'Twas the Night (2001) (TV)

Director:

Nick Castle

Writers (WGA):

Jim Lincoln (story) &
Dan Studney (story) ...

Release Date:

7 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

A mischievous 14-year-old boy and his irresponsible uncle almost ruin Christmas when they decide to take Santa's new high-tech sleigh for a joyride. |

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Computer | Larceny | Opening Narration | Santa's Sleigh

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Bryan Cranston	...	Nick Wrigley
Josh Zuckerman	...	Danny Wrigley
Jefferson Mappin	...	Santa
Brenda Grate	...	Kaitlin Wrigley
Barclay Hope	...	John Wrigley
Torri Higginson	...	Abby Wrigley
Rhys Williams	...	Peter Wrigley
Sandy Robson	...	Harry (as Sandy Wayne Robson)
Jeff Geddis	...	Bill
Jung-Yul Kim	...	Eliot
Jamie Robinson	...	Pablo
Oliver Dennis	...	Mr. Okun
Joe Bostick	...	Salesman #1
Santiago Garcia	...	Salesman #2
Paul MacFarlane	...	Bus Driver

Runtime:

Greece:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

'Twas Productions

Trivia:

The control stick for Santa's sleigh is a Logitech Wingman Attack 2.

Quotes:

Nick Wrigley: I know he won't hurt me.
Eliot: Oh yeah, and why wouldn't I do that?
Nick Wrigley: Because I know, deep inside, your a sad little boy.
[everyone starts laughing then Nick holds up the magic ball]
Nick Wrigley: And because I have this.
[He presses the shrink button and Eliot shrinks and slowly stops laughing]
Eliot: Oh, mommy.

'Tis not the best Disney film, but not the worst

All of the Disney Channel original movies that are made are obviously not the best you have ever seen, mainly because they are fastly made and not in the theaters. The Disney Channel claims to have one out every month, but in the past year or so it has really bugged me because they have been skipping months (like every other month) and not having anything special in place (like a marathon or something). Everyone has mixed opinions on the movies, some of mine are high, some are extremely low, but for Twas the Night, I am sort of in between.

I disliked this movie for a number of flaws that I find obvious, but not everyone may. One of the flaws was not having the worthy camera angles that they were capable of. Some shots were of a character talking and they showed something in the way of the character witch confused the viewer and questions their judgement. There were also some unentertaining parts, some boring and simple parts, and some predictable ones too. The overall plot was okay, but Disney has done some better ones. Bryan Cranston did great in this, however, the majority did fair, not great. The pros were that at least it kept you watching the entire movie. For the reasons I gave, I will have to day that I give this movie a 7 out of 10. It is a nice Christmas flick some will enjoy.