the cheerleader, save the world. That was later followed by Nashville, which was apparently a musical where she played the lead character, Juliet Barnes, opposite Connie Britton. She also starred in movies like Remember the Titans, I love you, Beth Cooper and Scream 4. She is a very recognizable actress. Trevor Blumas is Teddy Harwood. Trevor, who learned how to drive a Zamboni for the movie, was a local hire. He was in some Canadian projects like the TV show Stranger in Town and the Andy Garcia thriller the Unsaid. He also was in a reggae band called Stalefish, not spelled that way, but S T A Y L E, fish like you do. And an indie rock band called Doom Squad. But his last acting credit was in 2011. He's now a director and creative producer living in Canada. And we have two actresses sitting in the Coleman Reynolds chair today. First up is Joan Cusack, a hilarious character actor as Joan Carlisle. She might now be best known as the voice of Jesse in the Toy Story movies, but is just one of those people who, when they're in the movie, immediately makes it better. She's awesome. School of Rock, Addams Family Values, Broadcast News, Grosse Pointe Blank, which was alongside her brother John Cusack. And two movies that got her Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Working Girl and In N Out. I mean, just one banger after another. She's awesome. You might also know her from the TV show Shameless, which got her five Emmy nominations and one win. She is a legend. Seriously, she's so awesome that I have no problem if you pause this show right now to go learn more about Joan Cusack. It is well worth it.
Sabrina Bryan
Let me tell you. Anytime I see her, I am 100% in. I do not think I've seen one movie that she's in that I don't. Not just like I love. She is one of the best. I mean, she's just unreal.
Will Friedle
Yep, she really is. And she's one of those, oh, she's in this movie, thank God. Actresses who maybe doesn't get the credit she deserves, but man, she is awesome.
Sabrina Bryan
So good.
Will Friedle
And then there is Kim Cattrall as Jen's mom, Tina Harwood, another very famous actor who has lived many, many lives. Her career dating back to the late 70s had her on TV shows like Logan's Run, Colombo and Charlie's Angels. Boom, boom, and boom. But then she transitioned into a go to female lead for Screwball's 80s comedies like Porky's, Police Academy, Big Trouble in Little China, which is one of my favorite movies of all time, and Mannequin, which we've talked about several times in this podcast where she played the mannequin. And even though she hasn't gone even a few months without a job for decades, it wasn't until 1998 that she became a household name as Samantha Jones on the HBO HBO series Sex and the City, which I call the show I Never Want to Watch with My Mother. This one job became arguably one of the most iconic TV characters of all time, earning her five Emmy nominations. Were you a Sex and the City fan?
Sabrina Bryan
Yes.
Will Friedle
Are you a Samantha, a Charlotte, or a Carrie? What were you?
Sabrina Bryan
Who would you think? I'm gonna.
Will Friedle
I don't. Okay. I'm gonna be honest with you. I've seen one or two episodes, so I don't know the characters very well. I know that Kim Cattrall is kind of the more promiscuous one. Carrie is the. She's the. Samantha's the main one, right?
Sabrina Bryan
No, carries the main one.
Will Friedle
Then I would say you'd be like Carrie. Oh, no. Who are you?
Sabrina Bryan
I think a lot of my friends would say I was Charlotte.
Will Friedle
Now what is. Now what is Charlotte? What is what?
Sabrina Bryan
The prude and the, like, no, no.
Will Friedle
1. One martini is enough for me. One martini and a boyfriend.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah. I mean, you know, it's weird. I'm a little bit of a mix of it, but I definitely am not a Samantha or, like, I mean, Carrie. I don't know. It's just hard. Every. The. The best part about that female cast is every single one of those characters are relatable. So you kind of find parts of your life that make sense for each of those characters. You have one that's like your favorite. But then, like, I. I would say Carrie was my favorite, but, like, I feel like my friends would think I was a little bit more of like, a Charlotte.
Will Friedle
Okay. Who would I be?
Sabrina Bryan
I don't know. I think you'd probably be a Carrie.
Will Friedle
Okay. I'll let you ponder on which one I should be.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah.
Will Friedle
Also, much like Christy Yamaguchi in Go Figure, we have some sports specific actors in this one. Juliana Cannarazzo plays Zoe Block. Juliana was a professional figure skater who won two gold medals in the ISU Junior Grand Prix. And of course, then we also have Olympic superstars Michelle Kwan and Brian Boy Tano appearing as ESPN reporters. Do you like when real athletes show up in the movies? Because I know the Mighty Ducks had some. And sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Sabrina Bryan
It depends on. It depends. And it depends how much they're given, too. Right. I think sports announcers have, like, a certain, like, I don't know, confidence, and they didn't. Neither one of them seem to have what I feel like a really good sports announcer has, the voice, you know, they were just kind of. They have more of like a distinguished voice. So I didn't love it. What Christy Yamaguchi got to do and Go Figure was like, perfect. It was great for her.
Will Friedle
Perfect.
Sabrina Bryan
She did it so well. This was probably given a little too much to them as far as what.
Will Friedle
We would have needed, and it wasn't great. And I could tell that Juliana Cannizaro and Canarazzo. And I could tell that Juliana Canarazzo was a professional skater because throughout her entire first scene, she was almost laughing the whole time.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes.
Will Friedle
Yeah. Yeah.
Sabrina Bryan
So. And when she. When she went to skate.
Will Friedle
Oh, yeah. By that.
Sabrina Bryan
But I mean just her acting. Camera.
Will Friedle
Yeah. I mean, even before she was skating, I was like, she's gonna turn out to be a real skater. Because she was, like, trying not to laugh throughout her entire first scene.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah.
Will Friedle
And the other two main girls, of course, in the.
Sabrina Bryan
What was it that played her friend?
Will Friedle
The jumping. The jumping Shrimp And. And her other friend were also professional skaters in real life as well.
Sabrina Bryan
You can tell. Yeah.
Will Friedle
Also, so could we argue when we do our. The award show, which we're going to do at some point? This has to be up there as. As most stacked cast of all time.
Sabrina Bryan
For sure. Yeah, for sure. Especially. I do actually love that it's stacked on the athletic side as well as well.
Will Friedle
Absolutely.
Sabrina Bryan
Although they. I'm sure they use doubles for Hayden, you know, for both of them. But, like, I don't. The fact that we were able to see some really great skating without it having to be chopped and just footwork. It was amazing.
Will Friedle
I agree. I agree. This. This. I. I really liked it. Ice princess runs 98 minutes. Ugh. I do like the idea that it's eight minutes above the target. And doing a figure eight is a cool figure skating move. Right. But sadly, that's not enough to save it. It is too long. It's too long by eight minutes. It is. And we could have probably cut one of the montages. And you know how much I love a montage. So. Writing credits. As I mentioned earlier, it's based on a Meg Cabot idea, so she's listed. But she shares credit with the screenwriter Hadley Davis. She only has three writing credits under her name for tv, but listen to the lineup. Dawson's Creek, Spin City, and Scrubs. Pretty good lineup. Davis recently wrote the Figure Skating Kids book Not yet the Story of an Unstoppable Skater, all about Zaharie Lari, the first ever figure skater from the Middle east to compete internationally and the first to compete in a hijab. The connection between them. Well, Laurie has stated that it was the movie Ice Princess that originally got her into skating. And she is not the only pro to say that many competitive skaters have pointed to this movie as their catalyst to put on skates. So that is a pretty cool legacy.
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Will Friedle
Okay, that's enough of free skateboard. Alright, let's get some private ice time and score the ice Princess. Here we go. So we start with an Ally and AJ song playing. Over our credits. We see ice and snow finally detouring for our mom, finally detouring from starting with our main character's bedroom. But we still see the reflection of a young girl practicing. It's Casey Carlisle doing spins and looking smooth. Her mom, Joan Carlisle, watches from the house. But when Casey looks over and spots her voyeuristic mom, Joan holds up a math test textbook. It's time for studying. We jump to Mr. Bass science class at Casey's high school. Class is just wrapping up, but the teacher wants to talk to Casey while he's toasting a piece of bread on a Bunsen burner. He wants to know if she's weighed her college options yet or heard of the Helen Stoller physics scholarship. It's given to the student with the most promise in science and he thinks it's her calling. But it seems like Casey doesn't fully agree. He explains she'll need a letter of recommendation and a summer physics project, something unusual but personal. Now, in the hallway, Casey's telling her friend Ann about the scholarship. Ann is a math whiz herself and a little bit boy crazy, but the hot jocks don't give either girl the time of day. Unlike Jen Harwood, the pretty blonde cheerleader they're shocked to see, smiling at them and walking right towards them. To their surprise, Jen hands Casey an envelope with an invite to her boyfriend's party inside. Whoa. But then we find out, of course she just wants her to hand the invitation to someone else in a future class with her. You were. We've talked about this. You were popular, weren't you?
Sabrina Bryan
I did. I mean, I was within the popular Crowd. I was not the. My, like, my best friend was the popular one, right?
Will Friedle
This is the one with the alliterative name.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah. Morgan Mackey. Mackie Morgan Mackey. She was the popular one. I was the little, like, shrimp that was next to her. That also.
Will Friedle
Were you a Morgan Mackie Lackey?
Sabrina Bryan
Was. Don't you ever tell her that.
Will Friedle
I won't. I won't ever say that. You're a Morgan Mackie Lackey. Yeah, I was the. I was the kid that made all the popular kids possible. Yeah, I was just a big, huge nerd.
Sabrina Bryan
But anyway, this was harsh, though, and I did not see it coming. I was like, oh, wow, we're doing something different. And then she flips it on her, and it was like, ow.
Will Friedle
Let's yank that rug out from you right now before you start to think that you are coming to this party. Yeah, it was great. Back home, Casey's mom, who's also a teacher, is thrilled about the scholarship. But Casey is already worried about this, quote, personal science project, unquote. How do you make science personal? Joan knows her daughter can do it. Later that night, Casey and Ann are watching figure skating on tv. Ann wants to leave, but Casey isn't going anywhere. She tuned in and realizes there's probably an exact aerodynamic formula when it comes to being a good skater. And then, boom. You can see the light bulb in her head at that exact moment. Is this maybe her science project? And I was like, okay, I kind of dig that. It's. You know, there's always something. It's the figure skater, hockey star. It's the. Whatever. They always have to do something with these movies. And I was like, hockey and are, you know, figure skating in math or physics. And then I was like, yeah, that actually.
Sabrina Bryan
That makes so much sense, right? It perfectly works so much sense with all sports, right? You know, like the angles of hitting, you know, a ball or a puck or whatever. I mean, it's. All of that is very, very smart.
Will Friedle
And all of these professional teams and everybody all have science behind. They have physicians and this and that and all this physics and all the kind of batting cages, and we're taking pictures of how you're doing it and look at your swing. I mean, there's science involved in all this stuff. So it made perfect, perfect sense, which was really, really cool. So the next day, Casey rides her bike into town to Harward Ice Skating Club. Shout out to Connecticut, by the way, where this movie takes place. I know it was shot in Toron, but she's supposed to be From Connecticut. She's intrigued by the rink and the girls skating. We see popular Jen is one of the skaters. Casey takes a seat in the bleachers and innocently starts filming the girls with her camcorder. And it's so funny because having dated a skater and known this world, the first thing I thought was like, oh, they're not going to like her filming people skating. Like I thought of the second she brought up the camera, I was like, oh, no, no, no, no, that's not going to go well. I know that's not going to go well. And the second that happens, she is startled by a woman grabbing her arm and asking her what the hell she's doing. And I was like, that is so true to life. So true to life. Casey explains it's for her physics project. But the woman, Tina Harwood, not just the name of the building, but Jen's mom, thinks Casey is a spy for another skating team. Tina calls for Teddy and says she's calling the cops. Jen sees all the commotion and vouches for Casey, kind of by calling her a science geek. She's like, I know her. She's a science geek. Tina gives Casey permission to observe, but says the other parents might not agree. And boy, is she right, because we cut to the other skater's parents not wanting anything to do with this project. But Casey isn't giving up. She supplies letters of recommendation, promises them privacy, and lets them inspect her driver's license. In the end, as long as Casey isn't a distraction, she's allowed to stay. And with that, Casey goes right into filming. She walks onto the ice in her street shoes until Teddy, apparently now the rink's security guard, reprimands her. As a result, she straps on some skates to get closer shots, just as Jen's basketball star boyfriend, Brian, arrives with a hamburger. How dare this guy. Tina isn't happy to see him, though. Yelling at her daughter to get back on the ice and stick to her diet, she kicks Brian out of the rink, establishing her as a mean mom. A new. A new thing we gotta add to the old DCOM list.
Sabrina Bryan
Well, is it. Is it something? Since you do know a little bit about this world, Is she not a dance mom but like a skate mom? Is that a term? Well, skate mom.
Will Friedle
Well, a dance mom, you're. You're a dance coach. Can I ask, do you treat your dancers like this? Is it like, strict diet? No boys on the thing? Get your boyfriend out of here.
Sabrina Bryan
You can't eat that. 2025. Absolutely not. There's no way you could ever, ever do that.
Will Friedle
But were you treated like this at all? I.
Sabrina Bryan
Definitely. With the boys, I. There's definitely a hard rule of if they come to competition, they can be there for when you're done. And you are dismissed from the squad. You are not to sit with them and canoodle and hang out and do no canoodling.
Will Friedle
Canoodling Sounds like a dance move.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah, well, that's not happening in bleaches. When. On my. On my time. Thank you very much.
Will Friedle
My watch. I love that. So Casey watches on as Jen pouts her way back to the ice, and Tina tells her, winners make sacrifices. And again, I've seen this happen. It is totally true to life. Casey suggests maybe they even cheat, which doesn't make a ton of sense. Yet. Tina commands Casey to turn off the camera and instructs her daughter to get back to practice. The next day with Ann at a diner, Casey already has theories about velocity and mass when it comes to skating, but Ann thinks the report is too dry. She thinks Casey needs to put more of herself, which. This is two movies in a row. True Confessions, remember, was the same thing. It's like, okay, I see what you're doing with your project, but you need to put. It's gotta be more you. I thought right away, I was like, oh, we just saw this.
Sabrina Bryan
Totally. It helps. It helps show your passion. It helps put you right in there instead of just doing, like, a regular, like, report.
Will Friedle
Yeah, smart. Later, Casey catches Tina on her way out of the rink and asks her for a few skating lessons, you know, to help the project. Tina agrees and suggests a novice class in the summer, three afternoons a week. Week. $800. Casey is obviously not happy to hear the price, but, yeah, you've picked, like, one of the most expensive sports in the world.
Sabrina Bryan
It's like, I want to seem so expensive. That seems expensive now. $800 for three. I mean, I don't know how many.
Will Friedle
Because you got to rent the ice time, and you got to get skates and you got. It's a class.
Sabrina Bryan
Like, you're making so much money. You're telling me you had 12 kids out on that ice for the recital, and each of them paid 800?
Will Friedle
Yep. It's like skiing or horseback riding or learning how to fly a plane. I mean, all this stuff is super.
Sabrina Bryan
Learning how to fly a lane and doing ice skating.
Will Friedle
Oh, yeah, but you're picking expensive things.
Sabrina Bryan
You're flying a plane, Will.
Will Friedle
You're ice skating. Oh, my God. Oh, you have no idea how much they spend Thousands. Tens of thousands of dollars on ice skating.
Sabrina Bryan
I have. I have a word.
Will Friedle
Crazy expensive. Crazy expensive.
Sabrina Bryan
Ripping people off.
Will Friedle
I don't disagree.
Sabrina Bryan
Ripping them off.
Will Friedle
But at the end of the day, you can do a triple luts or fly a plane. Kind of the same thing. So how is it. How is Casey going to make the money? Well, that's when we cut to her at her new job serving foods to kids during free skate. The customers are brats who breathe on the hot dogs and then don't want them. And it's even more embarrassing when Jen sees her behind the counter and wonders if Casey is going a little overboard with this project. One of the skaters orders a blt hold the B heavy on the L, which sounds awful because an LT is just what they served at Fyre Fest. And another girl ordered a beef patty. Squish it till it's dry. No bun, which is just a sausage patty. And Jen orders a salad, which at a skating rink just can't be good. It's like ordering at a bowling alley. This also readdresses that Jen has an eating issue that has been passed down by her mom. Clearly. Jen also mentions her top rival, Zoe Blotch, who apparently is getting better every day. We're now back on the ice, and coach Tina is presiding over Snowplow sand class. And Casey has joined the recitals in August. They need to work hard to get better and comfortable enough to throw their bodies into the air. Tina also introduces them to butt padding, which in 2025 is far more stylish than it ever has been. It's true. I was just gonna ask. What is that called? What? It's a brblb Brazilian Butt Lift. Oh, man.
Sabrina Bryan
I did not.
Will Friedle
Of course.
Sabrina Bryan
Oh, my God. Of course.
Will Friedle
Casey tries to keep up with her first class, but realizes it's very difficult, especially with the amount of in stress. But by the end of the day, she's off to a pretty respectable start. Staying late and twirling to a Michelle Branch song like we all do. When she gets ready to leave, Teddy arrives in a Zamboni. This guy's always, always got a giant Zamboni for her and ready to clean the ice. And for some reason, Casey sees this as an invitation to go back on the ice and practice more with her big old fake butt. And for reasons I know because I grew up in Connecticut, this infuriates Teddy. It is not safe to be on the ice when somebody's got a Zamboni. What are you giggling at over there, Sabrina? I don't know what you're giggling at. He does he have a big Zamboni. Am I wrong?
Sabrina Bryan
I do not know. I don't know anything right now. I'm in my Charlotte ways. Now you've got me totally exactly uncomfortable talking about Zambonis.
Will Friedle
That's all I'm saying. I'm just saying focus. Focus on being Samantha and grab that Zamboni. Charlotte. No, you're whichever one. She apologizes and says she just wanted to skate on a smooth surface since she only uses a pond near her house. On her way off the ice, she falls, this time busting her big bbl or whatever that is. While Teddy helps her clean up. They bond over science, which he knows a little bit about because he works on cars, specifically his giant Zamboni. Did you know what a Zamboni was?
Sabrina Bryan
Yes, I knew what a Zamboni was.
Will Friedle
Okay, I just want to hear you say.
Sabrina Bryan
I just.
Will Friedle
Does Zamboni. Does it take on a whole different connotation when you put giant in front of it? Is giant Zamboni so much different than Zamboni? It's a big piece of machinery.
Sabrina Bryan
It's so much different.
Chiquis Rivera
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Will Friedle
It's a big piece of machinery. That's all I'm saying. Casey and Teddy have a very nice moment before she leaves for home with a huge hole in her butt. Which also sounds weird now that I say that out loud. That night, Joan checks in on her daughter, who is working late into the night on her project. Joan admits she doesn't love ice skating, and she can't get over the little outfits they have to wear. She even says if she saw Casey squeeze into one of those things, she'd end up crying, which I thought was a little much. Casey, of course, promises her she never will. The next day at the rink with Ann, Casey's recording intros for her video presentation. But having trouble sounding natural, she tries some spins, even nailing a maneuver and completely shocking Ann. And yes, in one class, she's already, like, jumping and landing jumps. And this is where I was like, okay, let it go, Friedel. Let it go. It's obvious that you can't get. It's ice skating. It's incredibly difficult.
Sabrina Bryan
Well, it's not just difficult, it's scary. I don't care if you put ginormous baby mattresses around me. I'm gonna be scared trying to, like, jump in the air and do that. It takes so long to be good at ice skating and to have confidence. So although we have a little. She's got a Little bit of a superpower. With all of her knowledge of the math and the all of that. It's. I'm gonna go with it just because I want to and I'm gonna decide to. But at the same time it is just a little extreme.
Will Friedle
It's too much. This is the ice skating equivalent of the band never having practice. But they all know the story. Song.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes.
Will Friedle
So yeah, you got to just like.
Sabrina Bryan
Lean in with your. Let go, let God walk away.
Will Friedle
Absolutely. Let go, let God. That's all you can do with this one. So yes, she's a pro in one lesson. This causes Casey to run to Tina. She wants to do the recital, you know, for science. Tina tells her to be back at the rink at 5:30 tonight, but Casey has a Harvard mixer at 3. Either way though, Casey promises she'll make it. Tina also tells her to stop by her house to pick up something to wear. And we cut to Casey trying on a red outfit back at home. This is just after her mom told her that it would make her cry. And it fits perfectly. And just some behind the scenes info here. Reportedly production had to keep adding material and rhinestones to make sure it wasn't too sexy for Disney.
Sabrina Bryan
I believe it.
Will Friedle
Yeah, I do too. When in doubt, add some rhinestones. Now back in the movie, Casey's mom knocks on the door. And remember she said she'd cry if she ever saw her daughter in one of those ice skating outfits. Casey scrambles to cover herself in a robe just in time to get a present from her mom, which is a professional skirt suit she immediately puts on for the Harvard mixer. Casey states she doesn't want to stay for more than an hour and starts to tell her mom about ice skating, but is interrupted by a huge embrace. Her mom is just happy she's at the mixer instead of the rink. Ooh, very bad timing. Once inside, the scene of the party couldn't be any stuffier. She talks to one student who just says everything rocks. If Casey wasn't already wishing she was at the rink, she is now. Even though Joan is totally obsessed with everything, Casey is dying inside. But when Casey reaches for the bruschetta hors d'oeuvre, it's revealed she's wearing her ice skating outfit underneath. Like Peter Parker wearing a Spider man costume. Talk about playing with fire. And just when Casey is starting to look at her watch this kind of everything Rock student offers to go through the entire physics syllabus piece by piece. There is no way she's going to make this practice or recital.
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Will Friedle
Now at the skating club, Casey sprints in late. And now we see she is surrounded by children. She's the oldest by maybe 10 years. And I guess we kind of knew they set up she was going to the recital. So we knew it was all kids. Like we knew this is what she was going to do.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah, right. Yeah. I mean she already had the class with the kids. So you knew that that's what it was gonna be. Yeah.
Will Friedle
I was hoping maybe there'd be one other kind of someone close to her age. But I get why they're doing this. It makes. Makes sense.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah.
Will Friedle
So then we're on the ice and she is having a mild panic attack. Casey gets into position and we see Jen is watching on. I'm kind of confused with what happens next. So has she been. The classes have been rehearsing for this recital. Yes, but she was not gonna be in the recital. But she ended up having the lead in the recital.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah, yeah. That part didn't make sense. It would make sense for like typical. Especially rec. They're called like recreational classes or novice classes. At a dance studio, you learn the recital routine whether you're gonna be in it or not because that's what they practice during your time of the practice.
Will Friedle
So that makes sense.
Sabrina Bryan
You can opt out of not buying the costume, showing up to the recital and actually performing. But you still are gonna know the teachers just typically. Which makes this weird type. Typically will put you in the back line or on the side so that when you're not on the stage, it doesn't matter the fact that she has a solo at the end of it.
Will Friedle
Yeah. When she wasn't supposed to be where you lose me.
Sabrina Bryan
Because I was like, oh yeah. She knows the recital part because that's what they've been practicing. But then she got a full blown solo and you're like, was this like an improv part?
Will Friedle
Yeah. Which it clearly wasn't.
Sabrina Bryan
No, it just was a full blown solo part. So.
Will Friedle
Yeah. Agreed.
Sabrina Bryan
They almost got it right. They almost. Like, it almost makes sense.
Will Friedle
So Teddy's running the spotlight and turns it onto Casey, who performs a synchronized routine with the children. It's oh so quiet. So I guess she had to know that because that's what they rehearsed. But again, she wasn't supposed to be in the show. That part got confusing. So she just started working with Tina. Like the, the. I guess one of the problems I had with this movie is just. Just time.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah.
Will Friedle
Like they needed to.
Sabrina Bryan
What.
Will Friedle
What's the time commitment here? Because she goes from I'm. I'm skating on my pond to performing and then to competing in like a month, it seems like.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes.
Will Friedle
Right, so.
Sabrina Bryan
And all they could have done is it could have been like, I've been working my butt off for six months. Like.
Will Friedle
Right.
Sabrina Bryan
They could have just had like one or two lines to just progress. How much time?
Will Friedle
Well, they tried. They tried to do something and I picked up on this because I went back and checked again. They certainly tried to do something with the seasons because at the beginning, she's skating on the pond and it's clearly winter, and then she's riding her bike and the pond is fine. So they're showing some passage of time.
Sabrina Bryan
Right.
Will Friedle
But I. That it got a little muddled with how she then knew the entire thing anyway because she just started working with Tina. But anyway, Casey, AKA mostly Michelle Trachtenberg's double, is doing a great job pulling off two big spins and impressing coach Tina and the crowd. Again, we don't know when she. She supposed to have learned all this. The. Because again, she's supposed to also be in the basic class, so they're already teaching spins anyway. The performers bow and everyone applauds, except Jen, who storms off. Casey gets her score. She got a quote junior pass, unquote, which means she skips two levels right to where Jen and those mean girls are at. So now automatically she's in with the coach's kid and everybody. It seemed like that was a bit of a jump. All the kids are very impressed. Casey is, of course, parents thrilled. If she wants to compete though, she'll need a coach, a choreographer, private ice time. Nine more years of her life and she can't afford any of that. Most parents take out loans. To make it happen, she would need new $600 skates, which they call boots. I remember when I got mine from Disney. They hurt so much. And then Nancy Kerrigan made fun of me for having them.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes.
Will Friedle
Tina reminds her, you need to want it more than anything else in your life. Again, have it peaked behind the curtain of this skating world? That is 100% true. It needs to be your life. My ex girlfriend would do two and three a days, like six days a week. It's all she wanted. The next morning is Casey's day of senior year, and in the school hallway, the ice skating mean girls earnestly slow clap for Casey. And if you are earning a slow clap in either the late 90s or early 2000s, you have done something impressive. And they are impressed that she landed a double. Have you ever been involved in a slow clap in any movie?
Sabrina Bryan
No.
Will Friedle
Never? Never been involved in a.
Sabrina Bryan
No, I don't think so.
Will Friedle
And then it builds and then everybody cheer. Oh, that's when you know you've made it, Sabrina. That's when you know that you have made it. They are impressed that she landed a double. Jen, who is standing by the way. I haven't either. For the record. Jen, who is standing with them, is obviously jealous. But Casey breaks it to them. She doesn't have the money to compete any further. Jen tells Casey she's lucky. She can have a normal life, eat regular food like bread, have a boyfriend. Jen would love to be Casey. And that's when the smallest of the three girls shows her passion. She's called the jumping shrimp. Her mom copyrighted the term and all she wants to do is skate. She does have the passion and an unreal nickname. And frankly, I could tell she was a skater in real life. But I loved her character. I thought she was great.
Sabrina Bryan
She was great. Honestly, I thought she was so funny throughout the whole time. At the very end is when my was my favorite part of her journey.
Will Friedle
Me too. But just the jumping spider. I thought it was great. We are now the Jumping Shrimp. That's right, the jumping Shrimp. Not the jumping Spider. Jumping shrimp. Jumping Spider's great too.
Sabrina Bryan
It is good.
Will Friedle
We are now back in Mr. Bast's class. Say that five times fast. He loves Casey's project. It's the exact passion that Harvard wants to see. He says it's so good, she could probably sell it. And boom. We see another light bulb go off in Casey's head. Casey offers the ice skating cool girls, even gen tutoring using her scientific methods for money. She found a way to raise cash. And we found ourself in my favorite a montage. Ooh. Which is hard to get that high when you have a cold. Casey is practicing nonstop and Tina and Teddy see her commitment. Teddy even admits he loves what he sees. And the. And the flirting has officially begun. Ooh, he's popping a Zamboni. But then Joan barges into the rink. Uh oh. Casey missed her orthodontist appointment. And now mom has some questions like what's going on here? And who's this Teddy character? Then Tina appears and chimes in. Your daughter's very talented. It gets tense as Joan figures out it's Tina Harwood, the former professional skater quote with all the trophies and little outfits, unquote. Eventually, Katie scurries out of the rink, but not before we see a standoff between her coach and her mother. And every time those two are on screen facing off. It was awesome.
Sabrina Bryan
Magic. It was so good.
Will Friedle
So good. And it just the, the both kind of the judging each other and hatred behind their eyes instantly. Oh, it just worked. And it wouldn't have been as good with any other actresses.
Sabrina Bryan
No, exactly. They were perfect opposites. Perfect, perfect.
Will Friedle
Absolutely great. That night, Casey sits in her bed writing scientific equations when her mom enters and puts the ice skates in the closet for good. The next day though, Casey's right back at the rink filming and analyzing skaters, but not skating herself. She's making these girls better while making money. And Tina notices Jen gets the guts to ask her mom coach Tina to stay out past 11pm on Saturday night with friends. But she has a 5:30 practice in the morning. I didn't even know There was a 5:30 in the morning. So it's a big no at first. But she wants to know who Jen will be hanging out with. And since she answers, it's just dinner and movie with Casey. She's allowed to go. But then that night we cut to Jen and Casey pulling up to a house party, not dinner and a movie. They were liars. Jen sashays inside, but Casey says she is not dressed for a party. Jen encourages Casey to just shake out her hair and everything is somehow better. And honestly, Casey does it. And Jen was right. It works inside of course, like a good 90s early aughts party. It is going off, lots of kids. Casey doesn't know, lot of dancing. We've talked about this. You danced at parties, didn't you? We never did that. No, you didn't dance at parties. There wasn't music playing and you were dancing at parties.
Sabrina Bryan
Maybe like in junior high.
Will Friedle
Oh, but not later. Okay, fair enough, fair enough.
Sabrina Bryan
Good music playing but no dancing.
Will Friedle
Okay, fair enough. I'm glad I just. I just see parties from high school from these movies. So I didn't know what was real and what wasn't in my. If if of what I know of movies and. And parties, they all end up in karate fights. That's what happens in my I in the movies that I saw. So. Exactly. Jen gets to work quickly, though, introducing Casey to some jockey bro named Kyle, then finding her boyfriend and goes macking on him passionately. Casey, now alone with Kyle, seems to be hitting it off, so he invites her to their next game. Then a boy appears on the second floor. He's going to zipline on a homemade contraption. This, of course, worries Casey's science brain. She starts doing the equations and she thinks he's going to crash through a window, which he then promptly does. The party laughs, and Casey explains to the hot guy Kyle that the problem was just physics, but the fact that she's smart totally turns off the hockey stud and he walks away. Cause smart girls are gross.
Sabrina Bryan
What a loser.
Will Friedle
What a loser. Now dejected, some mean girls rub it in Casey's face that she fumbled Kyle by ranting about science. But then she's saved by Teddy. He's at the party and thinks science ranting is pretty darn cool. He pulls Casey away to drink some Cokes. Definitely not beer. Drink some Cokes, not do Coke. Totally different kind of party. And they are outside, thank God, right now, chatting. Casey realizes that Teddy is Tina's son. She thought he was just the help, but them being related seemed kind of obvious to me. Did that seem obvious to you?
Sabrina Bryan
Yes, absolutely. Although him and Hayden's character. Look. Him and Jen looked nothing alike. That's true.
Will Friedle
That's true.
Sabrina Bryan
So maybe that was a little throw.
Will Friedle
But yeah, he must take after the dad. Which is who's never mentioned in this. Jen and Tina's ex husband.
Sabrina Bryan
Or he at the very beginning talks about the mom after the divorce.
Will Friedle
Oh, okay, I didn't pick that up.
Sabrina Bryan
It happens in a very bleak of an eye.
Will Friedle
Okay, good. Good poll. I didn't get that at all. Nice.
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Will Friedle
Okay, so Casey, who apparently can't talk about anything other than physics even when she doesn't want to, loses her footing when a girl brushes by her and steps into an ice bucket. She's embarrassed, but Teddy makes her feel good about it. Just can't keep your feet out of the ice. He's my Zamboni. Then her alarm. I'm just gonna keep saying it to make you laugh. Then her alarm rings. She wakes up and it's the next morning. Did she black out from too many cokes? Was she drugged? What happens? Because we go right from that to her waking up the next morning. And I was like, whoa, this movie.
Sabrina Bryan
Does that so many times. I mean, right in the beginning when it's her out on that ice rink and the mom taps to the math book and then boom, she's in class. Like it really abrupt cuts. There's not like a ease of time in this.
Will Friedle
Yes, some of the transitions were a little abrupt, I would say.
Sabrina Bryan
However, if they didn't and they made them, a little bit longer would be even farther past that 90 minute mark. So let's keep pushing, guys.
Will Friedle
Let's keep it going. Get back to skating and math. Anyway, we get another montage. Katie rushes to the rink to skip. She weight trains. She coaches the other girls. She works at a snack shop. She rides her bike, she takes ballet classes. And she does what we are now seeing more and more of. She falls asleep at school. So this is becoming a new decom trope to let you know the kid is working hard at something they're not supposed to be doing. This is now the third or fourth movie we've seen this in.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah.
Will Friedle
Eventually, Joan wants to know where her daughter has been. Casey tries to say she's just been tutoring with Anne, but Ann just called for her. Oh, busted. Always keep a lie simple, people. Joan knows her Daughter's grades are slipping and wants to know what is going on with her. She's gonna miss out on Harvard. Casey tries to leave, but when her mom grabs her arm, her backpack falls to the ground, exposing her ice skates and skimpy outfits. And her mom looked at the bag and looked at her like her bag fell on the ground and a kilo of black tar heroin spilled out. It was like she looked at her like, are you. What are you. Are you skating? It was so. It was a bit over the top for me where it was like her bag might as well been filled with stolen diamonds.
Sabrina Bryan
Joan Cusack, she freaks me out when she gets pissed. So I'm like, hey, listen, Never skating again.
Will Friedle
Never skating again, Joe. I swear to God.
Sabrina Bryan
I swear to God. I swear to God. Swear to God. Swear to God. She is like the ultimate of either mom or auntie that you do not want to double cross.
Will Friedle
She doesn't play. She doesn't play. But seriously, it was. She looked at it like. Like a severed head rolled out of her daughter's bag. It was amazing. That night, mom and daughter eat dinner together in silence until Casey mentions regionals. Joan just doesn't get it. What? She wants to throw away everything for this sport where your shelf life is just eight years. Joan, who's again showing that she has a very analytical mind. Joan wishes she went to college. Then she wouldn't be living like this. But I didn't understand that because isn't she a teacher? She's a professor.
Sabrina Bryan
A professor. Yeah.
Will Friedle
She seemed to be a professor, so I. I think she had to go to college. I would imagine so. I didn't get that.
Sabrina Bryan
But did she say she wishes she went to college at her age?
Will Friedle
Maybe that's what it is. Maybe that's what it is because. Yeah, that didn't make a lot of sense to me. But anyway, yeah, Casey loves how they live. Joan just needs her to do this one thing for her. Her quit skating and focus on school. And that was like, where she says to her that line, she's like, you've given me everything. She's like, then you need to give me this. I was like, oh. I mean, that's rough.
Sabrina Bryan
That is. That's harsh. Harsh.
Will Friedle
Give up this thing you love.
Sabrina Bryan
That might have been one of the harshest things we've had a parent say to a kid at a Disney movie SL.
Will Friedle
I agreed with you 100%. Wow. That was a verbal yikes for me. That was like, wow. Yeah. But it is now the day of regionals, and Casey still sneaks off to the rink. Tina and Jen are piling into a van with the skaters and their families. Teddy is coming along too. And Jen notices the flirting between her brother and Casey. We transition into a terribly timed Gary Glitter song called Rock and Roll. Do not Google that. Piece of fans are piling into the rink and we see the team's main competition, Zoey Block. She wastes no time and exchanges words with the Jumping Shrimp, also the Jumping Spider and Jen. And soon after, Zoe introduces herself to Casey. She's kind of nice to Casey at first, but ends up insulting her for how old her skates are. But on the brighter side of things, Jen puts makeup on Casey for the first time ever. She also gives her permission to date her brother. It's nice to do, but kind of weird timing.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah.
Will Friedle
In the rink, Zoey Block is the first skater in the short program. And she knocks the judges socks off. The Jumping Shrimp and Gem do great too. And now it is Casey's turn. She nervously takes the ice and notices the crowd. Her judges aren't expecting much. A Madonna song starts and she has an early slip up, but gets it together quickly and starts to wow the crowd. They're really into her by the end of the program. And she nails a triple jump, which makes sense because she's been skating for three weeks. After the routine, the scores are posted. Jumping Trip is number one and Jen comes in fourth. Casey is in in fifth, which wouldn't get her to move on, but is respectable. Jen tells her she can make it up later and maybe even bump her out of fourth, which is a very nice thing to say to her new friend. But this catches Coach Tina's attention. Oh, that's not going to go well. Tina notices Casey's old skates and blames the mistake on their age. She decides to buy new skates and blades from the rink shop, which is an act of kindness, we think. And by this point I, because I knew where this was going, I was like, oh, she's not, she's not. What did you feel?
Sabrina Bryan
At this point, I don't know anything about ice skating, but to me I was like, wait, this can't be good. This cannot be a good thing. Oh yeah, I didn't know why, because I didn't know if it was because the blades are too sharp. Like do you have to wear those down a little bit? I mean, who are they? Stiff.
Will Friedle
Oh, so mean. So mean. So then in her second routine, now wearing those new skates, Casey is doing great, but then totally falls on a Landing. Wait, did the new skates let her down? What happened? She gets up and finishes kind of respectfully. Final update on. Scores are posted, and Zoey Block finishes in first. Jen is still in fourth, and Casey just missed out placing fifth. Jen celebrates that she's going to sectionals, but something feels very off. Back in the locker room, Casey takes off her new skates to reveal they've eaten through her socks, leaving large, bloody blisters on her feet. Zoie Block sees this and is concerned. She explains skaters should never compete in new skates. It takes at least 10 days to break in. Zoe suggests that Tina got them so Casey would mess up and keep her daughter in the top four. Yikes. Casey cannot believe this and decides to confront Tina, Jen, and Teddy about it. Tina says her old skates were a mess, and we see Jen is really confused. Casey thinks all the Harwood family was in on this and she's been sabotaged. You say sabotage. I say sabotage. If you know, you know. A crying Casey calls her mom and asks her to pick. Did you know what I just said? Did you get that? No, no. Oh, It's a famous Sa. William Shatner. William Shatner routine from back in the day he's recording. And the. Literally, the voiceover session, they have audio of it where the. So he says, spock, sabotage the system. And somebody says, excuse me, Mr. Shatner, can you say sabotage? He says, I don't say sabotage. You say sabotage. I say sabotage. So, yes, let's sabotage. She was sabotaged. Anyway, a crying Casey calls her mom and asks her to pick her up. Up. She is ready to come home. Joan arrives and immediately confronts Tina. How dare she injure her daughter? And, oh, I thought she was gonna punch her in the face.
Sabrina Bryan
This is my favorite, Joan. This is it. I. I watched it three or four times because she is so good to. When she lays it down. Oh, my God, it's so good.
Will Friedle
This whole scene. This whole scene was.
Sabrina Bryan
I know. I just sat there watching, like, yeah.
Will Friedle
Two great actresses going back at neither, backing down. Both just staring each other down in a parking lot. Well written, amazingly acted. This scene. Yeah, this was fire. So Joan arrives, immediately confronts Tina. How dare she injure her daughter? Tina says she did her a favor. She knows Joan didn't want her skating, and Casey just isn't cut out for it. She's gifted, but too polite to do what you have to do. Wow. Joan pushes back.
Sabrina Bryan
Fact.
Will Friedle
Tina lies and cheats to succeed, but Joan knows she's raised her daughter strong and honest. Great work between These two amazing actors here, Joan Cusack and a stone cold Kim Cattrall. A bit of a dream duo, especially for a Disney movie that. I mean, this. You could have sold the film right here on this one.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah, I know. You got two. This is two mama bears going, Come at me again. Come at me again. Come at me again.
Will Friedle
It was great. It was great. Back at home, Casey has returned to her studies, but is still really bummed about how everything turned out. I don't blame her. She was starting to trust Tina, and then Tina broke her feet. At school, Jen runs up to Casey. She swears she didn't know what her mom was up to, but Casey basically runs away from her. Then Tina shows up. She is very mad at Jen. Practice was an hour and a half ago. Why is she late? Then Jen drops a bombshell. She quits the team. She says her mom doesn't actually care what she wants. Jen wants to stop missing school, and she wants to go to the homecoming dance with her boyfriend. And she wants to learn math, and she wants to be a kid. Kid. And she cannot believe what her mom did with Casey's skates. The bell rings, and Tina says they'll finish this discussion at home as students fill the hallway. Jen is now crying, squatting on the floor, when Casey walks up. She heard the whole thing. Jen explains now that she's dropped out fifth place. Casey takes her spot at sectionals. But Casey doesn't want it. She's focusing on her Harvard interview. And this was such a great transition where you're seeing both. You're starting to get that both the moms are forcing these lives onto their kids, and both the kids want to swap places. It was just. It was very well done. It really, really was.
Sabrina Bryan
It was.
Will Friedle
Yeah. Amazing. And then we jump to that Harvard interview again. Another hard cut. A faculty member calls her project a quote, nice little experiment, unquote, but isn't sure a triple loop entitles her to a physics scholarship. She argues the project isn't about numbers. She helped three skaters become Olympic ready, and she even used the experiment on her own skating, giving the project a personal reward. The faculty member is very impressed. That kind of passion is what they're looking for here at Harvard. He asks, why are you passionate about Harvard? She takes a deep breath and squirms. She explains she's dreamt of Harvard her entire life, but what she needs to be doing isn't there at Harvard. Ooh. She apologizes and leaves. Back in the car, Joan is beside herself. How is Casey giving up her dream. Casey argues it's not her dream dream. It's her mom's. Boom. And the whole. The tides are turned. It just was very good. Casey is back to practicing on her chunky home pond, relearning moves, falling all the time, even though it's only been days since she's last been on the ice. But we need to accept that time in this movie is really, really weird. And right when she's ready to give up. Oh, who shows up but Teddy with his giant zamboni. He wants to smooth the eyes for. Come on, Say it with me. Say giant Zamboni one time for. For me. Say giants and bony. One time for me. Sabrina, come on. He won't. She won't do it. Come on. Anyway, she tries to apologize for thinking he knew about the skates, but he's already moved on. He's ready to help. And just like that, she is a pro again. Teddy's mesmerized, but he breaks it to her. She is going to need some help if she wants to win. We cut to Tina in her kitchen cutting vegetables like you do. And the doorbell rings. It's Casey. She wants five minutes to talk. Casey cuts right to the chase. What happened in Sarajevo? Because we heard earlier that she was kicked. That Tina was kicked out of Sarajevo. Why didn't Tina win the Olympics? She explained she, quote, accidentally collided, unquote, with another skater, and that skater got injured. But Casey asked if she's sorry about what happened, inferring that maybe we aren't getting the whole truth. And this is also when I noticed the name similarities between Tina Harwell and Tanya Hardy.
Sabrina Bryan
That was a. Sabrina sees. I was like, do you think.
Will Friedle
Yeah, I do. I think they. They. And then they allude to it later where the skater skates right past her on the ice. It's. Yeah, they're. They're saying it's a very cutthroat world. Tina says that she was suspended and paid her dues, but by the time she was reinstated, she was too old to compete. But she wishes she could relive the moment, because she would have done it very differently. Casey wants Tina to coach her at the sectionals. Now, this was another thing. She said, look, look, I don't have a coach and you don't have a skater. Which didn't make any sense because she has the Jumping Shrimp.
Sabrina Bryan
No, the Jumping Shrimp, that's not her. The. The co. The guy that's in the tracksuit next to her mom. The redhead. That. That.
Will Friedle
She's not.
Sabrina Bryan
She's not her.
Will Friedle
She. So she's not her coach. She's not coaching all three of those girls at the beginning.
Sabrina Bryan
She's only coaching her daughter at her gym. She only.
Will Friedle
I thought it was. Those were her parents. The. I thought the other people there in the tracksuit note those are her parents.
Sabrina Bryan
Well, no, the tracksuit. The mom was there and then the other guy was her coach.
Will Friedle
Oh, See, I thought Tina was coaching all of them. Okay, so that makes more sense then. Okay. Casey wants Tina to coach her at sectionals. Tina is shocked, but says she still doesn't think Casey has what it takes. Casey disagrees. She wants us more than anything she's ever wanted. Even Harvard. Tina eventually gives in. She tells Casey to get to the rink at 5:30 tomorrow morning. And then she gets some salad dressing from the fridge. Back at Casey's house, though, Joan can't believe she's even considering working with Tina again. Casey says skating makes her feel strong and graceful and beautiful. She knows her mom is jealous of Tina, but ensures her that it will always be them versus the world. She begs your mom to come and watch her skate at the rink, but Joan says no, she can't and leaves. Harsh. We're thrown into the sectionals, which are apparently televised on espn. We get our pro cameos with Brian Boitano and Michelle Kwan as announcers who, no offense to them because they are wonderful skaters but are not very good as commentators. The rink is full of fans and the girls are all skating like champs in the bleachers. Jen and Ann start to get to know each other, possibly trading math tutoring for introducing and hot guys, which would be a good sequel. They can call it the Horny Princess. I think that'd be great. I'm pitching that right now. Horny Princess 2. This time it's personal. Zoe kills her first round, as do all the girls, even the jumping. This is a step up in skill from what we've seen in the past. And then it's Casey's first round. She has an impressive showing, putting her right in fourth place. But coach, Tina and Jen continue to push her. Casey also reveals that her and her mom have barely talked for two months. Her heart is broken. So again, the time in this movie is very strange. They're trying to show passage of time. We don't know how long it's been since she strapped on her skates to competing. Has been like less than a year, which I think is. But anyway, we're letting it go because we like this movie. It's just the way it is? Yes. So we cut to Joan's classroom. She's teaching a class, but has her eye on the clock. It's almost 4, and you can tell she's thinking about her daughter at the competition. Meanwhile, Casey's trying to call her mom. She just wants to hear her voice, but she keeps getting something we old people used to call an answering machine. She also gets an answering machine from 1982, which is what it looks like for some reason. Then Casey is announced as the final skater, and Tina places a tiara on her people's head. She gives her one last piece of advice with a smile. Skate with your heart. Casey takes the ice in front of the biggest crowd yet and glides like an angel. And I'm sorry, but she looked like a princess.
Sabrina Bryan
She looked amazing. She did.
Will Friedle
She looked absolutely. First of all, she looked like a figure skater. She looked like a princess. It was perfect casting. She looked great. I mean, she really did. So she starts to go, and it's a perfect performance until she crashes. After a triple salchow, the crowd gasps, and we have the best shot of the movie. It cuts to Jen, who's just nervously eating popcorn. Casey gets up and continues now nailing all of her moves. And she notices her mom is there in the stands. She's tearing up and smiling. This gives Casey the motivation she needs. She hits a perfect triple loop and then a spontaneous triple lutz. As Jen and Tina reconnect in the audience, rooting for their student. Casey is in full comeback mode and completes the song to a standing ovation, even from her mom. Casey gets her scores, and they are so close, but she's gonna have to settle for second place behind the jumping shrimp. But this does get her to nationals, her chance to make it all the way to the Olympics. So it's kind of hard to see this as a loss. Casey is hugging Tina and Ann when her mom walks up. Joan tells her daughter if she knew how passionate and how good she was, she never would have stopped her in the first place. She apologizes, and they embrace. A nice payoff between mother and daughter. Casey goes back to the ice, take it all in one last time. Then Teddy brings her roses and the keys to his. Zamboni takes on a whole new meaning now, doesn't it? I ruined it for you, didn't I, Sabrina? Here are the keys to my giant Zamboni. She can drive it whenever she wants to. Ooh, it's one euphemism after another. Now I've ruined Zamboni for you forever. They kiss Proving again that this was in theaters not only on the Disney Channel. Oh, man. Nearby, the victor. This is great. Nearby, the victorious Jumping Shrimp is now complaining like a tyrant. She knows she's doomed when Casey gets six more months of training with Tina and she's yelling everyone on her team. But as soon as the news reporter asks her a question, she turns around and changes her tune completely like psychopath. And becomes a sweet little humble skater again. And I've seen this happen too. It is exactly right. Oh, man.
Sabrina Bryan
And it was my like favorite, favorite little place for her in this movie. It was.
Will Friedle
It was great.
Sabrina Bryan
So good.
Will Friedle
Yep. Now, one time enemies, Joan and Tina are leaving the rink together. Joan admits they can't afford all this. They need to find a sponsor. Tina has that covered. She's already been talking to Burger Blast. Not sure that's the best name for a food chain. It's like calling Taco Bell Taco Explosion. But Burger Blast.
Producer Jensen
Okay.
Will Friedle
Hey man, let's go to Burger Squirt.
Sabrina Bryan
Taco Explosion. Oh my God.
Will Friedle
Joan is already butting heads with a coach. If her daughter can't eat the food, she can't endorse it. She suggests Grapevine Nuts. They do agree on one thing though. They need to get rid of that boy who's her son. Dating is too much of a distraction. And that is our movie. Boom.
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Will Friedle
Sabrina, let's do some real reviews and I think this week you've got our five star. What do we got?
Sabrina Bryan
I do our five stars from Kiana S. In some ways I am Casey. Love this movie. Pursue your passion people. We're not on earth for a long time. You might as well die having done the things you love. Yes. Kiana, you are inspirational, girl.
Will Friedle
I am digging that. Kiana s taking that with me. I have the one star this week, and it's by our old friend Unamid. Unamid is back. Yes. Unnamed. This movie sucks. If I had a choice between chopping my left nut off or watching this movie again, I'd chop my nut off. Well, Unamid, I would suggest chopping them both off so you don't make any little unamids. Because this movie was not one star and it did not suck at. I disagree entirely.
Sabrina Bryan
Photographic Unami.
Will Friedle
And now we are approaching Sabrina's favorite part of the program. It is our feature of the week. So before she gets into skating, Casey is a high school science prodigy. So this week we're gonna be asked 5th grade level science questions. Oh, God, Jensen, Damn you. If we get three out of five, we win. If we lose, we're not smarter than a fifth grader. Which actually seems like that would be a pretty good TV show. Thank you, Jensen, for making us look bad. Are you with us, producer Jensen?
Sabrina Bryan
I'm here. I'm eating some food. I hope your sickness goes on for another week, you jerk. I already hate this.
Will Friedle
All right, here we go. Number one. Which layer of the earth is made of solid rock and is the outermost layer? Is it A, the core, B, the crust, C, the mantle, or D, the magma?
Chiquis Rivera
Magma.
Will Friedle
The magma. The liquid hot magma. I don't.
Sabrina Bryan
The crust seems so weird. I'm gonna go with mantle.
Will Friedle
Okay, I'm gonna say it's be the crust.
Sabrina Bryan
Is.
Will Friedle
Is be the crust. Yes.
Sabrina Bryan
That seems too weird. A layer.
Will Friedle
Number two, what type of energy is stored in food?
Sabrina Bryan
It's.
Will Friedle
Is it A, kinetic energy, B, chemical energy, C potential energy, or D, solar energy? Sabrina.
Sabrina Bryan
C potential.
Will Friedle
I'm going to agree. C potential energy, baby.
Sabrina Bryan
Is it.
Will Friedle
It's chemical energy. Really? I just made up potential energy for the record. Really? I would think it would be potent. Wow. Okay, number three. What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas? Is it A, condensation, B freezing, C precipitation, or D evaporation? Sabrina.
Sabrina Bryan
Ah. D evaporation.
Will Friedle
That is correct. It is D evaporation. Let's go. It's D. Let's move on. All right, number four. Which part of the plant is responsible for making food through photosynthesis? Is it A, the roots, B, the stem, C, the leaves, or D, the flowers? Sabrina.
Sabrina Bryan
Mmm, the flowers.
Will Friedle
I believe it's see the leaves. It's see the leaves. There we go. All right, I won. Phew and number five, what do we call the path that electricity flows through? Is it A, a circuit, B, a battery, C, a conductor, or D, a switch? Sabrina, what do you got? Ah.
Sabrina Bryan
The circuit.
Will Friedle
I think it's the circuit too. I think it's a. The circuit.
Sabrina Bryan
The confidence.
Will Friedle
It's a circuit. I'm proud of myself.
Sabrina Bryan
I think I did good.
Will Friedle
You did great. Thank you, producer Jensen. I'm ashamed. I got one wrong, if I'm honest. God, I thought it would have. It's chemical energy and food. Interesting. I got the whole new thing I got to read anyway. Can we do some Sabrina? Cuz.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes. We talked about one of the. I mean, one of the things. The whole house as she makes it seem. It's weird. Her mom makes her. Their life seem like. It's just awful. The house seems pretty nice to me.
Will Friedle
It has a pun.
Sabrina Bryan
The stuff inside looked like it had been passed down from generation to generation. And one of the first things is the oldest TV of the world in 2005. Like, like that TV was like, it look. I mean, it might as well have had like foil and the.
Will Friedle
The rabbit ears.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes. It was such an old tv. There was at one point, again, it's like I said, you know, what time of year is it? It keeps bouncing back and forth. It was very hard for me to follow. So that was kind of different. I also wondered why when people, like when people have a style and when it. When one flannel gets involved, then the whole costume wardrobe is flannel, flannel, flannel, flannel, flannel. This poor girl Casey just had flannels. After flannels, it was all, it's Connecticut.
Will Friedle
We were big flannel people in Connecticut.
Sabrina Bryan
Is that it? Is this like a Connecticut thing? Because she's the only one that the.
Will Friedle
Flannel comes from the town of Flannel, Connecticut.
Sabrina Bryan
No, I didn't know that. That. Okay, but she's the only one wearing it.
Will Friedle
I'm kidding. Sabrina. There's no such thing as flannel Connecticut.
Sabrina Bryan
You and Jensen, I just hope you guys are just balls of snot. The rest of the.
Will Friedle
I will be. I will be.
Sabrina Bryan
Oh, man. All right. And then again, I. I have to. As always, I'm so. You know, I love music. I'm into it. This was like the perfect Disney soundtrack for me. It was just like. It was so great from hearing, you know, these young voices, these young artists. It really added so much to the movie, in my opinion. So I really, really loved it. I thought that recital routine was Such. It was so awful. I couldn't get over it. I. I'm like, I literally. It's in big, bold letters. What the hell was that? Like, I get it's a novice and they're little kids, but I felt like it was so bad, especially after all the rest of the skating we see. Maybe it needed to be right.
Will Friedle
Maybe that's what. Yeah, maybe she's supposed to be so far ahead of the little kids already that that's why they jump her up two spots.
Sabrina Bryan
Yeah. I don't know. It just. The outfit. There was no, like, costume choice. It was basically like, these kids said they could. They could ice skate. And it was like, bring your own wardrobe to the set that day, because these didn't make any sense to me at all. And then the makeover, the little kind of, you know, she puts. The makeup. She looked. She had darker eyeliner, and that was it. Like, she looked so beautiful the whole movie.
Will Friedle
Yeah, she was very.
Sabrina Bryan
That, like, makeover section didn't really work. Cause it didn't really come from anywhere.
Will Friedle
Yeah. Yeah.
Sabrina Bryan
And then the last thing I have is she says when she's, you know, with Tina, I said no to Harvard. And it was like, you didn't really say no to Harvard. You just kind of stopped your interview. They didn't actually extend an invite that you said no to. You just kind of stopped it.
Will Friedle
She probably would have gotten in, though. I think they set it up to where she's like, yes, she's supposed to have gotten in. Her.
Sabrina Bryan
She didn't actually say no. I'm not gonna take this. He didn't say he would. He, like, kind of says, this is like, a cute little. You know, I don't know. I didn't feel like the interview was like, wow, he's so obviously going to give me this. And I felt like I kind of needed that for it to be as big of a deal as what they were making it.
Will Friedle
So. So that's interesting. So they. They have him sit down and be like, so this interview is just kind of a foregone conclusion. I mean, you're right. You're in.
Sabrina Bryan
You are a perfect match. This is a perfect place for you and for her to be. Like, no, actually, it's not, you know, that kind. Because, again, it's like, she's just in the interview process. They interview. I mean, how many kids to go to Harvard? And there was no actual invite for it to have, like, the impact, in my opinion. This is being so nitpicky, because let me tell you, that Is not how I really actually felt the majority of the time. I cried multiple times with this mother daughter. Oh, yes, the mother daughter. It hit so close to home for me. Monroe's about to have her first competition and I'm so focused on not being like a, like a dance mom and it just really being about her having fun and you know what I mean? And like, and seeing where how far it could go as a mom and not keeping that part as the priority and how hurtful it can be to your little kid. Like that's where I just kept going.
Will Friedle
Oh, God.
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Oh, man.
Sabrina Bryan
This was a little bit of a tear jerker for me again. I need, I need a happy.
Will Friedle
Yeah, you're crying all the time. Well, we'll get something happy. We'll get something happy.
Sabrina Bryan
But now of pure comedy.
Will Friedle
We will. I think our next one. I think our neck. Well, we'll see. I don't know. So. Okay, well, now it's time to rate our film. We're going to do.
Sabrina Bryan
And there's really only one choice.
Will Friedle
Well, first of all, we're gonna do one to ten this time. One being the worst, ten being the best.
Chiquis Rivera
Perfect.
Will Friedle
We can either do one out of ten lettuce and tomato sandwiches. One out of ten ice rink salads, butt paddings, synchronized kid routines. One out of ten jumping shrimp. One out of ten gross. Smart girls, permissions to date my brother. One out of ten cardboard skating pro actors. One out of ten burger blasts. One out of ten taco explosions. Or I'm going to add one out of ten giant zambonis.
Sabrina Bryan
It has to be giant zambonis.
Will Friedle
Okay, good. We are doing. I believe I went first last time.
Sabrina Bryan
You did, you did.
Will Friedle
So your turn, your turn.
Sabrina Bryan
All right. So I loved this movie. It was such a fun watch. I am, as we both know now, both of us are just suckers for like sports movies. I love them. I thought this one. One thing I didn't say with the Sabrina Sees was that end when they're. How were they having her face so in front of the camera? Although those looked like very, very. I mean that was gratifying. So. Well, yeah, to the point where I went and looked at everything that Mikayla and Jensen like. Was there kind of some new age CGI or something? Yeah, yeah. Kind of thing. Because it was so good.
Will Friedle
Yep, I thought that too.
Sabrina Bryan
I loved all the skating in it with the exception of the recital. I thought the love story everything. And Joan and Kim could try. I mean they just, just knocked it out of the park for me as well, as those young actors held their own and really shined. And I loved watching this movie so much. It didn't have as much. I mean, coming off of True Confessions. True Confessions, it didn't have as much pull. But there were definitely some really great moments for me that personally hit me. So this week I'm going with an eight point giant sample.
Will Friedle
Yes, I love that.
Sabrina Bryan
Was it giant or was it huge? It was huge or giant.
Will Friedle
Hey, potato, potato. That's a good question. Let me ask you, was it huge or was it giant?
Sabrina Bryan
Okay, I'll see you later, Will. I think It's Tuesday at 11:00. See ya.
Will Friedle
Oh, that's good. I, you know, I agree with everything you said. This movie could have scored even higher for me had they had the time lapse been made a little more obvious. I did not know the timing. And so the idea that she becomes this good, this fast, it's so interesting. You said something that made me look at it a little differently where you said kind of like the math is like her superpower. So it does push her forward faster than the average skater, which they even have the jumping spider. That's what I'm going to call her say at the end where she's like another six months and this girl's going to surpass me. So I get that they were trying to, to escalate how fast she was learning and it's due to her mathematics. So I think that's kind of cool. But yes, the timing kind of screwed me up. If the timing was a little better, I could have gone as high as a nine with this movie because I really liked it too. This was a great movie. The acting was incredible. Those two women, every scene where it was just the two of them together. Oh man, it was so good. Michelle Trachtenberg was perfect for this part. She literally looked like an ice princess at the end.
Sabrina Bryan
Did.
Chiquis Rivera
And man.
Sabrina Bryan
And I feel like when I think of the other things that she was in, even Buffy the Vampire Slayer where she was cute, she wasn't like a quirky, real quirky character. God, she looked so stunning in this movie. She was just a beautiful young girl in this movie. I mean, one that I could see why so many people are such big fans of her from this movie. I mean, she's just stunning and she just did such a great job.
Will Friedle
I agree with you 100% and that's why I'm going to match your 8.5 giantly huge throbbing Zambonis. Will, I think. What? Isn't that what it was did we not? Did I, Did I mess it up?
Sabrina Bryan
You're going to put throbbing in there like, come on, come on. We are talking about a Disney movie. God damn it.
Will Friedle
Get it together. We're talking about a Zamboni. Oh, my. Well, thank you everybody for joining us for this wonderful, wonderful, wonderful movie. It really was great. And our next movie, get this. Is gonna be about sports.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes, yes.
Will Friedle
It's about basketball in particular. It is 2002's double teamed. My guess is there's gonna be a lot of inappropriate jokes with this movie. An identical twin hoop story that is based on real life. And no spoilers here, but I have been told it has the worst on court scene in movie history. Ooh, I again, I have not seen it. I do not know. That is the rumor, so I can't wait to see. Who knows? I've heard of this movie though. This is kind of big in the DCOM lexicon, I think. Double team.
Sabrina Bryan
Yes. If I'm remembering correctly, it's two blonde identical twin girls.
Will Friedle
Yes, I believe so.
Sabrina Bryan
We're going to be watching girls playing basket.
Will Friedle
Playing basketball. Basketball. But before. Yeah, which is great. But before we lay up into a new recap, we've got a Park Hopper episode coming up that you won't want to miss. We spoke with Amy Halloran, another dcommer who spent a lot of time on the ice. She was the enforcer Ronnie in Go Figure. Closing out our mission to talk to all three hockey players. We've done it. You the streamers. Let's take a listen to a bit of that interview now. So make sure to subscribe to our dedicated Magical Rewind feed because that's how you'll be able to listen to Amy and so many other great DCOM inspired interviews we've done. It is Magical Rewind on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcast. And for more info, you can follow us at the Magical Rewind Pod on the Instagram machine. Bye.
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Pod Meets World: Episode "Ice Princess" Summary
Release Date: March 26, 2025
In the latest episode of Pod Meets World, hosted by iHeartPodcasts, Danielle, Will Friedle, and Sabrina Bryan delve deep into the 2005 sports drama "Ice Princess." This episode serves as a nostalgic journey, rekindling memories of the beloved Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOMs) era, while providing insightful analysis of the film’s themes, performances, and legacy.
"Ice Princess" is centered around Casey Carlisle, a high school physics prodigy who defies her mother’s academic expectations to pursue her dream of becoming a competitive figure skater. The film explores the balance between academic excellence and athletic ambition, highlighting the struggles and triumphs of its protagonist.
The hosts provide a detailed recount of the film's plot, emphasizing Casey's dual passion for science and figure skating. Will Friedle (starting at [03:30]) introduces the movie by comparing it to other Disney sports dramas like "Go Figure," noting its theatrical release and significant budget of $25 million.
Key Plot Points:
Character Insights:
Michelle Trachtenberg as Casey Carlisle ([16:00])
Joan Cusack as Joan Carlisle ([68:40])
Kim Cattrall as Tina Harwood ([70:39])
The episode highlights the star-studded cast of "Ice Princess," commending the chemistry between the actors and their ability to bring authenticity to their roles.
Joan Cusack and Kim Cattrall: Their dynamic is described as a "dream duo," with both actresses delivering memorable performances that add tension and depth to the narrative. Sabrina Bryan expresses admiration for their on-screen presence, stating, “They were perfect opposites. Absolutely great.” ([70:09])
Trevor Blumas as Teddy Harwood: Blumas brings a relatable charm to his role as the rink’s security guard and coach’s son, enhancing the film’s emotional layers.
The hosts delve into the production aspects of "Ice Princess," discussing its cinematic approach compared to traditional DCOMs.
Direction by Tim Fiwell: Known for his work in British TV, Fiwell’s direction is praised for elevating the movie’s visual and emotional appeal. Will remarks, “It was shot over almost three months, which also shows you that it's different than a regular DCOM because normally it's like you got three weeks to a month.” ([05:23])
Soundtrack: The film’s killer soundtrack is highlighted, featuring artists like Jesse McCartney, Raven Simone, and Natasha Bedingfield, which adds a contemporary edge to the movie. Sabrina Bryan notes, “I loved the perfect Disney soundtrack for me. It was just like, it was so great.” ([89:55])
Budget and Box Office Performance: Despite its hefty budget, the film only broke even at the box office, ranking fourth during its release weekend behind "The Ring Two," "Robots," and "The Pacifier." This is attributed to its late theatrical release strategy.
The podcast hosts discuss the mixed critical reception of "Ice Princess."
Roger Ebert’s Review ([05:30]): Ebert awarded the film three out of four stars, praising it for overcoming clichés and deviating from the standard Disney formula.
IGN’s Todd Gilchrist ([07:00]): Gilchrist provided a more critical perspective, commending the adult performances but questioning the plot’s plausibility and Casey’s rapid athletic progression.
Will and Sabrina agree with the varied opinions, suggesting that while some plot elements strain believability, the film’s legacy is cemented by its strong cast and inspirational message.
"Ice Princess" is celebrated for its inspirational themes of pursuing one's passion, the intersection of intellect and athleticism, and the complexities of parental expectations.
Inspiration to Athletes: The movie is credited as a catalyst for many young skaters, including author Zaharie Lari, who cites it as the reason she took up skating.
Mother-Daughter Relationship: The central conflict between Casey and her mother serves as a poignant exploration of generational expectations and personal aspirations.
Throughout the episode, Will and Sabrina share their personal reactions to the film, highlighting its emotional moments and the standout performances.
Sabrina Bryan’s Rating ([84:35]): “I loved this movie. It was such a fun watch. I’m going with an eight-point giant sample.”
Will Friedle’s Rating ([97:55]): Matches Sabrina’s enthusiasm, awarding it an 8.5 out of 10, appreciating the authentic performances and the blend of sports and science.
Both hosts acknowledge minor flaws, such as abrupt time transitions and certain plot inconsistencies, but agree that these do not overshadow the film’s overall impact and enjoyment.
The "Ice Princess" episode of Pod Meets World offers a comprehensive and heartfelt analysis of a quintessential DCOM that bridges the gap between sports drama and academic pursuit. Through engaging discussions, notable quotes, and personal insights, Danielle, Will, and Sabrina invite listeners to revisit or discover the enduring charm and lessons of "Ice Princess."
Notable Quotes:
“Skating makes me feel strong and graceful and beautiful. It’s not just my dream; it’s my passion.” — Michelle Trachtenberg as Casey Carlisle ([72:12])
“Winners make sacrifices.” — Kim Cattrall as Tina Harwood ([34:31])
“They need to get rid of that boy who's her son. Dating is too much of a distraction.” — Kim Cattrall as Tina Harwood ([79:58])
“Say giant Zamboni one time for me.” — Will Friedle ([75:02])
For fans and newcomers alike, this episode not only rekindles the magic of a beloved film but also underscores the timeless relevance of its message: pursuing passion requires courage, dedication, and sometimes, a bit of scientific thinking.