Frosty Returns
Frosty Returns
G | 01 December 1992 (USA)
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Mr. Twitchell, a greedy old businessman, has invented Summer Wheeze: a spray that instantly removes snow and slush! Now Holly has to keep Frosty from melting, and convince everybody that snow's actually a good thing.

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Lovesusti

The Worst Film Ever

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TrueHello

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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Tayloriona

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Murphy Howard

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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SnoopyStyle

Jonathan Winters as the narrator visits Beansborough's annual carnival but it may not happen this winter. Little Holly would rather play with her magic set. A heavy wind blows her magic hat which lands on a snowman. Frosty (John Goodman) comes alive with her hat. Mr. Twitchell has invented a spray Summer Wheeze which disappears snow and he sends out his trucks to spray his invention. Frosty is in danger. Holly has to convince everybody that snow is actually good.The animation looks simplistic like old 70s kids show. However, it's different from the original Frosty the Snowman. The original is softer and more charming. This animation looks uglier. The spray actually seems like a good idea although Twitchell doesn't make sense. He's a weird villain who is battling nature. The whole thing seems like a late-night writing session gone wrong. This is way too stupid without the charm of the original. Also the songs are pretty weak. This is one Christmas special that doesn't need to be repeated.

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kat_bbfc

I don't understand all the negativity towards this TV special. I thought it was enjoyable. Honestly, I thought it was better than the original.The original Rankin/Bass special was about school kids who built Frosty, a snowman who came to life. In an effort to keep this new friend from melting, the kids sent him on a train heading north, all on the very same day they built him. That story always felt ham-fisted to me. (Surely there was plenty of time before springtime, right? What's the rush?) Also, there wasn't much time for character development. Only one child, Karen, accompanied Frosty on his train ride. Frosty and Karen's friendship always felt forced into the story to me. They were friends just because.In comparison, Frosty Returns is a story about Frosty visiting a new town and meeting a new child, Holly. Holly is a school girl who doesn't have many friends, but Frosty teaches her some things about friendship. Holly learns to be thankful for what she has. That's the kind of message I felt the original TV special was sorely lacking.Something more fascinating to me is that there is a new danger: man-made summer. Where the original TV special had Frosty in danger of natural summer, this new story has him in danger of melting at the hands of people who want to get rid of snow. It's a scary concept. Imagine being in a place where people just don't like you because of what you're made of. Eventually, Frosty and Holly show the town that snow can be magical. Snow can be a good thing. "Let there be snow."The production values aren't top-notch. There are a few goofs, but they shouldn't be too big a problem. The art style is simple, and the animation is decent. Just take it for what it is: a cute wintertime special.

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utgard14

Frosty has returned to indoctrinate your children. Deplorable propaganda that has an in-name-only Frosty the Snowman fighting a polluting businessman. Ugh. Just so much ugh. This has nothing to do with Christmas. Instead we have Winter Carnival. One of the kids says "Let's go outside and make a fertility goddess." What. The. Hell. Frosty's not even allowed to have a pipe, no doubt due to the drastic increase in pipe-smoking children after the original Frosty aired. The songs are absolutely terrible! I hope no one was paid for them. The animation is sloppy and unattractive. This is an agenda-driven cartoon made by screwed-up people who hate Christmas. Sadly, even after 22 years, CBS continues to air this monstrosity after the genuine classic 1969 cartoon.

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Tracy_Terry_Moore

Jonathan Winters arrives riding a snowflake and eating chocolate macaroons to tell the story of how Frosty the Snowman and his friend Holly DeCarlo stopped the richest man in Beansboro, Pennsylvania from ridding the town of all its snow with a new synthetic aerosol he created.Frosty and Holly finally have their big showdown with Mr. Twitchell and his cool pet cat 'Bones' in Gooseberry Park during the city's annual winter carnival.Slight superficial 'sequel' pales to the original, but can be enjoyed on its own terms.

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