The Perfect Holiday (2007)

A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother.

Director:

Lance Rivera

Writers:

Lance Rivera, Marc Calixte

Stars:

Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Morris Chestnut	...	Benjamin
Gabrielle Union	...	Nancy
Faizon Love	...	Jamal
Charlie Murphy	...	J-Jizzy
Katt Williams	...	Delicious
Jill Marie Jones	...	Robin
Rachel True	...	Brenda
Malik Hammond	...	John-John
Jeremy Gumbs	...	Mikey
Khail Bryant	...	Emily
Peter Jae	...	Clerk (as Pedro Kim)
David Anzuelo	...	Maintenance Man
Frank Bonsangue	...	Police Sergeant
John 'B.J.' Bryant	...	Rottweiler
Paul Woodburn	...	Driver

Storyline

Laughter, love and just a hint of magic make for 'The Perfect Holiday', a fun-filled comedy starring Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Charlie Murphy, Katt Williams, Faizon Love, Terrence Howard and Queen Latifah. All Nancy Taylor(Union) wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man. So when her little girl shares her smitten wish with a Mall Santa, Benjamin Armstrong(Chestnut), he does his best to make her dreams come true in this delightful family treat for the whole family to enjoy!

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Plot Keywords:

love | wish | little girl | mall santa | christmas | 

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Taglines:

This Christmas, the perfect man just happens to be Santa.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief language and some suggestive humor

Details

Official Sites:

Yari Film Group [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das perfekte Weihnachten

Filming Locations:

Bergenfield, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,283,360, 16 December 2007, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$5,809,663, 3 February 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capital Arts Entertainment, Destination Films, Flavor Unit Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Morris Chestnut and Terrence Howard also starred together in The Best Man (1999) and its sequel The Best Man Holiday (2013).

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Goofs

When Ben and Jamal are at their lockers after the second time Emily visits Santa, Jamal's toque keeps changing from pulled down to his ears to sitting on top of his head.

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Quotes

Jamal: Hi, I'm Santa's Number One Elf!
Brenda: More like numbers one through ten...

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Connections

References T'as l'bonjour d'Albert (1972)

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Soundtracks

A Land Where No One Cares
Written by Brian New
Courtesy of Smashtrax Music LLC

User Reviews

Love In The Time Of Christmas

Love In The Time Of Christmas. Good clean Christmas family humor.

Love it! Love it! Love it! Family friendly. Not over the top. Funny, emotional etc. Real. My favorite actors, Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle, who have amazing chemistry when they collaborate, brought it once again!!! They are truly great actors, who aren't getting the recognition they deserve. Love it!

This movie was such a wonderful love story at Christmastime. A divorced mom who just wants to get on with life and love, daughter who wants Santa to make her mom's wishes come true, and a teenage son who just wants his parents to get back together. Well, Santa delivers, though the sleigh ride to love was not easy!!!

GREAT XMAS MOVIE TO WATCH WITH THE FAMILY

danceability-1, Amsterdam Holland