Blue Ice is a 1992 crime thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy. The film stars Michael Caine and Sean Young.
A former spy, who is a jazz-club owner, becomes immersed back into the world of espionage and counter-intelligence.[1]
The band in Harry's club is portrayed by a number of accomplished musicians, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts:[2]
According to the credits, the character of Harry Anders is based on the Ted Allbeury character Tad Anders. The character was featured in Allbeury's novels Snowball, Palomino Blonde and The Judas Factor. In the books he is described as being of Polish-British descent, while in the movie he is portrayed as English. The name is also an allusion to Harry Palmer, a British spy whom Caine portrayed in an earlier series of films.