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Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Jennifer Ventimilia, and Joshua Sternin, based on a story by Elfont and Kaplan. It stars Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, and Catherine O'Hara.
The film was panned by critics and performed poorly at the box office, as it earned $15.1 million worldwide against a budget of $45 million. At the Golden Raspberry Awards, the film received nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Screenplay, but won none.
Just before Christmas, wealthy advertising executive Drew Latham surprises his girlfriend, Missy Vangilder with first-class tickets to Fiji, but she is horrified that he would want to spend Christmas away from his family. Citing the fact that Drew has never even introduced her to his family, she concludes that he will never get serious about their relationship and dumps him. Drew has his assistant send her a Cartier bracelet to apologize. Desperate not to spend Christmas alone, Drew calls all his contacts to find a place to stay on Christmas, but he is not close enough to anyone to be invited.
Drew tracks down Missy's therapist Dr. Freeman at the airport, hoping for a therapy session. The hurried doctor tells him to list all of his grievances and burn them at his childhood home, which is now occupied by Tom and Christine Valco, and their son Brian.
As Drew is acting suspiciously when he sets his grievances on fire, Tom sneaks up behind him and knocks him out with a shovel. When he comes to, they let him come in to look around. He is thrilled to see his old room, so he impetuously offers Tom $250,000 to let him spend Christmas with them. He accepts, and Drew's lawyer draws up a contract that requires the Valcos to pose as his family.
Drew wears out his welcome with the Valcos quickly as a result of his childish behavior and demands. He breaks the banister on the stairs by attempting to slide down them, eats the last of Tom’s salami for breakfast, has a snowball fight with an unwilling Brian, which prompts Tom to intervene and tops it off by forcing the family to go out and buy a tree together, requiring Tom to wear a Santa hat in public.
While they are trimming the tree, their daughter Alicia arrives for the holidays. She is stunned by Drew's presence and is disgusted to hear that Tom rented the family out to Drew for the holidays.
Drew writes a script for the family to read at the table at dinner. He hires Saul, a local actor to play the part of his grandfather, whom he calls Doo-Dah, and Tom agrees to let Saul stay with them for the holidays for an extra $25,000. In an attempt to get Alicia to warm up to him, Drew takes her and Brian sledding the next day. After crashing at the bottom of a hill, he moves in to kiss Alicia, who sneezes instead.
Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Jennifer Ventimilia, and Joshua Sternin, based on a story by Elfont and Kaplan. It stars Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, and Catherine O'Hara.
The film was panned by critics and performed poorly at the box office, as it earned $15.1 million worldwide against a budget of $45 million. At the Golden Raspberry Awards, the film received nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Screenplay, but won none.
Just before Christmas, wealthy advertising executive Drew Latham surprises his girlfriend, Missy Vangilder with first-class tickets to Fiji, but she is horrified that he would want to spend Christmas away from his family. Citing the fact that Drew has never even introduced her to his family, she concludes that he will never get serious about their relationship and dumps him. Drew has his assistant send her a Cartier bracelet to apologize. Desperate not to spend Christmas alone, Drew calls all his contacts to find a place to stay on Christmas, but he is not close enough to anyone to be invited.
Drew tracks down Missy's therapist Dr. Freeman at the airport, hoping for a therapy session. The hurried doctor tells him to list all of his grievances and burn them at his childhood home, which is now occupied by Tom and Christine Valco, and their son Brian.
As Drew is acting suspiciously when he sets his grievances on fire, Tom sneaks up behind him and knocks him out with a shovel. When he comes to, they let him come in to look around. He is thrilled to see his old room, so he impetuously offers Tom $250,000 to let him spend Christmas with them. He accepts, and Drew's lawyer draws up a contract that requires the Valcos to pose as his family.
Drew wears out his welcome with the Valcos quickly as a result of his childish behavior and demands. He breaks the banister on the stairs by attempting to slide down them, eats the last of Tom’s salami for breakfast, has a snowball fight with an unwilling Brian, which prompts Tom to intervene and tops it off by forcing the family to go out and buy a tree together, requiring Tom to wear a Santa hat in public.
While they are trimming the tree, their daughter Alicia arrives for the holidays. She is stunned by Drew's presence and is disgusted to hear that Tom rented the family out to Drew for the holidays.
Drew writes a script for the family to read at the table at dinner. He hires Saul, a local actor to play the part of his grandfather, whom he calls Doo-Dah, and Tom agrees to let Saul stay with them for the holidays for an extra $25,000. In an attempt to get Alicia to warm up to him, Drew takes her and Brian sledding the next day. After crashing at the bottom of a hill, he moves in to kiss Alicia, who sneezes instead.