The Big Freeze is a 1993 featurette-length film written and directed by Eric Sykes. The action centres on mishaps involving a father and son plumbing team attending to business in sub-zero temperatures at a retirement home in Finland. Like other Sykes directorial vehicles, the piece is a silent comedy with a star cast – here including Bob Hoskins, John Mills, Donald Pleasence and Spike Milligan.
Synopsis Two accident-prone plumbers go to fix the plumbing at a home for retired gentle-folk on the coldest day of the year in Finland. Everything that can go wrong for these plumbers goes wrong."Big Freeze (1993) - Synopsis". IMDb. Retrieved 16 November 2016
Cast Source:"Big Freeze (1993) - Cast". IMDb. Retrieved 16 November 2016 Bob Hoskins as Sidney Eric Sykes as Mr. Blick Eila Roine as Matron Donald Pleasence as Soup slurper Raija Laakso as Louise Sonja Lumme as Pretty Nurse John Mills as Dapper Man Spike Milligan as Der Schauspieler Sylvi Salonen as The Flapper Hellin Auvinen-Salmi as Old Lady Helinä Viitanen as Zimmer Lady Erkki Thil as Film Director Gabriel Laszlo as Fencer with Wig Hannes Anttila as Fencer Gunnar Strommer as Man in Bath Lasse Tiilkainen as Magician Ransu Alhoniemi as Juggler Mary Hayley Bell as Nursing Home Resident (uncredited)
Production The film was shot in Hervanta and Teisko, both districts in Tampere, Finland.
References
External links
The Big Freeze at letterboxd