It stars Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as a mismatched pair of banned figure skaters who become teammates upon discovering a loophole that will allow them to compete in the sport again; Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, William Fichtner, Jenna Fischer, and Craig T. Nelson are featured in supporting roles.

The idea for the film was conceived by Busy Philipps, who "fleshed out the screenplay;"[2] however, co-writers Jeff and Craig Cox dropped her name from the script, with Phillips ultimately receiving just a story credit.

Released on March 30, 2007, by Paramount Pictures, it received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $145 million worldwide.

Jimmy contacts Coach Goddard in hope of entering the upcoming World Winter Sport Games.

Jimmy and Chazz perform well at the Winter Sports Games qualifiers, and start to bond, worrying brother and sister competitors Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg.

Coach Goddard tells Jimmy and Chazz they must perform the complicated and dangerous "Iron Lotus" maneuver to wow the judges.

The only prior attempt resulted in the man decapitating the woman; Goddard is convinced it only failed because it should have been two men performing it.

[2] Phillips discussed the incident in her memoir, This Will Only Hurt A Little, stating that she should be credited as a co-writer in the credits and that she had registered the idea with the Writers Guild of America West at its inception, having come up with the concept – even suggesting Will Ferrell as one of the two co-leads (alongside Ben Stiller) – while she and then-boyfriend Craig were watching television together when he visited her in Vancouver, during production of White Chicks.

[4] Seth Rogen has also said that he and his writing partner Evan Goldberg wrote a draft of the screenplay that included some of the "biggest jokes" featured in the finished movie, but they were ultimately fired and did not receive any credit.

[5] All of the scenes at the National Figure Skating Championships and World Wintersport Games were shot at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

[7] The film grossed $33 million in its opening weekend from 3,372 theaters, averaging $9,790 per screen, topping fellow new release Meet the Robinsons to finish in first.

"[10] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".