Snow Day (2000)

Purely Joyful Movie!

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Snow Day isn't perfect, but I saw it in grade seven and loved it immediately. Sure it's got the one or two crude humor jokes and sure it's hokey at times, but it's a hilarious adventure about what can happen on a snow day.Hal and Natalie are a brother and sister living in Syracuse with their weatherman father, stay-at-home computer addicted mom and baby brother Randy. The family is dysfunctional; Laura (the mom) is always on her webcam and never looks away from the screen, then gets angry when Randy makes a mess or wants to play with her. Tom (the father) has very low ratings and is constantly in competition with Chad Symmonz, a flashy modern weatherman who viewers all over town love. Randy is a defiant child always getting into things and making messes just for the hell of it. Hal has a fixation on a popular girl from his high school, Claire.Meanwhile, Natalie and her two friends (an overweight boy named Wayne and her best friend Chet) are mad that it's winter and Syracuse is in the middle of a heatwave, meaning there won't be any snow days, much to the joy of their school principal. Natalie wishes on her brother's favorite action figures for a snow day to come by...When Natalie gets her wish, the town suddenly changes. Anything can happen on a snow day, Natalie says, and it can. Laura is about to learn that a family matters more than a laptop screen, Tom is about to find the courage to stand up to Chad Symmonz. Hal is going to discover that his real true love has been right by his side the whole time and Natalie and her friends will finally have the courage to stand up to the evil Snowplowman, the sadistic and somewhat pervy guy who always foils her plans of a perfect day off of school.I had the movie novelization of Snow Day as a kid (I bought it at a second-hand store when I was three). I've gotta say, the movie is much better, I love the animation in the intro, and there are various funny scenes, from Tom knocking over an ice sculpture of Chad to a janitor finding the words Al Martino bites the big one written above a toilet at his skating rink (he dips the cleaning rag in the toilet to get it wet as he cleans away the graffiti). The only thing I just didn't understand was Wayne (the fat kid). Every time he runs, a farting noise plays in the background, it's unnecessary and pretty crude.

This film is definitely aimed at young children but being a young at heart adult, I really enjoyed it too. Chevy chase is a true icon and though he only had a small part, it was a pleasure to watch another magnificent performance. I never had a snow day so I can only imagine how much fun I would've had but these kids sure had a good adventure. A wonderful family film that can be enjoyed by all ages. The film is about a boy who is looking for true love and maybe he didn't have to look too far. A young girl who will try anything to get that extra snow day and a meteorologist who just wants the like light he so much deserves. Quality

this was OK movie it had some good parts.but where was this thing filmed .i know it was in upstate new york but where . if anyone knows send response to [email protected] this movie was your basic boy falls in love with girl but has another girl right in front of him that likes him for who he is.i am a fan of chevy chase but this movie does him no justice he has done better with out adoubt..i have been trying to find out what town in upstate ny snow day was filmed in. in the weather report they mention central and syracuse, ny which is my home town.so when i saw this movie and tried to figure out the location of the town.so far i have had no luck.so if anyone knows send e mail to [email protected]

Simply put, this movie is the mackdaddiest, most pimpinest layin the smack down straight from the hood foshizzle magizzle movie ever made about a snow day. Bo Duke and Chevy Chase? Ah the tension, and the epic cosmic struggle between meteorological integrity and the vortex of insipid darkness. Pure magic, and if that weren't enough, there's also Chris Elliott and one of the Designing Women and some dude who's like the stereotypical snotty preppy bully--kind of like a cross between Biff from Back to the Future and Zach from Saved by the Bell. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you will walk away from this movie in an ecstatic tizzy that you'll never come down from. With an awesome cast and a brilliant concept, this movie ranks right up there with Ben Hur and Citizen Kane as a cinematic tour de force for the ages.