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