Snow Day (2000)

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

Director:

Chris Koch

Writers:

Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Mark Webber, Schuyler Fisk

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Elliott	...	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 Weaver
Connor Matheus	...	Randy Brandston
J. Adam Brown	...	Bill Korn
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Claire Bonner

Storyline

When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.

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Plot Keywords:

meteorologist | snowed in | snowplow | weather | snow | 

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Taglines:

No School. No Rules. No Problem.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild peril and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un día de nieve

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,331,819, 13 February 2000, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$60,020,107

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$62,464,731

Company Credits

Production Co:

MFF Feature Film Productions,New Faction Pictures,Nickelodeon Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chevy Chase complained on The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) that when filming in Edmonton, Alberta, it was incredibly cold outside. In fact, the temperature throughout filming was 1 degree Celcius (34 degrees Fahrenheit) or higher everyday. Effects artists had to make fake snow for the shooting. Then mayor of Edmonton, Bill Smith, sent a letter to Rosie O'Donnell, telling the truth of the matter, which she read on-air and laughed off, to the annoyance of most Edmontonians.

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Goofs

When Tom Brandston bets his wife Laura Brandston $1 she won't answer the phone, you'll notice on the first shot that he has his wallet and is thumbing through it. Then in the next shot of him, he gets the wallet from his coat and pulls the bill out.

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Quotes

Hal Branston: Wasn't it you who said that true love is all about finding someone you can stand to be around for 10 minutes at a time?
Lane Leonard: Yeah.
Hal Branston: You got 10 minutes?
[Hal and Lane kiss]

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Connections

Spoofed in The Amanda Show: Crazy Courtney (2000)

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Soundtracks

Switchblade 327
Written by Brian Setzer
Performed by The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

User Reviews

A Real Loser

Sometimes a truly terrible movie can fail in its target genre, such as horror or romance, but succeed as a comedy. They're "so bad they're good". Movies that are intended to be comedies have no such luck. When they fall flat, they just lie there and stink. SNOW DAY is such a movie. It's truly not funny, and as a result is an insipid, unfunny film. Avoid.