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 #8 | 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

Was the first Christmas themed film to win the Razzie Award for Worst Picture. Though, it wasn't the first holiday movie to be nominated.

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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

Kirk: Nicholas was 'bad,' in a good way

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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

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Razzie Award Winning Movies (2016)

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Soundtracks

Vanished
Written by Rachel Wood, Tony Morley, and Andrew McNeill
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

A horrifying cash grab

This movie is horrendous on so many levels - patronising to Christians, incredibly bad plot and direction, the acting and dialogue is as comfortable as a dentist's visit. I suspect the whole thing is purely a desperate attempt by Cameron to pander to under-educated Christians in an effort to earn their hard earned dollars. Either that, or it is just a giant ego trip for him. I had no preconceptions before I went to watch this, and left confused as to the amount of utter garbage wedged into what seemed like an eternity of boredom. Even worse, he is asking his Christian supporters to bear false witness by skewing the votes here and on rotten tomatoes. Hypocritical? I'll let you decide.