Saving Christmas (2014)

His annual Christmas party faltering thanks to his cynical brother-in-law, former Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron attempts to save the day by showing him that Jesus Christ remains a crucial component of the over-commercialized holiday..

Director:

Darren Doane

Writers:

Darren Doane, Cheston Hervey

Stars:

Kirk Cameron, Darren Doane, Bridgette Cameron

Bottom Rated Movies #9 | 4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirk Cameron	...	Kirk
Darren Doane	...	Christian
Bridgette Cameron	...	Kirk's Sister (as Bridgette Ridenour)
Ben Kientz	...	St. Nick
David Shannon	...	Diondre
Raphi Henley	...	Conspiracy Theorist
Cameron Ridenour	...	Partygoer
Everett Ridenour	...	Partygoer
Reese Ridenour	...	Partygoer
Sharron Shannon	...	Partygoer
Clarissa Shannon	...	Partygoer
Lydia Shannon	...	Partygoer
Andrew Shannon	...	Partygoer
Jacob Wilson	...	Partygoer
Jaidyn Wilson	...	Partygoer

Storyline

Kirk is enjoying the annual Christmas party extravaganza thrown by his sister until he realizes he needs to help out Christian, his brother-in-law, who has a bad case of the bah-humbugs. Kirk's fresh look at Christmas provides Christian the chance to see Christ is where He has always been: at the center of our Christmas celebrations and traditions. Can Kirk save his in-law's opinions on Christmas or will he have to celebrate the holiday without him?

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | voice over narration | tradition | christmas party | beard | 

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Taglines:

Put Christ Back in Christmas

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$992,087, 16 November 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,783,970

Company Credits

Production Co:

Camfam Studios, Liberty University, Provident Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"VeggieTales" creator Phil Vischer was asked to submit an opening segment to this film, but respectfully declined.

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Goofs

During Kirk Cameron's opening monologue his cup (which is supposed to be full of hot chocolate) is obviously empty.

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Quotes

Christian White: This is a complete hijacking! This is a hijacking! Hi-handed, hijacking! Handedness-jacking! It's like a car-jacking of our religion!

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Crazy Credits

Less than a minute into the end credits, there's around 3 minutes of bloopers. After all the credits have rolled, there's around 2 more minutes of bloopers.

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Connections

Referenced in Half in the Bag: Interstellar (2014)

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Soundtracks

Jeopardy Theme
Written by Merv Griffin
Used by permission of Sony/ATV

User Reviews

I am pretty sure the American Atheists must have actually made this film!

While I am sure that many Christians will think that this film was savaged because they are all haters, the fact is that "Saving Christmas" is an incredibly bad film. Christians and non-Christians alike will most likely find it tedious--like a lecture by a boring professor that goes on and on and on and on. It lacks the structure or style to make it interesting or even a movie. Instead, it mostly consists of Kirk Cameron lecturing and lecturing and lecturing and who wants to go to see a film or pay for a DVD like this?! On top of that, so much of the film was just badly made...such as the insufferable opening song, the illogical 'truths' in the film (such as the myth about swadling clothes and how they are the same as burial cloths--which they AREN'T), the poor acting and overall dullness of the movie.

This film isn't even bad in a fun way like BIRDEMIC or THE ROOM or PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. Instead, it's just ponderous and preachy-- things no one wants from a movie. Totally misguided and terrible.