A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
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John Cusack
Charlie
Billy Bob Thornton
Vic
Connie Nielsen
Renata Crest
Randy Quaid
Bill Guerrard
Oliver Platt
Pete Van Heuten
Mike Starr
Roy Gelles
Ned Bellamy
Sidney
T.J. Jagodowski
Officer Tyler
David Pasquesi
Councilman Williams
Lara Phillips
Rusti
Director
Harold Ramis
Screenplay
Richard Russo
Tagline
"Thick Thieves. Thin Ice."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$16,000,000
Revenue
$10,156,958
Production
Focus Features, Nordisk Film, Bona Fide Productions
kendallgibson
August 31, 2026
This is not exactly the best infomercial for living in Kansas 'cause you got strippers, murder, devastating cold -- oh wait, nevermind. It *is* the best infomercial for living in Kansas! John Cusack is a mob lawyer who steals money from his employer along with Billy Bob Thornton and both men discover the true meaning of Christmas, which is that $2 million dollars in 2005 was apparently 'F You' ...
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