Netflix viewers have found themselves in hysterics over a bizarre scene in a new festive movie offering on the streaming service, Hot Frosty, which tells the story of a snowman.
New Netflix Christmas movie Hot Frosty has gone viral after a scene left viewers in hysterics.
The newly released festive flick stars Mean Girls actress Lacey Chabert and Schitt’s Creek star Dustin Milligan and tells the story of a widow who finds love when she brings a beautiful snowman to life with a magic scarf. One scene in particular has caught the attention of viewers since the film arrived on the streaming service on November 13.
The scene in question sees Jack Snowman (Milligan) ask love interest Kathy (Chabert) what cancer is. They are in Kathy’s kitchen while Jack makes some food when he says, “Can I ask you a question?” before Kathy replies, “Of course you can.”
Jack then says, “Okay, so earlier today, I was checking the house for vampires and I went downstairs… What’s cancer?” Kathy – having lost her late husband to the disease – then stumbles over her answer as she replies, “Jack, it’s um… it’s not a nice thing that happens to some people.”
The movie sees a snowman come to life
Many social media users admitted they found the scene hysterical as they gave their view on it. Taking to X, one user shared a clip of the scene and wrote, “I watched Hot Frosty and it was wonderfully ridiculous but this part was downright insane.”
A second viewer said, “Watched this with my mom and sister the other day and I screamed at this and they didn’t even blink.” A third quipped, “Went looking for vampires, found cancer. One of life’s universal experiences.”
A fourth social media user posted, “This scene had me cackling.” A fifth asked, “How did he find cancer in the basement?” Jack asked about cancer after he found a pile of photos and trinkets of Kathy’s late husband.
Looking through the items around their home he also found documents that included medical notes and details about chemotherapy appointments. Dustin recently opened up about his love for the movie’s script admitting it has “depth and heart.”
Speaking to CBC, he said, “For a movie that is about a woman who falls in love with a snowman and a snowman who falls in love with this woman – it is, on paper, a very silly premise. But I think what I love about the script is that it does have more to it than that.
“There’s a bit more depth and heart and it’s grounded a little bit more than the premise would suggest, and I think audiences are picking up on that. I think it’s kind of easy to roll your eyes at the genre and to not be as invested.”
He added, “And yeah, all of us, we sort of knew the magic that was possible. The script was really wonderful, but we knew that there was a little bit more that we could all give in terms of commitment to it. I just think as a result, we’re very fortunate that it ended up in the final product and ended up kind of resonating with people the way it has.”
