Jack Frost
Not to be confused with the horror film of the same name, this Jack Frost is still so frightening I'd hesitate to put it before any child who ever plans to see a snowman. In this bizarre and god-awful tale, a conveniently-named Colorado blues singer (Colorado blues singer???) called Jack Frost (Keaton) gets his big break on Christmas Day and has to abandon his family to sign the record deal. Naturally, storm hits, car goes off road, Jack dies, and naturally he comes back to life as a snowman. He eats frozen vegetables and tries not to melt, while getting in some quality time with son Charlie (Cross), including hockey lessons with a tree branch. Hideous effects and a just-plain-bad premise make this one to stay away from.
Rating
1.5 out of 5 Stars
- Director: Troy Miller
- Producer: Irving Azoff, Mark Canton
- Screenwriter: Mark Steven Johnson, Steven Bloom, Jonathan Roberts, Jeff Cesario
- Stars: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy, Andrew Lawrence, Eli Marienthal, Will Rothhaar, Mika Boorem, Benjamin Brock, Taylor Handley, Joe Rokicki, Cameron Ferre, Ahmet Zappa, Paul F. Tompkins, Henry Rollins, Dweezil Zappa
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Year of Release: 1998
- Released on Video: 01/01/1999
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