Holidays (2016)

HOLIDAYS is an anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.

Directors:

Anthony Scott Burns, Kevin Kölsch (as Kevin Kolsch)

Writers:

Anthony Scott Burns (segment), Kevin Kölsch (segment) (as Kevin Kolsch)

Stars:

Madeleine Coghlan, Savannah Kennick, Rick Peters

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Madeleine Coghlan	...	Maxine (segment: "Valentine's Day")
Savannah Kennick	...	Heidi (segment: "Valentine's Day")
Rick Peters	...	Coach Rockwell (segment: "Valentine's Day")
Kate Rachesky	...	Cathy (segment: "Valentine's Day")
Marilyn Flores	...	Swim Team Member (segment: "Valentine's Day")
Emily Haggins	...	Swim Team Member (segment: "Valentine's Day")
Sierra Malo	...	Swim Team Member (segment: "Valentine's Day")
Aimee Sagara	...	Swim Team Member (segment: "Valentine's Day")
Britain Simons	...	Handsome Boy (segment: "Valentine's Day")
Ruth Bradley	...	Elizabeth (segment: "Saint Patrick's Day")
Peter Campion	...	The Man (segment: "Saint Patrick's Day")
Isolt McCaffrey	...	Grainne (segment: "Saint Patrick's Day")
Norma Sheahan	...	The Voice (segment: Saint Patrick's Day) (voice)
Guy Carleton	...	St. Patrick (segment: "Saint Patrick's Day")
Glen Barry	...	TV Presenter (segment: "Saint Patrick's Day")

Storyline

HOLIDAYS is an anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time. The film challenges our folklore, traditions and assumptions, making HOLIDAYS a celebration of the horror on those same special days' year after year. A collaboration of some of Hollywood's most distinct voices, the directors include Kevin Smith (Tusk), Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes), Sarah Adina Smith (The Midnight Swim), Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact), Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), and Anthony Scott Burns (Darknet).

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Plot Keywords:

box cutter | coach | diving board | nearly drowned | heart ripped out | 

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Taglines:

Surviving them is hell.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Feriados

Filming Locations:

Dublin, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

ArtCastle, Destroy All Entertainment, Destroy All Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Seth Green and Clare Grant play a married couple and are also married to each other in real life.

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Quotes

Father: I'm so happy that you came. Daddy loves you so much, Carol. I'm so proud of you. If you have come and you have found me, then you are here. You're finally here in this room of your own free will. Oh, Carol, that means that you and I can be together again... Together.

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Connections

References Carrie (1976)

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Soundtracks

Mood In Onyx
Written by Anthony Mawer
Performed by Valentino
Courtesy of Selectracks/BMG
Played during segment "New Year's"

User Reviews

You Want Them All To Be Good, But They Aren't.

Holidays does a few things right, and a lot of things wrong, and because of this, Holidays becomes a one time viewing. I don't ever see myself revisiting this flick intentionally.

Let me start off by talking about some of my favorite parts. Easter was a creepy highlight. But it didn't flesh anything out enough to make you care about it. This is a problem that almost all the parts have.

Christmas was my favorite part but it might just be my Seth Green bias. The ending wasn't as predictable as New Years, Valentine's Day, and Halloween.

Halloween was... stupid. And sadly, after Xmas, Easter, and New Years this might be my fourth favorite. You could tell it was Kevin Smith directing it. That doesn't help in my opinion.

New Years was actually a lot of fun, with 2 awkward characters. You could see the twist coming a mile away but that didn't stop me from enjoying it.

Valentine's, St Paddy's Day, Mother's and Father's Day all were lacking severely with the worst of them being Mother's Day. The ending was just abrupt and confusing. Father's Day had a lot of good build up to an awful ending. Valentine's Day really reminded of something out of Creepshow. Again it was predictable and the characters were way too over the top and just not believable in the slightest.

St. Paddy's Day had a lot of potential as it had a little girl who was seriously creepy. The ending was just bizarre and the whole build up was a "WTF" moment. It went from Day 12 to Day 366 in an instant.

All in all this was not a good anthology movie, nowhere near Creepshow or Trick r' Treat quality.