Jack Frost (1998)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Jack Frost - The coolest dad in the world |
| Original title | Jack Frost |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK o. A. |
| Rod | |
| Director | Troy Miller |
| script |
Steven Bloom , Jeff Cesario , Mark Steven Johnson , Jonathan Roberts |
| production | Irving Azoff, Mark Canton |
| music |
Trevor Rabin Theme Song: Michael Keaton |
| camera | László Kovács |
| cut | Lawrence Jordan |
| occupation | |
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Jack Frost is an American comedy film directed by Troy Miller from 1998. Michael Keaton sings the theme song "Don't Lose Your Faith" .
action
The musician Jack Frost lives in a town in Colorado . He repeatedly promises his son Charlie to spend time with him, but he doesn't keep it. His band has a gig on Christmas Eve . Jack wants to be home on time, drives too fast in his car and has a fatal accident.
The following winter, Charlie builds a snowman to whom he gives his father's things. Jack's ghost takes control of the snowman, who can now speak and move. He spends some time with his son, then says goodbye to Charlie and his ex-wife Gabby. The spirit returns to the hereafter.
Reviews
Jane Horwtiz described the film in the Washington Post on December 11, 1998 as "formulaic", "coarse", "stickily sentimental" and "without charm" . It is a particularly bad example of a Hollywood film conceived in the committees (“its movie-by-committee worst”) . She praised the performances of Kelly Preston and Joseph Cross, but Michael Keaton did not manage to amusingly convey the "lame chatter" of Jack Frost.
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was “developed like a template” and lost in “pathetic emotional drudgery” . He also lacks “lightness” and “imagination” .
Awards
Mika Boorem was nominated for the YoungStar Award in 1999.
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
background
The film was in California and Reno ( Nevada turned). Its production cost an estimated 50 million US dollars . The film grossed around $ 34.5 million in US cinemas and around £ 1.6 million in the UK . The film was released in German cinemas on February 25, 1999.
Web links
- Jack Frost in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jack Frost at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Critique by Jane Horwtiz
- ↑ Jack Frost. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Filming locations for Jack Frost
- ^ Business Data for Jack Frost