Ice Blues
title: "Ice Blues" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2008-television-films", "2008-films", "here-tv-original-programming", "english-language-canadian-films", "american-lgbtq-related-television-films", "films-based-on-crime-novels", "canadian-lgbtq-related-television-films", "films-directed-by-ron-oliver", "american-drama-television-films", "canadian-drama-television-films", "2008-american-films", "2008-canadian-films", "canadian-mystery-television-films", "2008-lgbtq-related-films"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Blues" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| writer | Ron McGee |
| director | Ron Oliver |
| starring | Chad Allen |
| Sebastian Spence | |
| Brittney Wilson | |
| Sebastien Roberts | |
| Nelson Wong | |
| Daryl Shuttleworth | |
| Sherry Miller | |
| country | Canada |
| United States | |
| language | English |
| producer | James Shavick |
| editor | Tony Dean Smith |
| cinematography | C. Kim Miles |
| company | Shavick Entertainment |
| network | Super Channel |
| released | |
| network2 | Here TV |
| released2 | |
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Ice Blues was screened in select markets in Canada in the summer of 2008 on the pay station Super Channel, but did not premiere in the United States until September 5, 2008 on here! TV network. The film was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series.
Cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chad Allen | Donald Strachey |
| Sebastian Spence | Timmy Callahan |
| Nelson Wong | Kenny Kwon |
| Daryl Shuttleworth | Detective "Bub" Bailey |
| Brittney Wilson | Lilah / Amy |
| Spencer Maybee | Eric Lenigan |
| Myron Natwick | Brian Lenigan |
| Sebastien Roberts | Frank Zaillian |
| Jason Poulsen | Jake Lenigan |
| Ulla Friis | Kelly |
| Sherry Miller | Joan Lenigan |
| Adrian Holmes | Somerville |
| P. Lynn Johnson | Senator Lauren Platt |
| Taras Kostyuk | Darwin |
| Christian Tessier | Skopes |
| Gordon Tipple | Arnie Targeson |
| Alfonso Quijada | Director |
| Michael Jonsson | Officer Morris |
| Chantal Forde | Annette |
| Reese Alexander | Police Officer |
| Joe Dall'Antonia | Pilot |
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Production notes
Release order
According to Ken Clark, the webmaster of fan site Chad Allen Online, there were a couple of reasons that On the Other Hand, Death was released before Ice Blues. One was script quality; the producers felt that the adaptation of the novel needed substantial revisions to the overall plot. The other was the desired weather conditions for shooting, as Ice Blues was meant to take place in winter, so plans to shoot in May 2007 were shelved and filming was postponed until December of that year or the winter season of 2008.
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081010185735/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/454725/Ice-Blues-A-Donald-Strachey-Mystery/overview "Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2008)"], summary in the ''New York Times''
- Stevenson, Richard. (1986). "Ice Blues". Southern Tier Editions.
- (2008). "Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery". NY Daily News.
- Hernandez, Greg. (2008-08-06). "New Donald Strachey Mystery "Ice Blues" will premiere next month...". Out in Hollywood.
- (January 27, 2009). "'Milk,' Tyra Banks among nominees for 20th GLAAD Media Awards". [[Entertainment Weekly]].
- [http://chadallenonline.com/forum/php_bb_2c/index.php Chad Allen Online Forum Index]
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