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Snowball Express

1972 · 93 min

A cheerful, chaotic family comedy full of slapstick mishaps and cozy alpine charm, easy to watch and warmly amusing.

Directed by: Norman Tokar
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Dean Jones, Nancy Olson, Harry Morgan

Overview: When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and moves the family west to run it. Only to find that the place is a wreck. But together they decide to try to fix it up and run it. But Martin Ridgeway, who wants the property, does everything he can to ensure it will fail.

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Directed by: Norman Tokar
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Dean Jones, Nancy Olson, Harry Morgan

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
ambition
greed
work
healing
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
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Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, family
Directed by: Norman Tokar
Written by: Jim Parker, Don Tait
Starring: Dean Jones, Nancy Olson, Harry Morgan, Keenan Wynn, Johnny Whitaker, Michael McGreevey, George Lindsey, Kathleen Cody
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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