The Cutting Edge

"The ultimate love/skate relationship."

Mar 27 1992 PG 1h 41m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of course, if they can keep from killing each other in the process...

Plot

Doug Dorsey is a hockey player for the US team in the 1988 winter Olympics. After a vicious game against West Germany. We then see figure skater, Kate Moseley doing her program and falling. Both have fought hard to get to the Olympics, and suddenly their dreams have been shattered. Kate, a temperamental but talented figure skater, has had many partners, until her coach recruits hockey player Dorsey. Through the difficult training of 15 hours of skating a day, they finally prepare for nationals and the Olympics. A romance blooms, and their final show could make or break them as they try to achieve their dreams of Olympic gold.

Written by

Tony Gilroy

Directed by

Paul Michael Glaser

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Interscope Communications

Languages

Deutsch, Français, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
23,529
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
53
Popularity
NA