Jack Frost (1998; Alternate Cast)

My alternate cast for Jack Frost (1998).

Directed By: Troy Miller

Plot
Jack Frost is the lead singer in a rock band simply titled "The Jack Frost Band", based in the fictional town of Medford, Colorado, who make their living performing blues covers and an assortment of their own songs in the hope of signing a record deal. He returns to his 11-year-old son Charlie, who has just returned from a snowball fight against local bully Rory Buck. After they build a snowman in their front yard, Jack gives him his best harmonica, which he got the day Charlie was born, jokingly telling him that it's magical, and he will be able to hear it wherever he is. Jack promises his wife Gabby that he will attend his son's hockey game, but misses it in favor of recording a new hit song "Don't Lose Your Faith". To make up for it, Jack then promises to take his family on a Christmas trip to the mountains, but is then called in on a gig that could make or break his career. On his way to the gig, Jack realizes his mistake and borrows his best friend (and the band's keyboardist) Mac MacArthur's car to go to the mountains to meet his family. Unfortunately, Jack encounters a bad snowstorm that he is unable to navigate through due to the faulty windshield wipers and poor weather conditions. As a result, he swerves off the road, crashes the car, and is killed instantly (off-screen).

A year later, Charlie has fallen into depression over his father's death, to the point of withdrawing from all contact with his friends. One night, he makes another snowman that bears as much of a resemblance to Jack as he can remember and plays Jack's harmonica just before going to sleep. The harmonica turns out to be magical after all, as it revives Jack, transferring his spirit into the snowman. Jack attempts to greet Charlie, but instead, ends up terrifying him by mistake. The next day, Charlie discovers Jack in his yard and attempts to run away from him, leaving Jack feeling humiliated once more, but still determined to go after his son. When Charlie winds up in the snowball battlefield, Jack pelts Rory and the other children with snowballs and escapes with Charlie on a sled. After losing them, Charlie realises that the snowman is his father after Jack uses his nickname "Charlie boy". Jack reconnects with Charlie and teaches him the values that he never got to teach him. After some hockey lessons, Jack convinces Charlie to rejoin the team instead of continuing to grieve over his death, becoming their best player. In the meantime, Mac continues to be a friend of the family, while also becoming a father figure to Charlie at Gabby's suggestion.

As winter approaches its end, Jack begins melting and struggles to get to Charlie's hockey game. Afterwards, Charlie decides to take Jack to the mountains where it is colder, but has a difficult time convincing Gabby to do so. Charlie comes across Rory, who also insults the snowman by asking which is more stupid. After Jack speaks in front of Rory by correcting his last sentence, Rory then sympathises with Charlie not having a father and helps him sneak Jack onto a truck en route to the mountains. Jack and Charlie arrive at the isolated cabin that the family was going to stay at for Christmas before Jack's death. Jack calls Gabby, nonchalantly asking her to come to the cabin to pick up Charlie; Gabby is shocked, but recognizes his voice and obliges. Jack tells a disheartened Charlie that he has to leave. When Gabby arrives, the snowman shell dissipates, revealing Jack in an ethereal form. Jack tells Charlie he will be with him wherever he goes and, after saying farewell and giving his love to both his wife and son, returns to the afterlife.

In the closing moments of the film, Charlie plays hockey with his group of friends (which now includes Rory), while Gabby happily watches and Mac plays music on the piano. The final street scene shows that all the front lawns have snowmen on them.

Live action

 * Kurt Russell as Jack Frost/Snowman (voice), Charlie's father, the vocalist and harmonica player of The Jack Frost Band who ends up dying in a car accident, trying to get home to spend time with his family. He is later resurrected as a snowman in his son's front yard, thanks to his magic harmonica.
 * Elisabeth Shue as Gabby Frost, Jack's wife and widow; Charlie's mother
 * Eli Marienthal as Charlie Frost, Jack's son
 * John C. Reilly as Mac MacArthur, Jack's keyboard player and best friend.
 * Henry Rollins as Sid Gronic, ice hockey coach
 * Mika Boorem as Natalie, Charlie's friend
 * Andrew Lawrence as Tuck Gronic, Charlie's friend, Sid's son
 * Darren Criss as Spencer, Charlie's friend
 * Will Rothhaar as Dennis, Charlie's friend
 * Taylor Handley as Rory Buck, a school bully who picks on Charlie, but later befriends and sympathizes with Charlie as they bond over not having their fathers; Rory's father deserted his family, whereas Charlie's father died.
 * Ahmet Zappa as Snowplow Driver
 * Paul F. Tompkins as Audience Member
 * Dweezil Zappa as John Kaplan, music agent
 * Jay Johnston as TV Weatherman
 * Jeff Cesario as Radio Announcer
 * Scott Kraft as Natalie's Dad
 * Ajai Sanders as TV Interviewer
 * John Ennis as Truck Driver
 * Wayne Federman as Dave, policeman
 * Pat Crawford Brown as Ice Hockey Scorekeeper
 * Trevor Rabin as Trevor, The Jack Frost Band Lead Guitarist
 * Lili Haydn as Lili, The Jack Frost Band Violinist
 * Lou Molino III as Lou, The Jack Frost Band Drummer
 * Scott Colomby as Scott, The Jack Frost Band Bass Player
 * Moon Unit Zappa as School Teacher (uncredited)
 * Mike Butters as Devil's Coach (uncredited)
 * Stevie Ray Vaughan as Himself

Puppeteers

 * Denise Chershire Pearlman as Jack Frost (head operator)
 * Bruce Lanoil as Jack Frost (in-suit performer)
 * Denise Cheshire as Jack Frost (in-suit performer)
 * Allan Trautman as Jack Frost (additional puppeteer)

Music
The film features 22 tracks:
 * Frosty the Snowman – The Jack Frost Band
 * Roll with the Changes – REO Speedwagon
 * Everytime We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
 * Rock and Roll (Part 2) – Gary Glitter
 * Don't Lose Your Faith – The Jack Frost Band
 * Can't Let Go – Lucinda Williams
 * Leavin' Again – Steve Poltz
 * Couldn't Stand the Weather – Stevie Ray Vaughan
 * Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
 * Free Ride – The Edgar Winter Group
 * Hey Now Now – Swirl 360
 * Final Fire – Hans Zimmer
 * Hot in the City – Billy Idol
 * Gimme Some Lovin – Hanson
 * Slow Ride – Foghat
 * Five Candles (You Were There) – Jars of Clay
 * How – Lisa Loeb
 * Father's Love – Bob Carlisle
 * Good Lovin' – Hanson

Rating
Rated PG.