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 | Snowplow | Snow | Weather | Father Daughter Relationship

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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

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:

The news anchor woman in the movie (Andrea Engel) and the Sportscaster (Shaye Ganam) are real life news anchors for a TV station in Edmonton, Alberta, where the exterior shots were filmed.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the snowmobile chase, Hal stops to let the two goons shoot on ahead of him. Yet in the next shot of Hal (after the two baddies separate their machines), Chet is coming up on him from behind.

Quotes:

Hal Branston: Come on Lane! This snow day happened for a reason. It's given me a second chance with Claire.
Lane Leonard: Hal, what do you think she's gonna do? Hold you to your chest and lick your ear and call you funky?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Mad Max 2 (1981)

Soundtrack:

Waiting for a Girl Like You

Mischief, butt, and Emmanuelle Chriqui

Part "American Graffiti" (a few hours in the lives of several kids and the adults in their lives), part "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (fun and life's lessons learned in a day off from school), part "Groundhog's Day" (the second film in what I hope will eventually be The Weatherman Trilogy featuring Chris Elliot in quirky roles), and part "A Christmas Story" (nostalgia and snow), "Snow Day" is a slap stick comedy that doesn't take itself seriously and offers harmless fun. Something for everyone in the family. Chevy Chase and Jean Smart have fairly small roles as the parents but they are a joy to watch. Stories involving younger kids reminded my of "Our Gang", the stories involving teens reminded me of "Ferris Buelle"r. Rated PG for mischief (say what?), and the word "butt." Emmanuelle Chriqui plays the most popular girl in school who is not only drop dead gorgeous but a girl next door type who is nice to everyone. She makes a terrific role model and it's refreshing to see this aspect of her character, which in most movies would have been written as all out bad.