#28 "The Cutting Edge"

Stats: 1992. Starring D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Terry O’Quinn. PG.

Background: I first saw The Cutting Edge at a slumber party in junior high. I was already a huge figure skating fan by that point, so I thought a movie that combined skating and romance was phenomenal! One thing I remember from that first viewing: we had to fast forward through the drinking scene right after they make the Olympic team!

This movie was my first introduction to Terry O’Quinn, who played Kate’s father and is fantastic as John Locke on LOST. It’s hard to even believe the same actor played both roles!

The Cutting Edge is one of the few movies I owned on VHS. A few years ago, I found it on dvd, and I'm pretty sure the video made its way to my parents' house.


Reactions: Every time I think of this movie, two words come to mind: Toe pick!

I have seen The Cutting Edge more times than most other movies, and yet I still enjoy it. I love the banter between Kate and Doug, I love the skating, and I love the ending. The movie closes with Kate’s declaration of love and the long-awaited first kiss … and we don’t know if they win the gold medal! (I think either The Cutting Edge 2 or The Cutting Edge 3 says that they did—but don’t get me started about how much I loathed those movies!) I prefer to not know about the gold—after all, that’s not the most important aspect of the movie!

Verdict: Keep