''Snow Day'' is a 2022 musical comedy film directed by
Michael Lembeck and written by Samantha Martin and
Chris Viscardi
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They are best known as the co-creators of the award-winning and critically acclaimed Nickelodeon television series ''The A ...
. Produced by
Nickelodeon Productions, the film is a remake of the
2000 film of the same name which Viscardi helped to conceive. Reimagined as a
musical
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* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
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, it stars
Ky Baldwin
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Early life
Ky Baldwin was born in April 2001 in Sydney, Australia. Although his youth was mainly ...
,
Jerry Trainor,
Rob Huebel
Robert Anderson Huebel (born June 4, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his sketch comedy work on the MTV series ''Human Giant'' and for his role of Dr. Owen Maestro on the Adult Swim series ''Childrens Hospital''. He ...
,
Laura Bell Bundy, Michaela Russell, Shelby Simmons, and Fabi Aguirre. It was released on
Nickelodeon and
Paramount+ on December 16, 2022.
Plot
Siblings Hal and Natalie discover that anything is possible when a surprise winter whiteout offers them the chance to break routines and take big risks. Hal decides to pursue his crush Claire while Natalie challenges the town's cranky snowplow man.
Cast
Production
On March 1, 2022, it was announced that Paramount+ had begun production on a musical remake of the 2000 Nickelodeon film ''Snow Day''. The cast was unveiled alongside the announcement. Like the original film, it was shot primarily in Canadian territories despite being set in
Syracuse, New York
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.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was composed by Gabriel Mann. The soundtrack album was released alongside the film by
Republic Records
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.
Release
Marketing
A trailer was released on November 17, 2022, alongside the film’s poster.
Release
''Snow Day'' was made available to stream on Paramount+ on December 16, 2022. It also premiered on
Nickelodeon the same day and was made available on international Paramount+ services the following day. In June 2023, the film was silently removed from Paramount+.
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. John Serba of
Decider
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gave the film a negative review, saying that "None of this slapdash also-ran cheapo crud is for anyone older than 10 or younger than nine and seven-eighths" and that "If a blizzard cancels school, have the kids watch something else." Joly Herman of
Common Sense Media gave the film a 3/5, saying that "Viewers might wonder whether the theme of having a snow day is deserving of a full-length musical movie, but as soon as that thought enters the head, a fun dance number distracts, and some clever songs can elicit a smile."
References
External links
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2022 films
American musical comedy films
Films directed by Michael Lembeck
Nickelodeon original films
Paramount+ original films
Remakes of American films