Jack Frost (1998)

Directed by

Troy Miller

Genre

drama film, comedy film, fantasy film, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1,234 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musician and father dies in a car crash and is magically reincarnated as a snowman using a magical harmonica. He returns to his family during Christmastime to reconnect with his son and wife before time runs out.

nostalgicwhimsicalbittersweetlightheartedsentimentalmelancholicfamily-orientedplayful

What happens

Jack Frost is a 1998 American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Troy Miller (in his directorial debut) and starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston. Keaton plays the title character, a father and musician killed in a car accident, only to be brought back to life in the form of a snowman via a magical harmonica. Jack Frost was released by Warner Bros. on December 10, 1998 in Australia and December 11, 1998 in the United States. It received negative critical reviews and became a box-office bomb, grossing just $34.6 million against a budget of $40–85 million. Three of Frank Zappa's four children, Dweezil Zappa, Ahmet Zappa, and Moon Unit Zappa, appear in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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