Hot Frosty is a 2024 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti, written by Russell Hainline, and starring Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Sherry Miller, Katy Mixon Greer, Lauren Holly, Chrishell Stause, Joe Lo Truglio, and Craig Robinson. Chabert plays Kathy, a widow who counters her loneliness with a magical snowman brought to life (portrayed by Milligan).
The film was released on Netflix on November 13, 2024.
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Plot
Kathy Barrett runs Kathryn’s Kafé in downtown Hope Springs, New York. After the death of her handyman husband from cancer, she finds herself unmotivated to take care of her house. Kathy lives with no heating, a leaking roof, and a broken step on her staircase. However, she takes care of everyone else in town.
Kathy takes lunch to her friends, Theo and Mel, at their second-hand clothing shop, Reclaimed Rags. Mel comforts Kathy about her difficulties and then tells her a story about how she met Theo years ago and how it was meant to be which prompts Mel to give her a red scarf "destined" for her, encouraging her to be open to good things that might come her way. On her way home, Kathy passes by the town's snow sculpture competition, places the scarf on a muscular snowman and takes a picture.
Later that night, the snowman comes to life. As he runs naked from an elderly couple and their dogs, he accidentally falls through a second-hand clothing shop window. He grabs overalls and galoshes from the shop to wear. In the morning, Kathy finds him talking to the other snowmen and invites him into her diner for a bite to eat.
