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A Dog for Christmas

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
741
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Dean Cain, Richard Karn, and Sophie Bolen in A Dog for Christmas (2015)
Comedy

Cute Holiday movie about a girl and her dog. Bringing holiday cheer to the entire family.Cute Holiday movie about a girl and her dog. Bringing holiday cheer to the entire family.Cute Holiday movie about a girl and her dog. Bringing holiday cheer to the entire family.

  • Directors
    • Chris Nickin
    • Joel Paul Reisig
  • Writers
    • Joel Paul Reisig
    • Scott Voshel
  • Stars
    • Dean Cain
    • Richard Karn
    • Dustin Diamond
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    741
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Chris Nickin
      • Joel Paul Reisig
    • Writers
      • Joel Paul Reisig
      • Scott Voshel
    • Stars
      • Dean Cain
      • Richard Karn
      • Dustin Diamond
    • 13User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    A Dog for Christmas (2015)
    On set of "A Dog for Christmas" Joshua Ray Bell with Richard Karn, who played the role of Santa in the film
    Joshua Ray Bell and Dustin Diamond on the set of "A Dog for Christmas"
    A Dog for Christmas (2015)

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    Dean Cain
    Dean Cain
    • Earl
    Richard Karn
    Richard Karn
    • Santa
    Dustin Diamond
    Dustin Diamond
    • Fred
    Glenn Alverson
    • Office Boss
    Hugh Gall
    Hugh Gall
    • Dave Madison
    Janet Caine
    Janet Caine
    • Sandy Madison
    Sophie Bolen
    Sophie Bolen
    • Kasandra Madison
    Derek Brandon
    Derek Brandon
    • Brandon
    Joseph Scott Anthony
    Joseph Scott Anthony
    • Daryl
    Mark Boyd
    Mark Boyd
    • Matt
    Keith Seccombe
    • Wesley
    Brian Titus
    Brian Titus
    • Ben
    Kristin Mellian
    • Rachel
    Paul Tierney
    Dominik Peplinski
    • Dominik
    Riley Snider
    • Earl's Son
    Gabrielle Snider
    • Gabby
    Rachel White
    • Directors
      • Chris Nickin
      • Joel Paul Reisig
    • Writers
      • Joel Paul Reisig
      • Scott Voshel
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      Richard Karn played Santa Claus in this Movie where Old Castmate from Home Improvement (1991) Played Santa in The Santa Clause Trilogy from Disney

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    1/10
    This movie ruins Santa for children.
    This movie totally ruins Santa and Christmas for children. It needs to come with a warning so that people with young kids who still believe in Santa do NOT watch it. It certainly should not be listed as a "family" movie. The story line is ridiculous and the acting is horrible. There is a scene where grandpa is reading "The Night Before Christmas" with all the kids snuggled in bed awaiting Santa to arrive, and then they go and show the dads carrying all the presents in from the car, and discussing the fact that they have to do all the work of getting the ""Santa" presents ready. Then they show grandpa up on the roof stomping around trying to make the kids think it's Santa. Then when horrified parents watching this movie with their children who have been fielding questions for 10 minutes about why is wasn't Santa putting those present under the tree think that not all is lost and the movie will explain about the magic of Santa their hopes are dashed. Grandpa and the dad just get into a fight because it was grandpa who bought the dog. No mention of Santa at all. The trailer for the movie should not have pictures of Santa all over it if they were going to show that Santa was not real. If the creators of this movie set out to destroy childhood they did a great job.
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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Christmas Staycation
    • Filming locations
      • Rockford, Michigan, USA
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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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