Jack Frost (1996)

Director:

Michael Cooney

Writers:

Michael Cooney (writer)
Jeremy Paige (story)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

He's chillin...and killin

Plot:

A serial killer dies, comes back as a snowman, and wreacks havoc.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Axe Murder | Strangulation | Melting | Neck Breaking Scene

Cast

Scott MacDonald	...	Jack Frost
Christopher Allport	...	Sam
Stephen Mendel	...	Agent Manners
F. William Parker	...	Paul Davrow
Eileen Seeley	...	Anne
Rob LaBelle	...	Stone
Zack Eginton	...	Ryan Tiler
Jack Lindine	...	Jake Metzner
Kelly Jean Peters	...	Sally
Marsha Clark	...	Marla
Chip Heller	...	Deputy Foster
Brian Leckner	...	Deputy Pullman
Darren O. Campbell	...	Tommy
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Jill Metzner (as Shannon Elizabeth Fadal)
Paul Keith	...	Doc Peters
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.	...	Father Branagh
Nathan Hague	...	Billy Metzner
Todd Conner	...	Driver
Richard Whiten	...	Second Driver
Harley Zumbrum	...	Guard
Kurt Bryant	...	Tanker Driver
Brett Boydstun	...	Idiot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David S. Kaufman	...	Passerby (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Cooney

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Cooney		writer
Jeremy Paige		story

Produced by
Barry L. Collier	....	executive producer
Barbara Javitz	....	executive producer
Jeremy Paige	....	producer
Vicki Slotnick	....	producer

Original Music by
Chris Anderson
Carl Schurtz

Cinematography by
Dean Lent

Film Editing by
Terry Kelley

Casting by
Lisa Bankert

Production Design by
Deborah Raymond
Dorian Vernacchio

Set Decoration by
Nancy S. Fallace

Costume Design by
Marina Buckwald

Makeup Department
Jill Cady	....	key makeup artist
Michael Deak	....	makeup effects supervisor
Screaming Mad George	....	makeup artist
Brooks Stenstrom	....	key hair stylist
Melanie Tooker	....	makeup effects

Production Management
JoAnn Perritano	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Meghan Crallé	....	second second assistant director
Sam Hill	....	first assistant director
Chad Rosen	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Will Alovis	....	property master
Bryce Holtshousen	....	lead man
Herman Luna	....	property assistant
Michael S. O'Neal	....	propmaker
Neil O'Sullivan	....	swing gang
Amy Wise	....	on-set decorator

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound designer
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Eric Jaffe	....	sound effects editor
Michael Jonascu	....	sound effects editor
Wayne Scott Joness	....	sound effects editor
Jeff King	....	sound effects editor
John Kohlbrenner	....	sound effects editor
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound effects editor
Douglas Salkin	....	post-production audio coordinator
Larry Scharf	....	sound mixer
John Taylor	....	additional sound mixer
Debby VanPoucke	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Larry Fioritto	....	special effects coordinator
Ken Hall	....	special effects
Bruce Mattox	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunt coordinator
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts
Cole S. McKay	....	stunts
Carl Milinac	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Barco	....	still photographer
Darwin Montana Browne	....	key grip (as Darwin Browne)
Peter Bruce	....	still photographer
Jose Danner	....	grip
Javier Ferrer	....	best boy electric
Mark Fragale	....	first assistant camera
Jeff Gatesman	....	gaffer
George Eric Griffith	....	grip (as Ric Griffith)
Geoffrey Haley	....	steadicam operator
Geoff Heally	....	steadicam operator
Jay Holben	....	electrician
Jay Holben	....	gaffer: second unit
Todd Kellstein	....	best boy grip
Ken Metz	....	electrician
Michael Millikan	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Mike Millikan)
Michael Millikan	....	director of photography: second unit (as Mike Millikan)
Robert Schwartz	....	grip
Jeff Segal	....	camera loader
Bruce Sharp	....	electrician
Bruce Sharp	....	gaffer: second unit
R.J. Thomas	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Krystine Karns	....	costumer
Melanie Neat	....	assistant costume designer
Amy Jean Roberts	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Saul Escobedo	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Brett Boydstun	....	transportation coordinator
Ronan P. Nagle	....	transportation captain

Other crew
John Baumhauer	....	production assistant
Thomas 'Doc' Boguski	....	production coordinator
John Fedel	....	snowman effects
Nan Garcia-Wood	....	script supervisor
David S. Kaufman	....	assistant production accountant
William M. Povletich	....	first assistant accountant
Sonia Randazzo	....	accounting clerk
Valerie Bleth Sharp	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Valerie Ann Bleth)
Valerie Bleth Sharp	....	craft service (as Valerie Ann Bleth)

Distributors

• A-Pix Entertainment
• Ardustry Home Entertainment
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Frost Bite Films Ltd.

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and gore, language and some brief sexuality.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Trivia:

Shannon Elizabeth's first acting role.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Icicles on the church wobble as if made of rubber just before Jack Frost arrives.

Quotes:

[after reforming himself in a distorted way]
Jack Frost: Look, Ma! I'm a Picasso!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Jack Frost" (2005)

A Killer Snowman!!! What an awesome and funny idea.

Before I comment about this movie, you should realize that when I saw this movie, I expected the typical crap, horror, B-movie and just wanted to have fun. Jack Frost is one that not only delivers but is actually one of the best that I've seen in a long time. Scott McDonald is great as Jack Frost, in fact I think he has a future in being psychopaths in big time movies if ever given the chance. McDonald is a serial killer who becomes a snowman through some stupid accidental mix of ridiculous elements. As soon as that snowman starts moving around and killing people, though, you will find it hard not to laugh. The lines that are said are completely retarded but really funny. The fact that the rest of the cast completely over-acts just adds to stupidity of the film, but it's stupidity is it's genius. The scene where the snowman is with the teenage girl is truly classic in B-movie, horror film fashion. I truly hope there is a sequel and I'll be right there to watch it on whatever cable channel does it. Of course it's only fun to watch the first few times and it's not exactly a good work of motion picture technology, but I just like to see snowmen kill people. I gave it a 7 out of 10, this is a great movie for dates and couples in the late hours.