Trivia / Jack Frost (1997)

• Completely Different Title:
  • Finland: The Killer Snowman
  • Greece: Maniac Snowman
  • Russia: Snowman
• The Foreign Subtitle:
  • Germany: Jack Frost: The Ice Cold Killer
  • Mexico: Jack Frost: Terror on Ice
• Creator Backlash: Shannon Elizabeth certainly doesn't like to reminisce about the time she was raped by a snowman.
• Inspiration for the Work: The film was the brainchild of director Michael Cooney and producers Jeremy Paige and Vicki Slotnick, all of whom were close friends. The story goes that Cooney owned a home in the mountains that they'd travel to for skiing, and one year he and Paige made an intentionally evil-looking snowman that was so freaky that Slotnick had trouble sleeping. They took this as inspiration to make a horror movie, but after a few drafts and realizing that it was impossible to play a killer snowman genuinely straight, they settled on making an intentionally B-grade Horror Comedy.
• No Budget: Clearly seen from the special effects in both films. The sequel more so.
• Uncredited Role: With the exception of Scott MacDonald as the title role, none of the voiceover artists are credited.
• What Could Have Been: There was a third movie planned, tentatively titled Jack Frost 3: The Last Coming, which would have taken place a decade after 2, featuring a giant Jack Frost named "Jackzilla" getting loose in a major city. These plans were halted after the tepid response to 2 and the death of Christopher Allport in 2008, but as of 2016, Michael Cooney still has hopes of making another sequel.

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