Christmas Icetastrophe

*Christmas Icetastrophe*
Christmas Icetastrophe
Genre	Disaster film
Written by	David Sanderson
Directed by	Jonathan Winfrey
Starring	Victor Webster; Jennifer Spence;
Music by	Michael Neilson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Tom Berry; Lisa Hansen; Paul Hertzberg;
Cinematography	Christopher A. Smith
Editor	Garrett Griffin
Running time	80 minutes
Production companies	CineTel Films; Reel One Entertainment;
Original release
Network	Syfy
Release	December 20, 2014

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. The town begins to progressively 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

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

^ ^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.

External links

[nyt-1] Genzlinger, Neil (December 19, 2014). "Making Icicles of Everyone". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[bh-2] Smith, Adam (December 20, 2014). ""CHRISTMAS ICETASTROPHE"". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[3] Moore, Debi (December 2, 2014). "Celebrate the Holidays with Syfy's Christmas Icetastrophe and The Twilight Zone". Dread Central. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[4] Smith, Nancy deWolf (December 18, 2014). "Killer Icicles". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[5] Ford, Rebecca (April 10, 2015). "Golden Trailer Awards Nominees Announced". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

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