Snow Day (2000)

Director:

Chris Koch

Writers (WGA):

Will McRobb (written by) &
Chris Viscardi (written by)

Release Date:

11 February 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

Roads closed. Schools shut. Rules were made to be frozen!

Plot:

When a school in upstate New York is snowed in, a group of students hi-jack a plow to keep the school closed.

Plot Keywords:

Meteorologist | Snow | Weather | Ice Skating | Blizzard

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 24	2:30 PM	FX
Sat. Dec. 26	12:00 PM	FX

Cast

Chris Elliott	...	Roger the Snowplowman
Mark Webber	...	Hal Brandston
Jean Smart	...	Laura Brandston
Schuyler Fisk	...	Lane Leonard
Iggy Pop	...	Mr. Zellweger
Pam Grier	...	Tina
John Schneider	...	Chad Symmonz
Chevy Chase	...	Tom Brandston
Zena Grey	...	Natalie Brandston
Josh Peck	...	Wayne Alworth
Jade Yorker	...	Chet Felker
Damian Young	...	Principal Ken Weaver
Connor Matheus	...	Randy Brandston
J. Adam Brown	...	Bill Korn
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Claire Bonner

Also Known As:

Día de pinta (Mexico) [es]
Jour blanc (France) [fr]
Jour de neige (Canada: French title) [fr]
La fiesta de la nieve (Spain) [es]
Rokulipäivä (Finland) [fi]
Schneefrei (Germany) [de]
Un día de nieve (Argentina) (video title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild peril and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Mexico:AA | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company:

MFF Feature Film Productions

Trivia:

A real bank heist took place near the filming location and the felons drove right past the PA who immediately alerted everyone on set. The felons were surprised to see that they were driving through a film set, shortly before driving headlong into (and becoming hopelessly stuck in) a fake snow drift. The police immediately apprehended the two bumbling crooks to the amusement of all on set.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the introduction, after the principal gets hit with the snowball he falls back and drops his steak into a lawn chair. In the next scene, his dog comes and picks it up from the ground.

Quotes:

Maltar: Where in the name of the Seven Seas are you going?
Natalie Brandston: The kitchen... I'm going to make myself a grilled cheese sandwich.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Mad Max 2 (1981)

Soundtrack:

Picture of You

Very dumb, even for kids

I saw Snow Day not expecting too much, but getting even less than I thought. It is a incredibly stupid, unfunny and almost saddening kids movie (any movie where they have the great punk man Iggy Pop into classical music and wearing a neckbrace is a sacrilege). The film follows a kid (Mark Webber) who wants a popular girl (who is one of the hottest real teen girls I've seen in a while) on a day when all the schools are closed. Not the worst romantic plot, but with kids fighting against a maniacal snowplowman who is embodied by a overacted Chris Elliot. A terrible movie which kids could like or hate depending though the parents are definate, which if you think is helped by7 Chevy Chase should sometime rent Caddyshack or Vacation. D