Back when there were three TV stations (plus UHF), Daddy
used to pay us to find The Thing (1951) in the TV Guide. The whole movie takes
place at a remote arctic outpost, so it’s especially fun to watch when the A/C
isn’t pulling its weight. Watching James Arness imitate a veggie stir-fry is a
bonus. Daddy’s favorite film for hot summer nights was The Mountain (1956),
starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, and a lot of ice and snow. My favorite “cool”
flicks are The Day After Tomorrow (2004), where everything north of the
Mason/Dixon line freezes, and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), with an entire
planet of ice. I also love The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and Frozen
(2013). If you don’t mind R-rated movies, I hear the hedge maze at the end of
The Shining (1980) will make you forget how hot it is outside.
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