Christmas Incorporated (2015)

Man inherited a company that has a toy factory in a small town. The town needs the factory to stay open. He goes to decide to keep or close the factory. Finds the meaning of Christmas along the way.

Director:

Jonathan Wright

Writer:

Brook Durham

Stars:

Shenae Grimes-Beech, Steve Lund, Ron Lea

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shenae Grimes-Beech	...	Riley Vance
Steve Lund	...	William Young
Ron Lea	...	Mayor Martin Keegan
Hannah Spear	...	Piper
Jane Moffat	...	Amanda Sage
Penny Eizenga	...	Judy Vance
Sara Botsford	...	Garrity Wharton
Derry Robinson	...	Santa Claus
David Fraser	...	Sheriff Townsend
Katie Boland	...	Rebecca Neston (as Kate Boland)
Neil Whitely	...	Interviewer #1
Scott Wickware	...	Alvin Vance
Randy Thomas	...	Advisor
Maria Ricossa	...	Interviewer #2
Justin Mader	...	Brian Ricord

Storyline

Riley Vance is hired as personal assistant to William Young, who recently inherited his father's company. He's under pressure to close the flagship toy factory of the firm, but Riley convinces him to visit the town and evaluate the plant and people. To save the town, she must rekindle his long-dormant Christmas spirit.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | personal assistant | secret santa | factory closing | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Official website of channel promoting and airing the film.

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Christmas Inc

Filming Locations:

St. George, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chesler/Perlmutter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Young gets stopped by a member of law enforcement. When Mr. Young calls him "officer", the reply is, "That's 'Sheriff'"; yet the patrol car is boldly emblazoned "Dover Police".

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Goofs

The story is said to take place in Dover, NH. In the scene just after the opening of the winter carnival, a road sign is visible showing US-20 West. US-20 does not pass through New Hampshire.

User Reviews

another x-mas gift from the great Canadian taxpayer

Film historians of the future will no doubt teach seminars on the impact of the Canadian film factory (heavily taxpayer subsidized) on the content circulating through north America from approximately 1985 onwards.

Hollywood bluebloods hate the Canuck film machine because it takes food off the table. But, based on a lower dollar, the Canadians have found multiple "niches" where year after year they can slip almost-generic content into the maw, each one virtually into profit the moment the film leaves the camera because of the lower costs.

Some 90% of the movies that flood the airways around X-mas, in particular, are of this origin and most Americans don't have a clue.

This film is unusual for two reasons. Behind the camera is David Perlmutter who has been a Canuck film producer since the 80s and is by no definition a Johnny Come Lately.

And in front of the camera we have Shenae Grimes-Beech, an actress possessed of enough charisma for two leading ladies. She carries this film on her back and in the many areas where the script fails, or the casting of the extras (all too-familiar Canadian faces) fails, or the set design fails (the "toy factory" looks like an empty warehouse with a cheap sign installed at very the last minute) she simply cracks a smile and the audience decides to stick with the film for a few moments longer.

Finally and for the benefit of newbies to these sorts of films, a "6" rating is veritably an Oscar nod for such a film. I have seen worse.