Blades Of Glory
Comedy
DreamWorks Home Ent.  (2007) 93 mins PG-13

6.6 (41,111 votes)
"Blades Of Glory is pure hilarity, a gold medal comedy winner" staring comic superstar Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights) and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite). Bitter figure skating rivals Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) brawl after tying for the gold medal at the world championships. Banned for life from men’s competition, these archrivals beat the system thanks to a loophole that allows them skate again - in pairs competition! Co-starring Crag T. Nelson, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and Jenna Fischer....

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Cast and Crew
Will Ferrell  ......  Chazz Michael Michaels
Jon Heder  ......  Jimmy MacElroy
William Fichtner  ......  Darren MacElroy
Craig T. Nelson  ......  Coach
Amy Poehler  ......  Fairchild Van Waldenberg
Jenna Fischer  ......  Katie Van Waldenberg
Director  .....  Josh Gordon; Will Speck
Producer  .....  Ben Stiller; Stuart Cornfeld; Lara Breay; John Jacobs
Writer  .....  John Altschuler; Craig Cox; Jeff Cox
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Stranz and Fairchild watch a video of Chazz and Jimmy skating, several seconds of footage is shown, but the on-screen timer never advances. (more)

Trivia:
Jon Heder broke his ankle while training to ice-skate. (more)

Filming Locations:
Habitat 67, Montréal, Québec, Canada (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Darren MacElroy: [watching a young Jimmy skate at an orphanage] I'll take him.
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Awards:
3 wins & 10 nominations (more)