Christmas Icetastrophe
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| Genre | Disaster film[1] |
| Written by | David Sanderson |
| Directed by | Jonathan Winfrey |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 80 minutes[2] |
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| Original network | Syfy |
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Christmas Icetastrophe (also titled Icetastrophe) is a 2014 American made for television disaster film directed by Jonathan Winfrey. It first aired on Syfy on December 20, 2014. Victor Webster and Jennifer Spence star as survivors of a meteorite strike that causes their town to flash freeze.
Plot
A meteorite splits and one piece lands on a car in the small town of Lennox; the other piece in the mountains outside town creating a large crater. Some areas progressively flash freeze, and the effect spreads outward. Charlie Ratchet, a local father, teams up with Alex Novak, a graduate student, to study and counter the effects of the meteorite on their town before everything ends up frozen.
Cast
- Victor Webster as Charlie Ratchet
- Jennifer Spence as Alex Novak
- Richard Harmon as Tim Ratchet
- Tiera Skovbye as Marley Crooge
- Ben Cotton as Mayor Gibbons
- Mike Dopud as Ben Crooge
- Johannah Newmarch as Krystal Crooge
Release
Christmas Icetastrophe premiered December 20, 2014, on Syfy.[3]
Reception
Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called it "mindlessly ridiculous" but amusing.[1] Adam Smith of the Boston Herald rated it C+ and wrote, "Just like its title, the film is unbelievably hokey, but it's also got campy appeal that sci-fi (and Syfy) fans will find irresistible."[2] 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
- 1 2 Genzlinger, Neil (December 19, 2014). "Making Icicles of Everyone". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- 1 2 Smith, Adam (December 20, 2014). ""CHRISTMAS ICETASTROPHE"". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 12, 2015. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ 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.