Surviving Christmas (2004)

Regisseur:

Mike Mitchell

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Deborah Kaplan (story) &
Harry Elfont (story) ...

Premierendatum:

22. Oktober 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze

Werbezeile:

This year, Christmas comes early. Really early. Like... October 22nd.

Plot:

A lonely, obnoxious young millionaire pays a family to spend Christmas with him.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Christmas | Internet Porn | Snow Shovel | Actor

Filmpreise:

3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Didn't seem like Ben was trying a little too hard?

Besetzung

Ben Affleck	...	Drew Latham
James Gandolfini	...	Tom Valco
Christina Applegate	...	Alicia Valco
Catherine O'Hara	...	Christine Valco
Josh Zuckerman	...	Brian Valco
Bill Macy	...	Doo-Dah
Jennifer Morrison	...	Missy Vanglider
Udo Kier	...	Heinrich
David Selby	...	Horace Vanglider
Stephanie Faracy	...	Letitia Vanglider
Stephen Root	...	Dr. Freeman
Sy Richardson	...	Doo-Dah Understudy
Tangie Ambrose	...	Kathryn
John 'B.J.' Bryant	...	Cabbie
Peter Jason	...	Suit

Alternativ:

Wie überleben wir Weihnachten? (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and a brief drug reference.

Länge:

91 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Brazil:10 | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:M | Netherlands:MG6 | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Drehorte:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Firma:

DreamWorks SKG

Dies und das:

The production was shot without a completed script. As a result, there were many delays and arguments over what to shoot. Actor James Gandolfini admitted in behind the scenes interview that most of the film was "improvised".

Pannen:

Geographische Fehler: There are no mountain ranges, such as the one depicted, within hundreds of miles of Chicago.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Drew Latham: Folks, my firm's done a tremendous amount of marketing research and we've discovered two critical things, one; most Americans feel that Christmas is a time for family. Two; most Americans feel that in order to stand being around their family, for even one or two days, they need to swill as much alcohol as humanly possible.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in "HBO First Look: 'Surviving Christmas': Unwrapping the Comedy (#11.20)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

What's Your Name?

Didn't seem like Ben was trying a little too hard?

This movie was pretty absurd. There was a FEW funny parts. Its goes right in to the bin of movies in my memory where I think, "Hmm.....that movie had a few funny parts, but overall, pretty ridiculous plot (or lack of)."

I thought it seemed like Ben was trying a little too hard to be a cooky funny guy. And I didn't understand how he was a self made multi-millionaire and still such an idiot. Anyways, I like Ben Affleck. He makes some crap, but hey, I can forgive him. I mean, I liked Jersey Girl, I didn't think Gigli was all his fault, I like him overall. I guess he's kinda like the kid you feel sorry for cuz he just can't seem to get it right.

My advice would be to avoid this flick. It didn't really develop in to a workable plot and Catherine O'hara and Jimmy G. weren't used as well as they could have been. They deserved better. Overall, this movie is NOT Home Alone, it's NOT A Christmas Story, its NOT Christmas Vacation or any of the other classics. Forever Forgettable.