The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000)

A girl steals a weather machine from Santa Claus, to make a snow day. The machine breaks, and causes an out-of-control snowstorm.

Director:

Greg Beeman

Writers:

Hallie Einhorn (story), Michael Hitchcock (story)

Stars:

Hallee Hirsh, Spencer Breslin, Hallie Todd

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hallee Hirsh	...	Allie / Allison Rachel Thompson
Spencer Breslin	...	Joey Thompson
Hallie Todd	...	Michelle Thompson
Brenda Song	...	Samantha Elizabeth Kwan
John Salley	...	Crumpet - the elf
Susan Ruttan	...	Mrs. Claus
John B. Lowe	...	Santa Claus
Greg Kean	...	Steve Thompson
Jason Schombing	...	Mr. Martino
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Sparky - the elf
Peter Scolari	...	Edwin Hadley
Zahf Paroo	...	Ruben
Laara Ong	...	Linda Kwan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Boileau	...	Horace - the snowmobile driver
Tiffany Desrosiers	...	Tina

Storyline

A girl steals a weather machine from Santa Claus, to make a snow day. The machine breaks, and causes an out-of-control snowstorm.

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Plot Keywords:

machine | santa claus | weather | snow | holiday in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Ultimate Christmas Present

Filming Locations:

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hallee Hirsh and Spencer Breslin who play brother and sister, previously guest starred in separate episodes of "Law & Order".

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Goofs

When Edwin arrives at the Thompsons house, he rings the doorbell, but the power is out.

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Quotes

Allie Thompson: Trust me.
Samantha Kwan: Any time you say 'trust me', I wind up either in detention or on a missing person's list.

User Reviews

It is snowing in Los Angeles

I grew up in the Los Angeles area. In the Los Angeles Southern California area we never get snow. In fact we hardly get rain. In Southern California it is not uncommon to spend Christmas Day in shorts. As a kid in California you always wish for Snow especially at Christmas. As you know all Christmas films seem to always take place in the snow or there is Snow somewhere in almost every outdoor shot. Christmas Cartoons always take place in the snow and when your growing up in California you feel left out. You want to build a snowman at Christmas time. However you will most likely build a sandcastle. That is why I liked this film! It was having a childhood wish come true! That is why I enjoyed this film.

In this film Two teen girls, find a weather machine at a shack in the woods. After learning of its controls, they use it to make it snow in Los Angeles. It is every kids dream come true but it has its consequences.

It turns out that the weather machine belongs to Santa Claus (John B. Lowe) and he informs Mrs. Claus about this. To help Santa Claus, she sends two elves, Crumpet (John Salley) and Sparky (Bill Fagerbakke).

The film has plot wholes but you can watch this with your family and most kids will not be bored! It is worth watching.