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Frozen

  • 2010
  • 16
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Emma Bell in Frozen (2010)
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Three skiers stranded on a chairlift are forced to make life-or-death choices, which prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.Three skiers stranded on a chairlift are forced to make life-or-death choices, which prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.Three skiers stranded on a chairlift are forced to make life-or-death choices, which prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.

  • Director
    • Adam Green
  • Writer
    • Adam Green
  • Stars
    • Shawn Ashmore
    • Emma Bell
    • Kevin Zegers
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    79K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,213
    462
    • Director
      • Adam Green
    • Writer
      • Adam Green
    • Stars
      • Shawn Ashmore
      • Emma Bell
      • Kevin Zegers
    • 463User reviews
    • 241Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos7

    "Snow Plow Savior" from Frozen
    Trailer 0:36
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    Frozen
    Trailer 1:51
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    "One More Run" from Frozen
    Clip 0:50
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    Frozen: Snow Plow Savior?
    Clip 0:36
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    Frozen: One More Run
    Clip 0:50
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    Frozen: Origins Of Frozen Featurette
    Featurette 1:53
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    Frozen: Beating The Mountain Featurette
    Featurette 1:00
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    Photos45

    Shawn Ashmore in Frozen (2010)
    Emma Bell in Frozen (2010)
    Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, and Kevin Zegers in Frozen (2010)
    Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, and Kevin Zegers in Frozen (2010)
    Kevin Zegers in Frozen (2010)
    Shawn Ashmore and Adam Green in Frozen (2010)
    Shawn Ashmore in Frozen (2010)
    Frozen (2010)
    Frozen (2010)
    Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers, Adam Green, and Rileah Vanderbilt at an event for Frozen (2010)
    Emma Bell in Frozen (2010)
    Frozen (2010)

    Top cast

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    Shawn Ashmore
    Shawn Ashmore
    • Joe Lynch
    Emma Bell
    Emma Bell
    • Parker O'Neil
    Kevin Zegers
    Kevin Zegers
    • Dan Walker
    Ed Ackerman
    Ed Ackerman
    • Jason
    Rileah Vanderbilt
    Rileah Vanderbilt
    • Shannon
    Kane Hodder
    Kane Hodder
    • Cody
    Adam Johnson
    Adam Johnson
    • Rifkin
    Chris York
    • Ryan
    Peder Melhuse
    • Driver
    Will Barratt
    Will Barratt
    • Sullivan
    • (uncredited)
    Jesse Faggioli
    • Snowboarder
    • (uncredited)
    Adam Green
    Adam Green
    • Guy on Chairlift #1
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Lynch
    Joe Lynch
    • Guy on Chairlift #2
    • (uncredited)
    John Omohundro
    John Omohundro
    • James
    • (uncredited)
    Cody Blue Snider
    • Twisted Sister Fan in Cafeteria
    • (uncredited)
    Dee Snider
    Dee Snider
    • Man who shouts 'Last chair is through'
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Adam Green
    • Writer
      • Adam Green
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot entirely practically, meaning no soundstage, nor greenscreen, nor CGI. The actors and actresses were truly suspended over fifty feet in the air on the side of a real mountain in Utah.
    • Goofs
      Ski resorts send "liftees" to inspect the lifts at the end of every shift to prevent this very scenario from happening.
    • Quotes

      Parker O'Neil: Okay then, Lynch, what *is* the worst way to die?

      Joe Lynch: What...

      Parker O'Neil: No, no, no, you have an answer for everything. What is your biggest fear?

      Joe Lynch: That's easy. The Sarlacc pit.

      Parker O'Neil: I'm sorry, the what?

      Joe Lynch: The Sarlacc pit. From "Return of the Jedi". Uh, hello. Being slowly digested over a thousand years - worst death ever.

      Dan Walker: [in a mocking whiny voice] Dan, why don't I ever have a girlfriend? Why?

    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Failure: Sex and the City 2, Frozen (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Helicopter Fight Song
      Written by Chris Zerby (as Christopher Zerby)

      Performed by Helicopter Helicopter

      Courtesy of Initial Records

    User reviews463

    Review
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    Featured review
    Top-notch survival horror
    A college student goes on a weekend ski/snowboard outing with his girlfriend and his jealous buddy. It was supposed to be just the guys, but Parker came along, much to buddy Lynch's dismay. She is still learning, and as a result of this, the trio spends most of the day on a bunny slope. After some complaining from Lynch, they decide to go on a quick run down the mountain before the day is through, but there's bad weather moving in. They manage to convince the lift operator to let them go, but through a series of unfortunate circumstances, the lift is stopped midway up the mountain leaving them stuck as the place shuts down for the week. With bad weather, the freezing cold and a large drop between them and the ground, the chances for survival are looking slim. And that's not taking the pack of hungry wolves into account.

    I caught this at the Parks Mall AMC back in February and thought it was fantastic. It's from the Open Water/Black Water/The Canyon school of survival horror. All of those films are intense portraits of people stuck in some form of wilderness nightmare with little hope of escape, but Frozen may just be my pick for best of the bunch. At one point early on into the trio's predicament, I discovered that I had unknowingly squeezed my hands together so tightly that they had fallen asleep, so it's safe to say that the tension got to me. The characters also really grew on me as the film wore on, and I actually felt really bad for them. This is Emma Bell's first film, and I was quite impressed with her performance. While she has a spotty moment or two, for a first-timer, I'd say she knocked it out of the park. Her standout scene takes place when she's relaying her fears about what might happen to her puppy if she dies on the lift, and if he'd think she abandoned him.

    Kudos to Adam Green for shooting this film on location. There are no green-screens or studio sets to be found here. Green and company found an actual lift to go out and shoot on. Equal amounts of kudos must go to the actors, as they were the ones up on the lift braving the elements for the authenticity a film of this type needs. Their hard work and tolerance paid off, as I often felt like I was right there on the lift with the characters. The chilly atmosphere vividly leaps off the screen, the bleak nature of the situation in which these three find themselves never in doubt. This film also hit a little closer to home for me, as I spent a week of skiing, etc. in Winter Park, CO not two months prior to watching this at the theater. With that fresh in my mind, I was left with an even stronger feeling of "What if?".

    Also effective is the sparingly used score, usually played over visuals of the abandoned ski park. There are some gruesome bits, particularly the hand scene from the trailer and a discovery towards the film's end, but most of the tension comes from the predicament itself and some of the debasing things the characters have to do. Needing to take a leak while stuck on a ski lift may not be a big deal if you're a guy, but Parker's options aren't so easy.

    I didn't think much of Adam Green's Hatchet. Frozen, on the other hand, is worth raving about.
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    • May 12, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 2010 (Kazakhstan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Đóng Băng
    • Filming locations
      • Snowbasin, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • A Bigger Boat
      • ArieScope Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $246,176
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $131,395
      • Feb 7, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,843,774
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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