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Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.

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This holiday comedy is centered around two neighbors in a small New England town who go to war when one of them decides to decorate his house with a so many Christmas lights that they are visible from space. The neighborhood is turned upside down as the families try to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Written by Jason Breslin

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Rated PG for some crude and suggestive humor, and for language | See all certifications »

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22 November 2006 (USA)  »

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£600,047 (UK) (1 December 2006)

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$35,092,918 (USA) (2 February 2007)
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Buddy Hall's NHL Detroit Red Wing hockey jersey he's wearing during the skate race is Brendan Shanahan's #14. See more »

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Whenever it is snowing, there is no steam vapor coming from anyone's mouth. See more »

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Tia Hall: This is the most clothes they have worn in years!
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"Brighter Lights"
Written by Terence Yoshiaki, Mike Fratantuno, Brian Lapin, and Josef Lord
Performed by Transcenders featuring J7 D Star
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Feuding neighbours provide light-hearted entertainment
24 December 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Film Review: Deck the Halls Cast: Danny DeVito, Mathew Broderick, Kristin Davis and Kristin Chenoweth

It's the festive season and there's a new neighbour in town. Danny DeVito plays the part of Buddy Hall, a cunning family man desperately in need of settling down. It's not easy establishing a home in a new neighbourhood as the Hall family soon finds out, especially with a neighbour like Steve Finch, played by Mathew Broderick.

Finch is a man set in his ways. His desire to control everything around him borders on obsessive-compulsive. At best he is anally retentive; at worst seriously unstable. As the self proclaimed chairman of the Town's Christmas celebrations, Finch feels completely threatened by the arrival of Hall.

Their families get along like a house on fire, but these two alpha males can't see eye to eye on anything. They become fiercely competitive and unwittingly puerile, as each tries to outdo the other. Buddy Hall gets a bizarre notion into his head about adorning his house with sufficient lighting so that it can be viewed from space. He is prepared to do this even if it means arousing the wrath of the Finch family.

This is a weird and wacky tale about Christmas cheer and reconciliation. Naturally there is that inevitable chemistry between DeVito and Broderick. From rivalry to cooperation, this is their story told in the true spirit of the festive season.


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