A Chance of Snow

A Chance of Snow is an American Christmas TV movie starring JoBeth Williams and Michael Ontkean and directed by Tony Bill. It premiered on Lifetime Television on December 7, 1998.

A Chance of Snow
DVD cover
Genre	Drama
Directed by	Tony Bill
Starring	JoBeth Williams Michael Ontkean Charles Durning Dey Young Barbara Barrie
Music by	Van Dyke Parks
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Orly Adelson Jeffrey Auerbach Gary Pearl Kurt Inderbitzin
Production location	Minneapolis
Cinematography	Bing Sokolsky
Editor	Axel Hubert
Running time	87 minutes
Production company	Hearst Entertainment
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	December 7, 1998 (1998-12-07)

Plot

The film revolves around Maddie Parker, who is on the verge of divorcing her sportswriter husband, Matt Parker, after his brief, extra-marital affair.^[1]

When the snow fall has affects flights at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport on Christmas Eve, Maddie and Matt find themselves included with the many passengers who are stranded at the terminal. This gives them ample time to talk about their relationship and rediscover love through second chances.^[2]

Cast

• JoBeth Williams as Madeline "Maddie" Parker-Hill
• Michael Ontkean as Matthew "Matt" Hill
• Barbara Barrie as Ruth Pulmer
• Dey Young as Katherine Parker
• Peter Syvertsen as Craig Johnson
• Dina Merrill as Merilee Parker
• Charles Durning as Earl Pulmer

Reception

On Radio Times, the film has a 2/5 rating.^[3]

See also

• List of Christmas films