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Sara Endsley (written by)
Release Date:
9 December 2007 (USA)
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She's bringing home the perfect boyfriend...even if it's a federal offense
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A struggling artist working as waitress kidnaps one of her customers to bring home and meet her parents at Christmas. full summary | add synopsis
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The 2nd Annual Yulies: An absurd celebration of the holiday TV-movie genre
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 29 November 2009, 8:46 AM, PST)
The 2nd Annual Yulies: Celebrating the absurdity of the holiday TV-movie genre
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 28 November 2009, 10:45 AM, PST)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 29 November 2009, 8:46 AM, PST)
The 2nd Annual Yulies: Celebrating the absurdity of the holiday TV-movie genre
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 28 November 2009, 10:45 AM, PST)
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The great American con game.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Melissa Joan Hart | ... | Gertrude 'Trudie' Chandler |
 | Mario López | ... | David Martin (as Mario Lopez) |
 | Timothy Bottoms | ... | Dad Chandler (as Tim Bottoms) |
 | Markie Post | ... | Mom Chandler |
 | June Lockhart | ... | Grandma |
| Kyle Howard | ... | Jake Chandler |
 | Vanessa Lee Evigan | ... | Katie Chandler (as Vanessa Evigan) |
 | Gabrielle Miller | ... | Jessica |
 | Layla Alizada | ... | Lucy |
| Cedric De Souza | ... | Taj |
| Marion Eisman | ... | Mrs. Barber |
 | Karen Hines | ... | Maria |
| Maureen Jones | ... | Barbara |
| Marty Hanenberg | ... | Mr. Portnoy |
| Matt Embry | ... | Slick Guy |
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USA:120 min (including commercials)
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The movie became the highest viewed broadcast in the history of ABC Family with 6.7 million viewers and adults 18 to 49 (a 2.4 rating).
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Trudie: [narrating] I'm not crazy. I'm a long way from crazy. Doing one crazy thing does not make a person crazy, though I have to admit this isn't how I expected to be spending my Christmas... and I'm sure it's not how David Martin planned on spending his.
[to David who is walking down a snow-covered road in the middle of nowhere]
Trudie: So, you've been walking for what, about an hour? And you've gone exactly 1.8 miles and the nearest gas station is 20 miles away - you do the math. Look, why don't you come back to the house, we'll make some hot chocolate, okay?
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Trudie: [narrating] I'm not crazy. I'm a long way from crazy. Doing one crazy thing does not make a person crazy, though I have to admit this isn't how I expected to be spending my Christmas... and I'm sure it's not how David Martin planned on spending his.
[to David who is walking down a snow-covered road in the middle of nowhere]
Trudie: So, you've been walking for what, about an hour? And you've gone exactly 1.8 miles and the nearest gas station is 20 miles away - you do the math. Look, why don't you come back to the house, we'll make some hot chocolate, okay?
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References The Shining (1980)
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Taking A Ride
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Parents want their children to be successful. Children want to please their parents. Everybody puts on a happy face and are miserable inside. That is Trudie's (Melissa Joan Hart) problem. How to make her parents happy so they will love her. Things are not going her way, so she flips out and grabs Mario López to pass off as her boyfriend.
"Saved by the Bell" and soap star Lopex and Hart eventually manage a truce that leads to love, as the rest of the family lets their skeletons out of the closet.
Great family interaction, and holiday silliness. Destined to be one to watch every year.