Chill Factor

"This Fall, Action is served on the rocks, with a twist."

Sep 1 1999 R 1h 42m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

A store clerk and an ice cream truck driver are thrown together when a dying scientist entrusts them with a deadly chemical kept in ice. This chemical will kill every living thing once it melts. They have to take the chemical codenamed 'Elvis' to the next nearest military base while being chased by terrorists who want it to hold the country for ransom.

Plot

A scientist develops a biological lethal weapon and accidentally kills eighteen soldiers in an island during the tests. Colonel Andrew Brynner is the commander and becomes the scapegoat of the incident. He is sentenced to go to the prison for ten years. Along this period, he becomes unbalanced and decides to get the bomb to sell to terrorists. He commands a group of mercenaries to steal the bomb from the base where Dr. Richard Long is researching. He shoots the scientist but the scientist flees with the weapon to the convenience store where the clerk Tim Mason and an ice-cream trucker driver Arlo are negotiating ice-creams. Mason receive this weapon from the injured Dr. Richard Long, with an advice to keep it below 50 F. They try to reach a military fort and try to escape from the colonel's team that is hunting them down.

Written by

Drew Gitlin, Mike Cheda

Directed by

Hugh Johnson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Morgan Creek Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
10,373
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
33
Popularity
NA