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Doogie Howser, M.D. fights a blizzard with a baby and sheer stubbornness.
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IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
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Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story (1994)

Survival stress-test90s TV-movie gritParenting nightmare

Overview

DramaTV Movie

A San Francisco couple and their infant son are stranded in the snow-covered Nevada wilderness.

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familygetting lost

Standout Aspects

Acting

Neil Patrick Harris shedding sitcom skin for frostbitten desperation.

Practical Effects

Actual snow, actual suffering, zero glamour.

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own bad decisions.·Streaming: Late-night anxiety viewing with blankets and survivor's guilt.
Heads up:Disturbing: Infant in life-threatening peril throughout.·Emotional: Real couple's trauma exploited for TV movie ratings.
Christian Duguay

Director

Christian Duguay

ReleasedJan 9, 1994
Runtime2h
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Spectacor Films
Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Top Cast

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Jim Stolpa

Kelli Williams

Kelli Williams

Jennifer Stolpa

Richard Ian Cox

Richard Ian Cox

Jason Wicker

Duncan Fraser

Duncan Fraser

Don Patterson

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Muriel Mulligan

Michael Gross

Michael Gross

Kevin Mulligan

Andrew Airlie

Andrew Airlie

Dr. Bonaldi

Joy Coghill

Joy Coghill

Dr. Jorgenson

Kevin McNulty

Kevin McNulty

Joe Tirado

Roger Barnes

Roger Barnes

Steve

J. B. Bivens

J. B. Bivens

Roadblock CHP

Ken Camroux-Taylor

Ken Camroux-Taylor

Sergeant Satellite

John Destry

John Destry

Redinger

Beverley Elliott

Beverley Elliott

Terri

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The real Jim and Jennifer Stolpa were still recovering when filming began; they consulted on set.

Cultural

This aired during peak 'true survival TV movie' era—think 'Alive' but made-for-TV and slightly less cannibalism.

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