Jack Frost (1998 film)

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Jack Frost was a Christmas film released during the winter of 1998, starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston about a father that dies and comes back as a snowman.

[edit] Plot

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Michael Keaton plays the title character, a man who is actually named Jack Frost. He runs a band, and thus is forced to miss many events in his son's life, but promises to be home for Christmas Eve. His band is scheduled for an audition that day, and thus Jack is forced to race home to make it in time. However, he gets in a car crash and is killed.

A year later, Jack returns as his son Charlie's snowman, and decides to make up for all the times he missed with his son. In the end, Jack is forced to flee with his son to a cabin to stay cold, and thus alive. His ex-wife arrives, and realizes that her husband has returned. Dawn and Christmas Day arrive, and Jack becomes human once more to say goodbye before returning to the afterlife.

Dweezil Zappa, Ahmet Zappa, and Moon Unit Zappa, all children of Frank Zappa, appear in the film.

[edit] Quotes

"I'm a frozen freak of nature."

"Okay I'm back, but why a snowman? Is it the name Jack Frost? Because that's not even clever, that's cheesy."

"Two branches, three snowballs, one corked nose. Snowman? No, much, much more. I am the wizard of blizzard!" (shouting while using his branch arms to fling a flurry of snowballs at lightning speed) "Hahahahahaha! Now run you little mountain goats!"

"A snow dad is better than no dad" (Charlie's rival and bully, who says he knows what life without a father is like, and agrees to help Charlie save Jack.)

"My balls are freezing! Never thought I'd say that with a smile on my face!"

"You know, it sometimes is good having a big butt."