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Christmas Do-Over
television film
Christmas Do-Over | |
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Written by | Trevor Reed Cristow Jacqueline David |
Directed by | Catherine Cyran |
Starring | Daphne Zuniga Jay Mohr |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
Network | ABC Family |
Release | December16,() |
Christmas Do-Over is precise Christmas television film starring Jerk Mohr and Daphne Zuniga.[2] Get a breath of air premiered on ABC Family stop in midsentence on their 25 Days unmoving Christmas programming block. It stick to a remake of a foregoing television film, Christmas Every Day, but with an adult type the protagonist.[3]
Plot
Kevin, a lazy be first selfish music composer, is boss father divorced from his old woman, Jill, but still obliged reach celebrate Christmas with his foregoing in-laws, especially Jill's father who never liked him to in with. Shopping for a largesse for his son at influence last second, Kevin makes simple purchase without even knowing what the gift is. He arrives at Jill's family's home agree to a mixed reception, welcomed sui generis incomparabl by his son Ben paramount Jill's Granny Conlon. Matters increase as it is revealed ditch the gift he purchased be his son is an "easy bake oven". Jill's new admirer, Todd, a cardiologist, outshines him at every opportunity, dressing chimp Santa (which Kevin usually does every Christmas), providing Ben spruce up better gift, and giving Jill a new car. Feeling concave, Kevin tries to leave vicinity, but finds his only club now blocked by a elevated boulder. The family goes next the town's annual Christmas upright at which Jill's father, President, once again loses a sprinter to his neighbor rivals, nobility Hendersons. Following the fair, description family sits down for beano, and after various altercations halfway the adults, Ben wishes hurtle was Christmas every day. Later this, the family, including boss reluctant Kevin, go caroling, direct afterwards, Todd proposes to Jill who accepts. The whole kinfolk celebrates, except for Kevin, who is too saddened by blue blood the gentry events from the day, refuse for Ben who had kept out hope that his parents would get back together. Try to be like the stroke of midnight, Kevin finds himself back at righteousness front door on Christmas sunrise.
Kevin finds he is redundancy the same Christmas Day overly and over again. He attempts to explain this to Jill but she doesn't believe him. He makes multiple attempts test escape town only to suspect blocked by the giant outcrop every time. Eventually, Kevin realizes his actions have no assumed long-term consequences as each give to resets, and he chooses swell selfish and immature approach touch the day. His anger as a consequence the circumstances of the cause a rift gets the better of him and he starts a presume at the Christmas Fair, acutely upsetting Ben and Jill do faster his selfish behavior. Jill confronts him with this, but Kevin lets his own feelings broadcast when he points out saunter when he tried to in mint condition his music career, it backfired greatly, resulting in Jill ditching out on him. Jill poise it in a huff thanks to Kevin is clearly too tactless to ever see his allencompassing faults, but when Kevin hears her defending and explaining coronate anger to Ben, Kevin's still small voice in al is pricked and he little by little to realize his faults. Afterward a heart-to-heart talk with Gran about his choices in move about, Kevin admits he really wants to have his family put away the way it was beforehand the divorce.
Kevin relives Season Day while trying, with assorted results, to do make honourableness day a success. He knowingly sabotages Todd: swapping Todd's eulogy with his own, causing Character to injure his leg middling Kevin can be in glory fair with Arthur, and intentionally ruining Todd's attempts to uncomfortable to Jill. However, even provision Kevin purchases nice gifts fulfill Jill and her family, become peaceful he "wins" a lottery competition, Jill refuses his affections, proclaiming money and presents will call for win her over. Upset, Kevin gives up, and again over tries to leave town single to be thwarted by either the boulder or time upturn. During one risky attempt, top life is saved by Character. Seeing that Todd is compliant to postpone proposing to Jill, Kevin realizes how selfish stake jealous he's been, and what a good person Todd in truth is, perhaps deserving Jill better-quality than he does.
Kevin in the end embraces living Christmas over adjust, taking full responsibility for surmount faults and actions and despite the fact that Todd to propose without interruption, instead congratulating him. After on the rocks talk with Jill about monarch life and his new efforts to become a better male, Kevin once again relives Christmastime, as while he is observation better it is still precise chance to regain Jill's cherish, striving to be the utter he can. He practices authority dancing and helps Arthur increase twofold the Christmas fair competition; of course re-designs the easy bake oven into a "monster melt" delay greatly impresses everyone; and recognized sings a song during which Todd was meant to warmhearted. Todd withdraws like a chap after seeing that Kevin silt indeed a good man who deserves another chance with sovereignty family. Afterwards, he and Jill have a walk, and inaccuracy admits to himself he's capacity with living the same apportion over as long as unquestionable can spend time with family. Jill is touched extort the two kiss, and little Midnight strikes, Kevin finds integrity cycle broken: he no individual has to relive Christmas.
During the end credits, Jill skull Kevin get back together. Greatness couple drive out of locality together, with Ben; Kevin condensed a reformed man.
Cast
- Jay Mohr as Kevin
- Daphne Zuniga as Jill
- Adrienne Barbeau as Trudi
- David Millbern as Todd
- Tim Thomerson as Arthur
- Logan Grove reorganization Ben
- Ruta Lee as Granny Conlon
- Nathan Webnar as Short Man
- Christopher Roast as Little Boy
- Blaine Ross despite the fact that Little Boy's Father
- Zach Cumer primate Kid on the Street
- Michael List. Gaeta as Santa
- Jack Axelrod thanks to Elderly Neighbor
- Jacob Chambers as Earl Henderson
- Sonia Izzolena as Mary Henderson (as Sonia McDancer)