Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: Jack Frost, Bad Santa, and Bob’s broken sleigh.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Jack Frost from 1998, Bad Santa from 2003, and Bob’s Broken Sleigh from 2015.
Jack Frost is a 1998 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Troy Miller and starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston.
Keaton plays the title character, a father and musician killed in a car accident, only to be brought back to life in the form of a snowman via a magical harmonica.
It received negative critical reviews and became a box-office bomb, grossing just $34 million against a budget of $40–85 million.
Three of Frank Zappa's four children, Dweezil Zappa, Ahmet Zappa, and Moon Unit Zappa, appear in the film.
Directed by: Troy Miller.
Screenplay by: Mark Steven Johnson, Steve Bloom , Jonathan Roberts, and Jeff Cesario.
Story by: Mark Steven Johnson.
Produced by: Mark Canton, and Irving Azoff.
Starring: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, and Joseph Cross.
Cinematography: László Kovács.
Edited by: Lawrence Jordan.
Music by: Trevor Rabin.
Production companies: Azoff Entertainment , and The Canton Company.
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release dates: 10 December 1998 (Australia), and 11 December 1998 (United States).
File Length: 96 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $40–85 million.
Box office: $34.6 million.
Bad Santa is a 2003 American Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Terry Zwigoff, written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and starring Billy Bob Thornton in the title role, with a supporting cast of Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, John Ritter, and Bernie Mac.
It was Ritter's last live-action film appearance before his death on September 11, 2003.
The film was dedicated to his memory.
The Coen brothers are credited as executive producers.
The film was released in North America on 26 November 2003, and was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve.
But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
It received positive reviews and was a commercial success.
An unrated version was released on DVD on 5 March 2004, and on Blu-ray on 20 November 2007, as Bad(der) Santa.
A director's cut DVD was released in November 2006; it features Zwigoff's cut of the film (including an audio commentary with him and the film's editor), which is three minutes shorter than the theatrical cut and ten minutes shorter than the unrated version.
A sequel, Bad Santa 2, was released on 23 November 2016, and failed to match the critical and commercial success of the original.
Directed by: Terry Zwigoff.
Written by: Glenn Ficarra, and John Requa.
Story by: Ethan and Joel Coen.
Produced by: John Cameron , Sarah Aubrey , and Bob Weinstein.
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, John Ritter, and Bernie Mac.
Cinematography: Jamie Anderson.
Edited by: Robert Hoffman.
Music by: David Kitay.
Production companies: Columbia Pictures, Dimension Films, and Triptych Pictures.
Distributed by: Miramax Films.
Release date: 26 November 2003.
File Length: 95 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $23 million.
Box office: $76.5 million.
Bob's Broken Sleigh is a Family Christmas special that premiered on 11 December 2015.
Bob is a creative young elf who just wants to help even though he has no elf magic.
When Bob tries to improve Santa’s sleigh with his home made “Floatinator”, he is caught by the evil puffin Fishface and crashes the sleigh in a strange place.
With the help of some new friends, Bob must repair Santa's sleigh and get home to the North Pole!
Directed by: Jay Surridge.
Written by: Michael & Samantha Shear.
Release date: 11 December 2015.
File Length: 46 minutes.
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