Snow Day (2000)
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28% of critics liked it
(65 reviews) -
33% of users liked it
(49,202 ratings)
It's the day children dream of and parents dread: a sudden snowstorm causes the cancellation of school, giving kids a day off and their folks one more thing to worry about. Snow Day traces what happens in an upstate New York town when a thick layer of white stuff forces local schools to take a… More It's the day children dream of and parents dread: a sudden snowstorm causes the cancellation of school, giving kids a day off and their folks one more thing to worry about. Snow Day traces what happens in an upstate New York town when a thick layer of white stuff forces local schools to take a day off. Fifteen-year-old Hal Brandston (Mark Webber) is crazy about Claire Bonner (Emmanuelle Chriqui), the prettiest girl in his tenth-grade class, who already has a boyfriend -- the class jock and BMOC. Will the magical powers of Snow Day give Hal a chance to win her away? Meanwhile, Hal's ten-year-old sister, Natalie (Zena Grey), is having so much fun with Snow Day that she doesn't want it to end, so she makes sure the Snow Plow Man (Chris Elliott) can't get the roads cleared before morning. Four-year-old Randy Brandston (Connor Matheus) is all cranked up and ready to enjoy life on a day with no day care -- bad news for his mom, Laura (Jean Smart), a businesswoman who has to close an important deal. And weather is a sore spot with father Tom Brandston (Chevy Chase); as the meteorologist at the lowest-rated TV station in town, he is trying in vain to get folks to pay attention to what he has to say about snow, rain, and the elements. Snow Day was produced by Nickelodeon Movies, the feature-film branch of the children's television network, and its eclectic cast also includes Pam Grier, John Schneider, and Iggy Pop. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Chris Koch
- Written By
- Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Feb 11, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
The whole film seems pretty plastic, as if written by a computer.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Snow Day is good fun and a nice way to while away an afternoon.
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Susan Stark, Detroit News
Most of the material in the movie is so familiar it makes your teeth itch.
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Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Good family fun for a snow day.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...you could do a lot worse.
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Cast
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Chris Elliott
as Snowplowman
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Mark Webber
as Hal Brandston
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Jean Smart
as Laura Brandston
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Schuyler Fisk
as Lane Leonard
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Iggy Pop
as Mr. Zellweger
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Pam Grier
as Tina
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Chevy Chase
as Tom Brandston
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John Schneider
as Chad Symmonz
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Zena Grey
as Natalie Brandston
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Emmanuelle Chriqui
as Claire Bonner
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David Paetkau
as Chuck Wheeler
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Jade Yorker
as Chet Felker
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Connor Matheus
as Randy Brandston
- Katherine Heigl
- Katharine Isabelle
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Josh Peck
as Wayne Alworth
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J. Adam Brown
as Bill Korn

