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' Ice Castles' draws 600
By KATHY HOLMES
Columbia Studios commissioned Mike Tracy, an em-
The premiere of the movie"Ice Castles"drew 600 people ployee at the Movies at Maplewood and also an artist and
to the Movies at Maplewood the evening of Dec.14.Ae- local actor,to paint the principal actors.The six by nine foot
cording to Jim Mabvig,day manager of the movie theater, painting will hang in the theater through the run of"Ice
the premiere showing of this movie by Columbia Pictures Castles,"and will then be returned to Columbia Pictures.
was sold out to 488 people and about 100 people came to An ice castle sculpted from ice cream was another feature
watch. of the premiere.The more than 200 pound carving was
Principals in the movie,Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby donated by Farrell's at Maplewood Mall and made by Jerry
Jenson,executives from Columbia Studios and scriptwriter Kunce,a chef with Canteen Corporation Food Service,and
Donald Wrye arrived in limousines to open the movie.Then formerly a student at 916 Area Vocational Technical In-
they went to the Skyway Theater in Minneapolis for the stitute.
other Twin Cities premiere of"Ice Castles." The castle made from 48 gallons of vanilla ice cream was
Mayor John Greavu of Maplewood spoke at the premiere, brought to Como Elementary School the next day.
declaring Dec.14 Ice Castles Day.John Bell-Wilson from "Ice Castles"was filmed in the Twin Cities last winter.It
Richfield who appears in the film, also spoke at the is the story of a figure skater who,despite an accident that
premiere. leaves her blind,continues pursuing her dreams.