The Great Ice Rip-Off

The Great Ice Rip-Off is a 1974 American made-for-television crime comedy film directed by Dan Curtis. It premiered on ABC as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 6, 1974.

Synopsis
The Great Ice Rip-Off a comedic heist film about a group of diamond thieves who use a bus headed from Seattle to San Diego for their getaway.

Primary cast

 * Lee J. Cobb as Willy Calso
 * Gig Young as Harkey Rollins
 * Matt Clark as Georgie
 * Grayson Hall as Helen Calso
 * Robert Walden as Checker
 * Geoffrey Lewis as Archie
 * Hank Garrett as Sam

Production
The working title for the film was A Break in the Ice.

Critical response
Variety reviewed the film as having "enough sharp corners to keep viewers alert, and Curtis' eye for human foibles manages to get laughs. Curtis picks up credit for being able to derive amusement from a caper film after the onslaught of the genre in recent years."