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A Balasaur Score of 43 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 28%, Metacritic 34/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,356 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 29m. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
228 audience votes
Key crew
- Chris KochDirector
- Will McRobbWriter
- Chris ViscardiWriter
- Steve BartekOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mark WebberHal Brandston
- Schuyler FiskLane Leonard
- Zena GreyNatalie Brandston
- Chris ElliottRoger the Snowplowman
- Chevy ChaseTom Brandston
- Jean SmartLaura Brandston
- Emmanuelle ChriquiClaire Bonner
- Iggy PopMr. Zellweger
- Pam GrierTina
- John SchneiderChad Symmonz
- Josh PeckWayne Alworth
- Jade YorkerChet Felker
