12 Dates of Christmas (2011)

A story that follows Kate, a young woman who after a horrible blind date on Christmas Eve, wakes up to find she is re-living that same day and date all over again.

Director:

James Hayman

Writers:

Aaron Mendelsohn (teleplay), Janet Brownell (teleplay)

Stars:

Laura Miyata, Vijay Mehta, Amy Smart

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laura Miyata	...	Miyoko
Vijay Mehta	...	Ad Man
Amy Smart	...	Kate Stanton
Audrey Dwyer	...	Milk Maid Salesgirl
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Jim
Jayne Eastwood	...	Margine Frumkin
Joe MacLeod	...	Toby
Mark-Paul Gosselaar	...	Miles Dufine
Benjamin Ayres	...	Jack Evans
Jennifer Kydd	...	Nancy
Peter MacNeill	...	Mike Stanton
Mary Long	...	Sally
Martin Roach	...	Dr. Kirschner
Cherisse Woonsam	...	Leigh
Paul Beer	...	Rich

Storyline

Starring Amy Smart (Just Friends, The Butterfly Effect) and Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Franklin & Bash, Saved by the Bell, NYPD Blue), 12 Dates of Christmas is a romantic comedy that follows Kate (Amy Smart), a young woman who re-lives the same first date on Christmas Eve over and over again. In an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend on Christmas Eve, Kate ends up ruining her blind date with Miles (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), a handsome guy she's been set up with. In a strange twist of fate, Kate is given the chance to re-live Christmas Eve twelve times! Kate decides to embrace what Christmas Eve has given her -- a loving family, great friends and Miles, who turns out to be a great guy! However, just as she seems to think she has gotten it right, the clock strikes midnight and Kate must live Christmas Eve once again. Under these weird new circumstances, Kate learns to take risks and enjoy what she's been given. Thanks to the gift of Christmas Eve, Kate finds happiness by finally trusting fate.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas eve | answering machine message | midnight mass | ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship | fixed up with a date | 

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Taglines:

Twelve chances to get it right.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kate's clock is the same style as Phil's from the movie Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray, in which 12 Dates was inspired by.

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Goofs

Kate calls to get her dog back from her ex-boyfriend Jack and the dog lays on the bed with her some of the nights. But on some of the repeated days, Kate presumably does not meet up with Jack but will still have her dog laying with her.

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Quotes

Margine Frumkin: Reputations are just history in rumour form. You can change it.

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Soundtracks

Twelve Days of Christmas (reprise)
Traditional, arranged by Frederic Austin (uncredited)
Sung by Cast (during the final Christmas Eve party scene)

User Reviews

"Here I Go, Again, On My Own"

Really Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.

This is about as close as I can find to a gender flipped "Groundhog's Day", granted it's not as good as Bill Murray, but Amy Smart carries this movie really well, even with Mark-Paul Gosselaar giving a great performance, there is only so much you can do with an opposing romance role if you're not in most of the scenes.

We get to see a great growth of character, exploration of herself and her world as she repeats days, looking for a way out.

The message is a little blatant, "Get over the ex", but the reality of struggling with such a thing is exampled plenty well, and surprisingly similar to "While You Were Sleeping" is very much about togetherness and family (born to or made), especially around the holidays.

This is a fun holiday time-shift loop to add to your marathon of time-loop movies.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

12 Dates of Christmas

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Family, Princessa Productions, Von Zerneck-Sertner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD