Snow Day

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Weak assembly of characters and story lines made this movie forgettable and silly.

29%

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27%

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Movie Info

Anything can happen on a snow day --- and for Hal and Natalie Brandston, it does. When the sun sets on this spectacular snow day will Hal be found cuddling with Claire? Will Natalie have succeeded in her quest for the coveted second snow day? Will parents everywhere pray for a heat wave?
  • Rating:
    PG (Language|Brief Mild Peril)
  • Genre:
    kids and family, comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Chris Koch
  • Producer:
    Albie Hecht, Julia Pistor
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $60.0M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Snow Day Productions, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, New Faction Pictures, Paramount Pictures International
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Chris Elliott
Snowplowman
Mark Webber
Hal Brandston
Jean Smart
Laura Brandston
Schuyler Fisk
Lane Leonard
Iggy Pop
Mr. Zellwegger
Pam Grier
Tina
Chevy Chase
Tom Brandston
John Schneider
Chad Symmonz
Zena Grey
Natalie Brandston
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Claire Bonner
Chris Koch
Director
Will McRobb
Writer
Chris Viscardi
Writer
Grace Gilroy
Co-Producer
Albie Hecht
Producer
David Kerwin
Associate Producer
Will McRobb
Co-Producer
Julia Pistor
Producer
Chris Viscardi
Co-Producer
Raymond Wagner
Executive Producer
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Audience Reviews for Snow Day

  • Dec 23, 2011
    While "Snow Day" may evoke memories of past childhood experiences, it is well below average in terms of filmmaking. The plot is familiar and the acting is greatly sub-par, but it's all in good fun. "Snow Day" is most certainly not a good movie, but it's fairly harmless.
    Stephen E Super Reviewer
  • Aug 07, 2011
    full with a great cast but it never overcomes the one joke premise.
    Brendan N Super Reviewer
  • Jan 14, 2010
    "Snow Day" is a very kid-friendly film that celebrates the joy of the winter season, while also following every single romance cliche in the book. This film feels like half kid-comedy and half teen-soap. The acting is ham-handed and the script is thin, but it has just the right amount of heart and spirit to keep it afloat. The fan base of this film comes directly from kids between the ages of 8 and 14, where the jokes are understandable, before they become laughably cheesy. Many of these actors have gone on to do something big, and for me, this film is a big nostalgia piece. I have a blast watching these characters journey through an event-filled day off school. It's a dumb fun movie that everyone can turn their brains off and enjoy. There is just something about it that clicks.
    KJ P Super Reviewer
  • Sep 11, 2009
    "Snow Day" centers around a bunch of kids who aren't sick, but they are sick of school. They live in upstate New York, so it would have to snow a whole lot for schools to be cancelled due to the white stuff. But it would be a dream come true if only classes were closed for a day or two. Well, that just happens when all of a sudden, it snows several inches, closing the schools. But how long will schools be closed? Oh yeah, and don't forget that anything can happen on a snow day. "Snow Day" has several subplots aside from schools just being closed. Chevy Chase stars as a meteorologist who envies a more popular weatherman, one guy will stop for nothing on his way to try and earn a date with his dreamgirl, and a few kids don't like the snow plow man. Since I live in the southeast, it doesn't take much more than just a few snow flakes to make everybody head to the grocery stores and to shut just about everything down. When I used to be in school, I had a few snow days, but none of them were as action-packed as the one in "Snow Day" the movie. "Snow Day" isn't a bad movie, but it is more geared towards the younger generation that can still enjoy the benefits of a real snow day, but adults can enjoy the movie too. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001.
    Jason O Super Reviewer
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