Micheal Keaton

Jack Frost is a 1998 Christmas film, starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston. Keaton stars as the title character, a father who dies in a car accident and comes back to life as a snowman. Three of Frank Zappa's four children: Dweezil Zappa, Ahmet Zappa, and Moon Unit Zappa, appear in the film . The film is rated PG by the MPAA.

Plot

Jack Frost (Michael Keaton) is the lead singer in a band simply titled "The Jack Frost Band", who make their living performing hardcore covers of children's Christmas songs. He then returns to his son Charlie (Joseph Michael Cross), who has just returned from an epic snowball fight. They spend some quality time by building a snowman in their front yard. Afterward, Jack tucks Charlie into bed and gives him a magical golden harmonica, which Jack will be able to hear being played no matter where he is. Jack promises his wife (Kelly Preston) that he will attend his son's hockey game. However, he misses the hockey game in favor of recording the ironically named "Don't Lose Your Faith". Jack then promises to take his family on a Christmas trip to the mountains, but is called in on a gig that could either make or break his career. On his way to the gig, Jack realizes his mistake and turns around to be with his family. Unfortunately, a bad storm begins to block his view. Due to a faulty windshield wiper, Jack is unable to navigate through the storm and is killed in a car accident.

One year later, Charlie, depressed over his father's death, withdraws from all contact with his friends. One night, Charlie makes another snowman that bears as much of a resemblance to Jack as he can remember of him and plays Jack's golden harmonica just before going to sleep. This causes the snowman in the front yard to come to life with Jack's voice, memories and personality. Jack attempts to greet Charlie, but ends up terrifying him with his uncanny appearance. Jack walks into the night and contemplates his imaginary navel. The next morning, Charlie discovers Jack in his yard and attempts to run away from him. When Charlie winds up in the snowball battlefield, Jack pelts the other children with snowballs and manages to grab Charlie. Jack escapes with Charlie on a sled whilst the enraged children pursue them. After losing the pursuers, Charlie realizes that the snowman is his father and embraces him.

Jack befriends Charlie and teaches him the values that he never got to teach him when he was alive. After giving him some hockey lessons, Jack convinces Charlie to rejoin the hockey team instead of moping over his death. Charlie goes on to become the best player on the team. However, as winter approaches its end, Charlie decides to take Jack to the mountains where it is colder. Charlie attempts to convince his mother to take Jack there, but has a difficult time convincing her into doing so. Charlie then comes across the school bully, who sympathizes with Charlie not having a father and helps him sneak Jack onto a truck en route to the mountains, where an isolated cabin stands. Jack calls up Charlie's mother, convinces her that he is Jack Frost and tells her to come to the cabin if she wishes to see Charlie again. Jack tells Charlie that he has to leave. When Jack's wife arrives, Jack's snowman shell dissipates, which finally allows Jack to return to the afterlife. Charlie and his mother then attempt move on as best as they can with their lives after all that has happened.

Soundtrack

The film features 22 tracks:

Frosty the Snowman - The Jack Frost Band
Roll with the Changes - REO Speedwagon
Merry Christmas Baby - Hanson
Everytime We Say Goodbye - Cole Porter
Rock and Roll (Part 2) - Gary Glitter
Don't Lose Your Faith - The Jack Frost Band
Can't Let Go - Lucinda Williams
Leavin' Again - Steve Poltz
Couldn't Stand the Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group
Hey Now Now - Swirl 360
Final Fire - Hans Zimmer
Jingle Bell Rock - Michael Sherwood
Hot in the City - Billy Idol
Gimme Some Lovin - Hanson
Sleigh Ride - Spice Girls
Slow Ride - Foghat
Five Candles (You Were There) - Jars of Clay
How - Lisa Loeb
Father's Love - Bob Carlisle
Good Lovin - Hanson

Not all of these songs are available on the soundtrack CD however.

Featured on the CD release are:

1. Gimme Some Lovin' - Hanson
2. Frosty The Snowman - The Jack Frost Band
3. How - Lisa Loeb
4. Father's Love - Bob Carlisle
5. Hey Now Now - Swirl
6. Sleigh Ride - Spice Girls
7. Good Lovin' - Hanson
8. Five Candles - Jars Of Clay
9. Can't Let Go - Lucinda Williams
10. Leavin' Again - Steve Poltz
11. Have A Little Faith - The Jack Frost Band
12. Merry Christmas Baby - Hanson
13. Wait For You - Fighting Gravity
14. Frostbite - Trevor Rabin

Critical response

The film currently holds a 15% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

Box office

Produced on a $50 million budget, the film grossed $34.5 million in North America, becoming a large box office flop, but has become a cult classic on video and DVD.

Production note

• Both Joseph Cross and Mika Boorem starred together in the Touched by an Angel episode "Psalm 151." Plus, Cross and Michael Keaton appeared together in Desperate Measures , which was released the same year.

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