Hot Ice

Cast in the mold of such gangster epics as Cagney's White Heat , on which it is partially based, Hot Ice depicts the underground war between The Cryogenic Foundation (devoted to freezing the dead in the hope of later resuscitation) and The Euthanasia Police (an ecological law enforcement outfit committed to the ideal of the "good death"). Ramona Malone, an attractive widow, joins such Euthanasia Police regulars as Buck Armstrong, Tank Irish, and Lieutenant Sczutcar-etski in pursuit of Cryogenic Foundation president Max Mortimer, his mother, Irmtraut "Moms" Mortimer, and his girlfriend, Bunny Beswick. A Narrator guides and interprets the proceedings, providing comic commentary not only on the uproarious action but also on the art of the theater and playwrighting in particular. Audience plants argue with the actors, bingo is played, and a Kid from the audience is drafted into the Euthanasia Police.