Snow-free
Movie | |
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German title | Snow-free |
Original title | Snow Day |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2000 |
length | 89 minutes |
Age rating |
FSK without JMK 6 |
Rod | |
Director | Chris Koch |
script |
Will McRobb Chris Viscardi |
production |
Albie Hecht Julia Pistor |
music | Steve Bartek |
camera | Robbie Greenberg |
cut | David Finfer |
occupation | |
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Snow Free is a 2000 American comedy directed by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies .
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Heavy snowfalls hinder everyday life in a small town in the US state of New York . The school will be closed. Students led by 10-year-old Natalie Brandston are obstructing Roger’s cleanup to keep the school closed.
Tom Brandston, Natalie's father, appears as a meteorologist on television in silly disguise. He's fighting a competitor. Tom tries to convince his bosses that viewers expect reliable weather forecasts, but the managers disagree.
Hal Brandston, Natalie's 15-year-old brother, is wooing Claire Bonner, who is very popular at school. She ended her previous relationship the day before. Hal finds out that Claire is watching the television program his father works for. He finds his father, who is doing a live broadcast about the weather in the great outdoors, and sends his message of love to Claire directly to the television camera.
Reviews
- Lexicon of international film : The comedy is "reasonably entertaining" and "predictable", its humor is "honest".
- Chris Kaltenbach in Baltimore Sun : The comedy is "refreshing".
- James Berardinelli : "One of those dumb films for an audience under 11 years."
Awards
- Mark Webber was nominated for the YoungStar Award in 2000.
- Connor Matheus and the comedy as Best Family Feature Film / Comedy were nominated for the Young Artist Award in 2001.
- The song Another Dumb Blonde was nominated for the 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Award .
- The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
Remarks
The comedy was shot in New York and various regions of Canada on a budget of $ 13 million. It grossed $ 60 million in US cinemas.
Web links
- Snow Day in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Snow-free at Metacritic (English)
- Schneefrei at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Snow-free. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Criticism on metacritic.com
- ↑ Criticism on reelviews.net