Deck the Halls (TV 2011)

Detective Regan Reilly and cleaning-woman-turned-private-eye Alvirah Meehan, investigate the kidnapping of Regan's father and a young female driver just before the holidays. The race is on ... See full summary »

Director:

Ron Underwood

Writers:

Howard Burkons (screenplay), Carol Higgins Clark (book),

Stars:

Scottie Thompson, Kathy Najimy, Eric Johnson

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Scottie Thompson	...	Regan Reilly
Kathy Najimy	...	Alvirah Meegan
Eric Johnson	...	Jack Riley
Larry Miller	...	Willie Meehan
Jane Alexander	...	Nora Regan Reilly
David Selby	...	Luke Reilly
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Harry Saito
Patrick Gilmore	...	C.B. (Mr Dingle)
Luciana Carro	...	Rosita Alvarado
Haig Sutherland	...	Alvin Luck
Jim Byrnes	...	Morgan the radio DJ
Tyrell Witherspoon	...	Bar Patron
Genea Charpentier	...	Little girl
Matthew MacCaull	...	Romeo
Marco Grazzini	...	Fred Torres

Storyline

Detective Regan Reilly and cleaning-woman-turned-private-eye Alvirah Meehan, investigate the kidnapping of Regan's father and a young female driver just before the holidays. The race is on to rescue the pair and get them home in time for Christmas.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | based on book

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gefährliche Überraschung

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reunion Pictures, Frank von Zerneck Films, RPI Group Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Santa kidnaps Mr. Reilly and the driver, he is shown ordering them in the limo from the front passenger's seat. However, when a surveillance photo is shown later, Santa is in the driver's seat.

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Soundtracks

"Bad Bad Girl"
written by The Thirstbusters
performed by The Thirstbusters
Published by Venice Virals

User Reviews

Finally, a watchable TNT Mystery Movie!

After the first couple of movies in this series, I gave up on the next two in the second week, but had to check out "Deck the Halls" expressly because of Kathy Najimy's participation. Besides that, it looked like this one might actually be a MYSTERY rather than an over-long romance flick with a bit of mayhem thrown in, as the first week's movies were. Turns out I wasn't at all disappointed! Now I might actually check out a few more entries in this series--if the trailers interest me.

The first reviewer gave a great rundown of the main characters, played by Najimy, David Selby, Jane Alexander, and the delightful discovery (for many of us who viewed her first in this movie), Scottie Thompson. But I wanted to add my compliments to the excellent supporting cast. Luciana Carro delivers just the right amount of fun and fear in the role of Selby's chauffeur, and the policemen who enjoyed various relationships with each of these strong female leads were a delightful change from the hard-boiled misogynists that are normally found in these types of crime novels/movies.

I concur with the other reviewer: We need to see more of Alvirah Meegan, Regan Reilly, and their entire circle of friends/colleagues. And please, if this is really a pilot (one can hope!) and it becomes a series, stick with all the actors you've got here. There's not a clinker in the bunch!