Frozen Assets (film)

Frozen Assets is a 1992 American comedy film directed by George T. Miller. It stars Shelley Long and Corbin Bernsen.[1]

Frozen Assets
Canadian home video poster
Directed byGeorge T. Miller
Written byDon Klein
Tom Kartozian
Produced byDon Klein
StarringShelley Long
Corbin Bernsen
Larry Miller
CinematographyRon Lautore
Geza Sinkovics
Edited byLarry Bock
Music byMichael Tavera
Production
company
Frozen Assets Productions
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
October 23, 1992
Running time
96 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$376,008 (USA)

Plot

Los Angeles bank executive Zach Shepard takes a new job at a sperm bank in Oregon. After some initial confusion, Zach and the sperm bank's doctor, Grace Murdock, deal with a shortage of donations by holding a contest with a $100,000 prize. Men abstain from sex to save themselves for donations while a local brothel protests the sperm bank for having ruined its business.

Zach is assisted by Newton, an escaped mental patient who lives with his mother.

Cast

Filming

Filming took place in Portland, Oregon and at the Columbia River Gorge.[2]

Reception

The film bombed at the box office, only earning $376,008 in the United States, and received negative reviews. It was lambasted by famed Chicago film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. In his review for the Chicago Sun-Times, Ebert awarded the film a rare zero-stars rating, writing: "I felt like I was an eyewitness to a disaster. If I had been an actor in the film, I would have wondered why all the characters in this movie seem dumber than the average roadkill. What puzzles me is this film's tone. It's essentially a children's film with a dirty mind. This is a movie to watch in appalled silence. To call it the year's worst would be a kindness."[3] Frozen Assets holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews.[4]

References
  1. "Frozen Assets (1992) - George Miller | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  2. "Filmed in Oregon 1908-2015" (PDF). Oregon Film Council. Oregon State Library. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. Ebert, Roger. "Frozen Assets movie review & film summary (1992) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com/.
  4. "Frozen Assets". Rotten Tomatoes.
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