Frozen Fever (2015)

On Anna's birthday, Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever, but Elsa's icy powers may put more than just the party at risk.

Directors:

Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

Writers:

Chris Buck (story by), Jennifer Lee (story by)

Stars:

Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kristen Bell	...	Anna (voice)
Idina Menzel	...	Elsa (voice)
Jonathan Groff	...	Kristoff (voice)
Josh Gad	...	Olaf (voice)
Santino Fontana	...	Hans (voice)
Chris Williams	...	Oaken (voice)
Paul Briggs	...	Marshmallow (voice)

Storyline

It's Anna's birthday and Elsa plans to throw her the perfect surprise party with the help of Kristoff and Olaf. However, after planning the huge party and as Anna is being led on a "party treasure hunt," Elsa finds that she has caught a cold. She starts sneezing and produces a group of small, cute snow people, much like Olaf, with each sneeze. After some near-misses, a very exhausted Elsa finally makes it with Anna to the courtyard where the party has been arranged. It is a big hit, and at last Anna manages to convince Elsa into letting her to lead her to bed and take care of her. Meanwhile, Olaf has taken the tiny snow creatures under his wing and takes them to Elsa's ice castle with the help of Kristoff.

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Plot Keywords:

surprise party | sneezing | disney princess | cake | common cold | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Olaf eats Anna's cake, Josh Gad had his mouth full of cake when recording his dialogue.

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Goofs

The lighting and colors during the tower scene and the party at the castle suggests that the sun is going down. Some sources say that Anna's birthday is on the summer solstice. In Norway, which is the real-life Arendelle, the sun doesn't set for over 24 hours on the summer solstice (hence why it's called "The Land of the Midnight Sun"). However, this is only the case within the Arctic Circle, and we see both day and night in the original film, which would suggest that Arendelle is south of it. The Norwegian town of Arendal (which is the origin of the name Arendelle) is itself south of the Arctic Circle.

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Quotes

Olaf: I can't read... or spell.

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Crazy Credits

During the Disney logo shown at the end, the shooting star that typically flies over the castle is replaced with a snowbie that jumps over the castle, and if you listen carefully you can hear soft chimes playing the tune of "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?", from the movie.

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Connections

Featured in Top 10 Best Animated Films of the 2010 Decade (2019)

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Soundtracks

Making Today a Perfect Day
Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Performed by Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad

User Reviews

snow gremlins

Elsa is preparing for Anna's birthday, but a cold sends a few things awry. "Frozen Fever" is a short opportunity for the characters to strut their stuff, especially Olaf. I understand that "Frozen 2" is currently planned, but I don't know how they would continue the story. I think that any continuation would have to come in short snippets like this one. Both Elsa and Anna have brought a more complex dimension to the world of Disney princesses.

In the end, I found this to be a good short. The cast of "Frozen" returns to voice the characters and gives them real vivacity. You'll probably enjoy it.

John Travolta is never going to live down that mispronunciation of Idina Menzel's name.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frozen Fever

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Datasat (uncredited) SDDS (uncredited)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.24 : 1