we already have a movie about the Stolpas (known here as the Stupids) that drove past a sign that says next services 100 miles and no snow removal (during a blizzard) and got stuck and then spent a week trying to freeze to death. (they survived on a bag of Cheetos) They took the route because the highways were closed due to a bizzard, so they took a gravel road into nevada since it wasn't closed with barricades, drove about 50 miles across the desert and then got stuck in a drift. The movie doesn't reveal the fact that they were mildly retarded.
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story
Written by Jonathan Rintels Starring Neil Patrick Harris Kelli Williams Music by Lou Natale Cinematography Peter Woeste Editing by George Appleby Country United States Language English Running time 120 minutes
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story is a 1994 American television film. Plot
Snowbound is based on a true story. Jim and Jennifer Stolpa and their infant son Clayton are 500 miles from their home in Castro Valley, California, when they lose their way and are stranded in an endless wilderness of deep snow in northern Nevada, east of Cedarville, CA. They battle for survival against the elements when Jim Stolpa drives too far down a snow covered road and gets stuck during a snowstorm. Using only meager supplies and resourcefulness, the young couple struggles to keep themselves and their son alive in a frozen shelter while awaiting rescue. Realizing they will not be found and out of supplies, Jim ultimately strikes out on a courageous 50-mile walk through the snow alone, determined to reach help and return to save his loved ones before they die.
Jim and Jennifer's story was also used as the plot for the "Lost in the Snow" episode of I Shouldn't Be Alive. The episode originally aired November 3, 2005, and featured Les Stroud analyzing the Stolpas' actions and showing the viewers how to be better prepared for such a situation.
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