Snow Day

Director: Chris Koch Chris Koch

Overview

It's the day children dream of and parents dread: a sudden snowstorm causes the cancellation of school, giving kids a day off and their folks one more thing to worry about. Snow Day traces what happens in an upstate New York town when a thick layer of white stuff forces local schools to take a day off. Fifteen-year-old Hal Brandston (Mark Webber) is crazy about Claire Bonner (Emmanuelle Chriqui), the prettiest girl in his tenth-grade class, who already has a boyfriend -- the class jock and BMOC. Will the magical powers of Snow Day give Hal a chance to win her away? Meanwhile, Hal's ten-year-old sister, Natalie (Zena Grey), is having so much fun with Snow Day that she doesn't want it to end, so she makes sure the Snow Plow Man (Chris Elliott) can't get the roads cleared before morning. Four-year-old Randy Brandston (Connor Matheus) is all cranked up and ready to enjoy life on a day with no day care -- bad news for his mom, Laura (Jean Smart), a businesswoman who has to close an important deal. And weather is a sore spot with father Tom Brandston (Chevy Chase); as the meteorologist at the lowest-rated TV station in town, he is trying in vain to get folks to pay attention to what he has to say about snow, rain, and the elements. Snow Day was produced by Nickelodeon Movies, the feature-film branch of the children's television network, and its eclectic cast also includes Pam Grier, John Schneider, and Iggy Pop.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2017
UPC:	0032429283313
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	PG
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mark Webber	Hal
Schuyler Fisk	Lane
Emmanuelle Chriqui	Claire
Chevy Chase	Tom
Chris Elliott	Snowplowman
Pam Grier	Tina
Jean Smart	Laura
Iggy Pop	Mr. Zellwegger
John Schneider	Chad
Zena Grey	Natalie
David Paetkau	Chuck
Jade Yorker	Chet
Connor Matheus	Randall
J. Adam Brown	Bill
Josh Peck	Wayne
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas	Mona
Damian Young	Principal Weaver
Tim Paleniuk	Mailman Herbert
Josh Sealy	Ben's Son
Orest Kinasewich	Ben
Andrea Engel	TV Newscaster Phyllis
Katharine Isabelle	Marla
Carly Pope	Fawn
Kea Wong	Paula
Desiree Lindsay	Patty Crone
Lorena Gale	Radio Mother
Jeff Watson	Kip
Daniel Cuthbertson	Snowplowboy
Alex Hudson	Braces Kid
Renee Christianson	Make-Up Person
Frank Takacs	Technician
Dan Willmott	Crossing Guard
Shaye Ganam	Sportscaster
Gepert Myers	Dad
Bob Chomyn	Editor
Rick Ash	Producer
Terry King	Diner Dan
Stevie Mitchell	Scout #1
Leon Frierson	Odd Ball Kid
Chad Cosgrave	Steve
Katherine Heigl	Actor
Steve Bartek	Composer

Technical Credits

Will McRobb

Chris Viscardi

Chris Koch	Director
Stuart Aikins	Casting
Mary Gail Artz	Casting
Barbara Cohen	Casting
Albie Hecht	Producer
Bob Munroe	Special Effects
Marci Phillips	Casting
Julia Pistor	Producer
Mike Vezina	Special Effects
Raymond Wagner	Executive Producer
Will McRobb	Screenwriter,Producer
Chris Viscardi	Screenwriter,Producer
Garrell Clark	Sound/Sound Designer
Grace Gilroy	Producer

Editorial Reviews

For those who live in the Sun Belt, a snow day is that miraculous event in which blizzards and snowdrifts close schools and afford children a precious day off. As one character notes here, anything can happen on a snow day. And for the Brandston family, it does. Ratings-impaired weatherman Tom Brandston (Chevy Chase), his workaholic wife Laura (Jean Smart), lovestruck teenage son Hal (Mark Webber), and plucky younger daughter Natalie (Zena Gray), who is determined to stop the dreaded Snowplow Man (Chris Elliot in the role he was born to play) from clearing the streets. Nickelodeon produced this PG-rated comedy, so expect plenty of slapstick, mild crudities, and adult bashing. The school's snow-hating principal takes some particularly frosty abuse. Among this film's quirky pleasures is the casting of proto-punk Iggy Pop as an ice-rink deejay who spins Al Martino records. No matter the season, Snow Day offers viewers a mindless vacation for 90 carefree minutes.