Very Cool Christmas (2004)
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- TV-14
- 1h 30min
- Comedy, Family
- 20 Dec 2004 (USA)
- TV Movie
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Cast
George Hamilton | ... |
Santa Claus
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Brooke Nevin | ... |
Lindsay Deerborne
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Donna Mills | ... |
Mrs. Claus
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Adrienne Carter | ... |
Paige
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Michael Gelbart | ... |
Chuck
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Barclay Hope | ... |
Stan
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Ryan McDonell | ... |
Anderson
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Adam J. Harrington | ... |
Matt
(as Adam Harrington)
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Ingrid Torrance | ... |
Michelle
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Jodelle Ferland | ... |
Alexa
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Kevan Ohtsji | ... |
Donnie
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Marco Soriano | ... |
Eduardo
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Malcolm Scott | ... |
Uncle Phil
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Preston Cook | ... |
Tough Kid
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Mark Gash | ... |
Salesman
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Sean Whale | ... |
Food Server
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Barry W. Levy | ... |
Rob Bothwell
(as Barry Levy)
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Ariane Stevenson | ... |
Alyson
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Daniel Cudmore | ... |
Gym Guy
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Thyra Warburg | ... |
Sweet Little Old Lady
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Christos Shaw | ... |
Little Boy (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sam Irvin | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Michael Gelbart | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Paul Colichman | ... | executive producer |
Stanton W. Kamens | ... | executive producer |
James Shavick | ... | producer (produced by) |
Kirk Shaw | ... | executive producer |
Stacey Shaw | ... | associate producer (as Stacey Belecos Shaw) |
Richard Trus | ... | associate producer (as Rick Trus) |
Randy Zalken | ... | co-executive producer |
Music by
Peter Allen | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
Anthony C. Metchie | ... | director of photography (as Anthony Metchie) |
Editing by
Ness Broom | ||
Paul Tourneur |
Editorial Department
B.F. Painter | ... | post-production coordinator |
Casting By
Corinne Clark | ... | (casting by) |
Jennifer Page | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
Paul Joyal |
Art Direction by
Sean Whale |
Set Decoration by
Jennifer Kom-Tong |
Costume Design by
Angelina Kekich |
Makeup Department
Amanda McGowan | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
Production Management
Janet Kendrick | ... | post-production supervisor |
Michelle Samuels | ... | production manager |
Orrin Stroll | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Victor Landrie | ... | second assistant director |
Dustin Marks | ... | third assistant director |
Matthias Mellinghaus | ... | first assistant director (as Matt Mellinghaus) |
Art Department
Sandrine Hanna | ... | first assistant props / props (as Sandrine Hannah) |
Paul McCulloch | ... | property master |
Alexandra Rojek | ... | props assistant |
Sound Department
John Boyle | ... | sound mixer |
Tad Nazar | ... | sound mixer (as Ted Nazar) |
Vince Renaud | ... | re-recording mixer / sound effects editor |
Jo Rossi | ... | re-recording mixer |
Clive Turner | ... | sound effects editor |
Michael Watkins | ... | boom operator |
Juniper Watters | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
Allen Benjamin | ... | special effects coordinator (as Al Benjamin) |
Paul Benjamin | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
Fredrik Höglin | ... | digital compositor |
Douglas Kerr | ... | visual effects |
Angus Laing | ... | visual effects |
Krista Lomax | ... | title sequence designer |
Richard Mintak | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Aaron Parrott | ... | visual effects |
Mark T. Reid | ... | digital compositor |
Jon Shaw | ... | visual effects |
Chris Van Dyck | ... | visual effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Araquel | ... | still photographer |
David Burstow | ... | grip |
Peter Carty | ... | first assistant camera: 'a' camera |
Jeff Cassidy | ... | first assistant camera |
Geoff Dane | ... | lamp operator |
Sacha Fassaert | ... | first assistant camera |
Timothy Hedgecock | ... | best boy electric (as Timothy Hedgecodk) |
Rayne Holloway | ... | generator operator |
Tammy Jones | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
Martin Kostian | ... | lamp operator |
Craig Perell | ... | grip |
Laird Pierce | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
Craig Powell | ... | camera operator / director of photography: second unit |
Jeff Smith | ... | key grip |
Pieter Stathis | ... | camera operator |
Jim Swanson | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Angela Bright | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
Mick Rochon | ... | assistant location manager |
John Wittmayer | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
Danielle de Smit | ... | script supervisor |
Sandra Montgomery | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
Transportation Department
Richard Chilton | ... | transportation coordinator |
Rainer Scheelisch | ... | driver: cast |
Additional Crew
Karen Austin | ... | production accountant |
Tia Buhl | ... | epk producer |
Michael Farias | ... | key production assistant |
Stacey Harris | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Krista Johnston | ... | clearance |
Solomon Kennedy | ... | composer |
Rob Lycar | ... | production coordinator |
Barbara Parisi | ... | first assistant accountant |
Michael Stevens | ... | marketing supporter |
Adam D. Wright | ... | distribution executive (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Genius Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Here TV. (2004) (United States) (tv) (alternative version)
- Liberation Entertainment (2006) (United States) (video)
- Narrative Capital (2020) (World-wide)
- Odyssey Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Prism Leisure Corporation (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- TV2 (2006) (Hungary) (tv) (original airing)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Research House Clearance Services (script clearance)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Sixteen-year-old Lindsay Deerborne has absolutely no interest in spending Christmas with her family, intending to spend it skiing with her friends instead. With only two shopping days before Christmas, Lindsay gets up the nerve to notify her parents that her whole class is going skiing on Christmas Day and that she is definitely going too. The Deerbornes are not impressed and ask Lindsay to try to be a little less selfish and consider the feelings of others. Lindsay's six-year-old sister Alexis is devastated by the thought of Christmas without her sister, but for Lindsay, Christmas at home is so tedious that nothing can change her mind. Lindsay and her best friend Paige decide to visit the mall to check out this year's Santa and maybe have a laugh at his expense, insulting the old man's taste in clothes and his excessive size. Despite this, Santa requests Lindsay's assistance in changing his look, telling her he needs a makeover to restore the spark in his marriage to Mrs. Claus. Determined to prove her parents wrong about her selfish attitude, Lindsay gets him a new look, designer suit, and a way cool attitude. Impressed by the whole thing, Santa takes Lindsay into his confidence and asks her to help him out on the big night; Christmas Eve. Lindsay agrees to do it on one condition: Santa guarantees Lindsay won't be late for the big ski trip Christmas morning. Together the two dash from roof to roof, piling presents under trees and under the noses of all the sleeping little children. When it finally comes down to Lindsay arriving at her own home, there is a surprise in store when Santa asks Lindsay to make this delivery herself. Lindsay enters her home, only to come face to face with the true spirit of Christmas. Written by Insight Film and Video |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | There are two versions of the film, the one that features a homosexual character and the one that doesn't. In the one called Too Cool For Christmas, Lindsay's parents are actually a gay couple. In the version called A Very Cool Christmas, Lindsay's parents are a heterosexual couple. Barclay Hope plays her dad in both versions, while Adam Harrington plays her other dad and Hope's husband in the first version and Ingrid Torrance plays her mom and Hope's wife in the second version. Other than the gender of the actor that plays the other parent, the two versions of the film are virtually identical with identical lines being delivered by both the actor and the actress and the exact same camera shots being used for their scenes in both versions as if the two versions of the film were shot at the same time, one for the more tolerant Canadian audience and the other one for the presumably more conservative US audience at the time. See more » |
Goofs | When the hairstylist says he'll have to cut Santa's beard off, the net of the facial wig is visible in the close-up shot of Santa yelling, "No!" See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in A Very Cool Christmas - Movie Review (2017). See more » |
Soundtracks | Too Cool for Christmas See more » |