Christmas Icetastrophe
| Christmas Icetastrophe | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Disaster film[1] |
| Written by | David Sanderson |
| Directed by | Jonathan Winfrey |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Michael Neilson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Cinematography | Christopher A. Smith |
| Editor | Garrett Griffin |
| Running time | 80 minutes[2] |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syfy |
| Release | December 20, 2014 |
Christmas Icetastrophe (also titled Icetastrophe) is a 2014 American
flash freeze
.
Plot
 | This article needs an improved plot summary. (September 2015) |
A
flash freeze
, and the effect spreads outward at an alarming rate. Charlie Ratchet, a local father, teams up with Alex Novak, a graduate student who wants to study the meteorite. Together they set out to counter the effects of the freezing meteorite on their town before everything, and every one, ends up frozen. Meanwhile, Tim Ratchet, Charlie's son, goes out into the storm to find and rescue Marley Crooge, and the two fight to survive the cold to make it back to safety.
Cast
- Victor Webster as Charlie Ratchet
- Jennifer Spence as Alex Novak
- Richard Harmon as Tim Ratchet
- Tiera Skovbye as Marley Crooge
- Mike Dopud as Ben Crooge
- Johannah Newmarch as Krystal Crooge
- Andrew Francis as Scott Crooge
- Ben Cotton as Mayor Gibbons
- Boti Bliss as Faye Ratchet
- Jonathon Young as Neil
- Tyler Johnston as T.J.
- Alex Zahara as Miles
- Andrew Dunbar as Corporal Lambert
- Lane Edwards as Rob
- Jason Burkart as The Man
- Toby Levins as Cole
- John Stewart as Gary
Release
Christmas Icetastrophe premiered December 20, 2014, on Syfy.[3]
Reception
Nancy deWolf Smith of The Wall Street Journal wrote that it "sometimes reaches a very satisfying level of scariness".[4]
The trailer was nominated for "Trashiest Trailer" by the Golden Trailer Awards.[5]
References
- ^ a b Genzlinger, Neil (December 19, 2014). "Making Icicles of Everyone". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Smith, Adam (December 20, 2014). ""CHRISTMAS ICETASTROPHE"". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Moore, Debi (December 2, 2014). "Celebrate the Holidays with Syfy's Christmas Icetastrophe and The Twilight Zone". Dread Central. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Nancy deWolf (December 18, 2014). "Killer Icicles". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (April 10, 2015). "Golden Trailer Awards Nominees Announced". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
