Frozen Assets (film)
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Directed by | George T. Miller |
Written by | Don Klein Tom Kartozian |
Produced by | Don Klein |
Starring | Shelley Long Corbin Bernsen Larry Miller |
Cinematography | Ron Lautore Geza Sinkovics |
Edited by | Larry Bock |
Music by | Michael Tavera |
Production company | Frozen Assets Productions |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date | October 23, 1992 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million |
Box office | $376,008 (USA) |
Frozen Assets is a 1992 American comedy film directed by George T. Miller. It stars Shelley Long and Corbin Bernsen.[1]
Plot
Los Angeles bank executive Zach Shepard takes a new job at a sperm bank in Oregon. After some initial confusion, Zach and the sperm bank's doctor, Grace Murdock, deal with a shortage of donations by holding a contest with a $100,000 prize. Men abstain from sex to save themselves for donations while a local brothel protests the sperm bank for having ruined its business.
Zach is assisted by Newton, an escaped mental patient who lives with his mother.
Cast
- Shelley Long as Dr. Grace Murdock
- Corbin Bernsen as Zach Shepard
- Larry Miller as Newton Patterson
- Dody Goodman as Mrs. Patterson
- Gerrit Graham as Lewis Crandall
- Matt Clark as J.F. Hughes
Filming
Filming took place in Portland, Oregon and at the Columbia River Gorge.[2]
Reception
The film bombed at the box office, only earning $376,008 in the United States, and contemporary reviews of the film were mostly negative. In his review for the
Frozen Assets holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews.[7]
References
- ^ "Frozen Assets (1992) - George Miller | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Filmed in Oregon 1908-2015" (PDF). Oregon Film Council. Oregon State Library. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Frozen Assets movie review & film summary (1992) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com/.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin. "MOVIE REVIEW : Premise Too Much for 'Assets'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Ryan, Desmond. "Trappen in a Sperm Bank Freezer". Newspapers.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Rodriguez, Rene. "Frozen Assets' producers won't laugh all the way to the bank". Newspapers.com. The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Frozen Assets". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links
- Frozen Assets at IMDb
- Frozen Assets at Rotten Tomatoes