Jack Frost (1996)

Director:

Michael Cooney

Writers:

Jeremy Paige (story)
Michael Cooney (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

He's chillin...and killin

Plot:

A serial killer dies, comes back as a snowman, and wreacks havoc.

Plot Keywords:

Snowman | Escaped Convict | Axe Murder | Blood Splatter | Bloody Body Of Child

Cast

Scott MacDonald	...	Jack Frost
Christopher Allport	...	Sam
Stephen Mendel	...	Agent Manners
F. William Parker	...	Paul Davrow
Eileen Seeley	...	Anne
Rob LaBelle	...	Stone
Zack Eginton	...	Ryan Tiler
Jack Lindine	...	Jake Metzner
Kelly Jean Peters	...	Sally
Marsha Clark	...	Marla
Chip Heller	...	Deputy Foster
Brian Leckner	...	Deputy Pullman
Darren O. Campbell	...	Tommy
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Jill Metzner (as Shannon Elizabeth Fadal)
Paul Keith	...	Doc Peters
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.	...	Father Branagh
Nathanyael Grey	...	Billy Metzner (as Nathan Hague)
Todd Conner	...	Driver
Richard Whiten	...	Second Driver
Harley Zumbrum	...	Guard
Kurt Bryant	...	Tanker Driver
Brett Boydstun	...	Idiot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David S. Kaufman	...	Passerby (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Cooney

Writing credits
Jeremy Paige		(story)
Michael Cooney		(written by)

Produced by
Barry L. Collier	....	executive producer
Barbara Javitz	....	executive producer
Jeremy Paige	....	producer
Vicki Slotnick	....	producer

Original Music by
Chris Anderson
Carl Schurtz

Cinematography by
Dean Lent

Film Editing by
Terry Kelley

Casting by
Lisa Bankert

Production Design by
Deborah Raymond
Dorian Vernacchio

Set Decoration by
Nancy S. Fallace

Costume Design by
Marina Buckwald

Makeup Department
Jill Cady	....	key makeup artist
Michael Deak	....	makeup effects supervisor
Screaming Mad George	....	makeup artist
Brooks Stenstrom	....	key hair stylist
Melanie Tooker	....	makeup effects

Production Management
JoAnn Perritano	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Meghan Crallé	....	second second assistant director
Sam Hill	....	first assistant director
Chad Rosen	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Will Alovis	....	property master
Bryce Holtshousen	....	lead man
Herman Luna	....	property assistant
Michael S. O'Neal	....	propmaker
Neil O'Sullivan	....	swing gang
Amy Wise	....	on-set decorator

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound designer
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Eric Jaffe	....	sound effects editor
Michael Jonascu	....	sound effects editor
Wayne Scott Joness	....	sound effects editor
Jeff King	....	sound effects editor
John Kohlbrenner	....	sound effects editor
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound effects editor
Douglas Salkin	....	post-production audio coordinator
Larry Scharf	....	sound mixer
John Taylor	....	additional sound mixer
Debby VanPoucke	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Larry Fioritto	....	special effects coordinator
Ken Hall	....	special effects
Bruce Mattox	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunt coordinator
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts
Cole S. McKay	....	stunts
Carl Milinac	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Barco	....	still photographer
Darwin Montana Browne	....	key grip (as Darwin Browne)
Peter Bruce	....	still photographer
Jose Danner	....	grip
Javier Ferrer	....	best boy electric
Mark Fragale	....	first assistant camera
Jeff Gatesman	....	gaffer
George Eric Griffith	....	grip (as Ric Griffith)
Geoffrey Haley	....	Steadicam operator
Geoff Heally	....	Steadicam operator
Jay Holben	....	electrician
Jay Holben	....	gaffer: second unit
Todd Kellstein	....	best boy grip
Ken Metz	....	electrician
Michael Millikan	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Mike Millikan)
Michael Millikan	....	director of photography: second unit (as Mike Millikan)
Robert Schwartz	....	grip
Jeff Segal	....	camera loader
Bruce Sharp	....	electrician
Bruce Sharp	....	gaffer: second unit
R.J. Thomas	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Krystine Karns	....	costumer
Melanie Neat	....	assistant costume designer
Amy Jean Roberts	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Saul Escobedo	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Brett Boydstun	....	transportation coordinator
Ronan P. Nagle	....	transportation captain
Phil Strauss	....	transportation captain

Other crew
John Baumhauer	....	production assistant
Thomas 'Doc' Boguski	....	production coordinator
John Fedel	....	snowman effects
Nan Garcia-Wood	....	script supervisor
David S. Kaufman	....	assistant production accountant
William M. Povletich	....	first assistant accountant
Sonia Randazzo	....	accounting clerk
Valerie Bleth Sharp	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Valerie Ann Bleth)
Valerie Bleth Sharp	....	craft service (as Valerie Ann Bleth)

Production Companies

• Frost Bite Films Ltd. (copyright holder)
• Moonstone Entertainment
• Storyteller Films Ltd. (as Storyteller)

Distributors

• A-Pix Entertainment (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Ardustry Home Entertainment
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Simitar Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and gore, language and some brief sexuality.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Frost Bite Films Ltd.

Trivia:

Shannon Elizabeth's first acting role.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Icicles on the church wobble as if made of rubber just before Jack Frost arrives.

Quotes:

Sally: Don't you think we ought to put the tree lights on?
Jake: Your son is in cold five hours. You want festivities?
Sally: I was only...
Jake: Yeah, well don't.

Movie Connections:

References Frosty the Snowman (1969) (TV)

Very B-Grade But Entertaining

Well what can I say, there are B-Grade Movies and there are B-Grade Movies and this definitely falls into the latter. However since it's obvious that even the makers of the film know that it's not a credible movie (take a look at the closing credits) it can be forgiven.

The plot is basically a convicted psycho killer is killed. He accidentally has his genetic material mixed up with some experimental acid that get combined and then lost in the snow. The killer now takes on the form of a snowman - if you can believe that. The snowman, Jack Frost, is after the country town Sherif who put him behind bars. In doing so, Jack Frost ends up killing half the town.

This movie lacks any real scares and the effects alone remind me of the B-Grade movies of the 50's. This alone makes it worth watching for a laugh. A movie to pass the time away.