12 Men of Christmas (TV 2009)

A high-powered New York publicist finds herself in Montana promoting a charity calendar after being betrayed by her boss and fiancé. Unfortunately, matters of the heart are just as complicated in the wilds as they are in the big city.

Director:

Arlene Sanford

Writers:

Jon Maas (teleplay), Phillipa Ashley (novel)

Stars:

Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Hopkins, Anna Chlumsky

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristin Chenoweth	...	E.J. Baxter
Josh Hopkins	...	Will Albrecht
Anna Chlumsky	...	Jan Lucas
Erin Dilly	...	Roz Baxter
Stephen Huszar	...	Jason Farrar
Heather Hanson	...	Lillah Sherwood
Jefferson Brown	...	Eric
Craig Eldridge	...	Mayor Bob Baker
Chantal Perron	...	Marci Hempel
Paul Constable	...	Dave Hempel
Aaron Abrams	...	Les Pizula
Frank Chiesurin	...	Scott Lewis
Peter Mooney	...	Noah
Joe Norman Shaw	...	Eddie
Jessie Pavelka	...	Henry

Storyline

A high-powered New York publicist finds herself in Montana promoting a charity calendar after being betrayed by her boss and fiancé. Unfortunately, matters of the heart are just as complicated in the wilds as they are in the big city.

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Plot Keywords:

calendar | montana | horse | coffee | abseiling | 

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Taglines:

Calendar Girls meets The Full Monty

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

12 hombres para Navidad

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lisa Demberg Productions, Fox Television Studios, Lifetime Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kristin Chenoweth's character talks to her sister about The Wizard of Oz; Chenoweth starred in the Broadway musical production "Wicked" which parallels the story depicted in the classic film.

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Connections

References I Am Legend (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Christmas Time is Here"
(uncredited)
Written by Jeff Meegan and Gaye Tolan Hatfield

User Reviews

Sassy movie, but not altogether bad.

This movie had sassy written all over it, but yet I sat through it till the very end.

The story told in "Twelve Men of Christmas" is right out of the academy of clichés; a corporate high-end New York woman going to a small town in Montana to get away, and here she ends up taking advantage of all her skill she acquired in New York, in order to raise funds for the local search and rescue crew. Alrighty then, not really believable, but still a movie came from it. The story is, of course, the type of story that you have figured out the course it will take and how it will end right from the beginning. So no big surprise there!

As for the cast and acting, well I can't really say that it was bad. I found the cast to actually be good enough, though I haven't really seen any of the faces before (and the head of Kristin Chenoweth is kind of hard to get around), though I seem to recall having seen Josh Hopkins somewhere before, though I can't recall where exactly. Josh was actually the most memorable of all people in the movie here.

The setting of the movie was fantastic. Really nice and beautiful scenery, nature, and an idyllic town setting. That was so nice to look at.

There were a couple of times throughout the movie where the movie might have actually become funny, but it never shined through. It was always just brooding beneath the surface. But of course, this wasn't really a comedy.

Despite it being a super predictable movie, I still found "Twelve Men of Christmas" to be good enough entertainment, though you have to fight your way through a tsunami of sassyness along the way. But ultimately, I was entertained, but I doubt that I will be returning to the movie for a second watching, ever. This is the type of movie that will go well with women with big romantic hearts and suckers for sassy movies.

Oh, and before I forgot. I noticed the coolest blooper ever in this movie. If you manage to sit through the movie, take a good look at the drummer in the background at the pre-launch party for the calender. He goes crazy at the drums at a certain time, and it doesn't even match the drumming sounds from the actual music playing. But wait, it gets better. The guy isn't even hitting the drums, hi-hats or cymbals, he is just drumming in midair, and it is so obviously clear to see. I had to go back in the movie to watch it a second time, it was just that priceless. Hilarious stuff right there.