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Snow Day

Snow Day

Roads closed. Schools shut. Rules were made to be frozen!

20005.11h 29m

Overview

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.

Directed by Chris Koch
Written by Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi
Produced by Julia Pistor, Albie Hecht
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $62.5M

Top Cast

Mark Webber

Mark Webber

Hal Brandston

Schuyler Fisk

Schuyler Fisk

Lane Leonard

Zena Grey

Zena Grey

Natalie Brandston

Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott

Roger the Snowplowman

Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase

Tom Brandston

Jean Smart

Jean Smart

Laura Brandston

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Claire Bonner

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Mr. Zellweger

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Tina

John Schneider

John Schneider

Chad Symmonz

Themes & Keywords

high schoolelementary schoolrivalryprankteenage crushhijinksnew york statemeteorologistsnowball fightsnowplowpopular girlsnow day

About Snow Day

Snow Day is a comedy, family, adventure film released in 2000 exploring themes of high school, elementary school, rivalry, prank, teenage crush, hijinks. Directed by Chris Koch, it stars Mark Webber, Schuyler Fisk, Zena Grey. 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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