Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008) (TV)

Director:

Michael Grossman

Writers (WGA):

Dan Schneider (written by) &
Steven Molaro (written by)

Release Date:

5 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Ampersand In Title | Holiday In Title | Punctuation In Title | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Drake Bell	...	Drake Parker
Josh Peck	...	Josh Nichols
Miranda Cosgrove	...	Megan Parker
Bailee Madison	...	Mary Alice
Nancy Sullivan	...	Audrey Parker-Nichols
Jonathan Goldstein	...	Walter Nichols
Jerry Trainor	...	Crazy Steve
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Helen
David Pressman	...	Officer Gilbert
Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson	...	Bludge
Camille Goldstein	...	Violet
Cosette Goldstein	...	Lily
David Gore	...	Zigfee
Devon Graye	...	Luke
Daven Wilson	...	Trey

Also Known As:

Drake & Josh: Best Christmas Ever (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

UK:PG (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Valencia, California, USA

Company:

Nickelodeon Network

Trivia:

In the series Helen is Jewish, but she is not in this movie.

Quotes:

Drake Parker: So, we're screwed?
Josh Nichols: Naw

Movie Connections:

References Christmas Vacation (1989)

Soundtrack:

This Christmas

Nice Movie But Starting To Get Old

I've always been a fan of the Drake and Josh TV show. Two classic Nickelodeon characters being brought together onto one show with random crazy adventures and mayhem. I could relate to the show being in high school from the year the show started to graduating around when it ended. But even though it ended, Nickelodeon felt the need to bring back all the cast for one last movie in a very twisty tervy Christmas adventure. First off, I enjoyed this movie. I give it a 7 out of 10 because I think it was a decent movie. But nothing more than a decent movie. I have watched the last Drake and Josh movie where they went to Los Angeles and I did not enjoy it that much. This one was better, but now by much. First, I'm going to explain what the movie was about.

Merry Christmas Drake and Josh has a very bland story line. A number of events lead to both Drake and Josh getting trouble with the law and having to give another family their "best Christmas ever." During their adventure, we get to see all of the classic Drake and Josh characters and locations. Character wise, Crazy Steve is a supporting actor (from iCarly which he is very good in), Helen is back, Josh's girlfriend makes a couple of cameos in the film (who really turned into a good looking woman), and we also get to see the high school nerds Craig and Eric, and of course, Drake and Josh's parents and Megan. Location wise, we get to see the premier again (even though the original was rumored to be burned down), and the main household. Other than a basic introduction on what and who is in the movie, you will have to see it for yourself to get the full storyline down. There are a number of problems I had with the movie though. First off, as I said before, I'm not a fan of Drake and Josh's movies. The duo made an excellent TV show, but one long adventure just goes on for too long to squeeze into a movie. Secondly, Josh looks too old. I didn't mind the final episodes that were filmed two years ago, but now Josh looks much more mature with thick facial hair growing in and a not so childish looking body.

In conclusion, I did enjoy this movie and I think it's worth watching if you haven't seen it, but I don't think I need to see it again. I think this was just a "family reunion" more than a heartfelt performance in a movie. In my opinion, the story line doesn't make any sense in the way Drake and Josh are forced to do community service for another family and that is kind of what the whole movie is about.