Surviving Christmas (2004)
- Starring:
- Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mike Mitchell
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Comedy
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Directed by Mike Mitchell, Surviving Christmas finds Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) uneager to spend another lonely Christmas in his own home. Longing for holidays past, Drew travels to his childhood home intending to relive the experience of a family Christmas -- unfortunately, his family no longer lives there. This represents only a small snafu to Drew, who offers the Valco patriarch and his wife (Sopranos star James Gandolfini and Catherine O'Hara) a huge amount of money if they consent to pretend they are his parents and that he is a cherished member of the family. This entails participating in Latham family traditions, such as Christmas tree selection and crowded holiday shopping excursions. Though the Valcos reluctantly go along with Drew's requests, Alicia, their eldest daughter, arrives at home and refuses to comply with her "brother's" wishes. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 91 mins
Complete Cast:
- Ben Affleck - Drew Latham
- Christina Applegate - Alicia Falco
- Josh Zuckerman - Brian Valco
- Jennifer Morrison - Missy Vangilder
- David Selby - Horace Vanglider
- Stephen Root - Dr. Freeman
- Tangie Ambrose - Kathryn
- Peter Jason - Suit
- Tumbleweed - Santa
- Bridgette Ho - Five Year Old
- Sean Marquette - Older Brother
- Amanda Fein - Freeman Twins
- Bill Saito - Christmas Past
- Amy Halloran - Fanny
- K. Troy Zestos - Chad
- Bernard Smalls - Security Man
- Wynn Irwin - Customer
- Tom Kenny - Man Wrapping Gift
- John Carter Brown - Depressed Donator
- Karen Furno - Choir
- Cynthia Marty - Choir
- Precious McCall - Choir
- David Atkinson - Choir
- Michael Kosik - Choir
- Allison Queal - Elf
- Alex Désert
- James Gandolfini - Tom Valco
- Catherine O'Hara - Christine Valco
- Bill Macy - Doo-Dah
- Udo Kier - Heinrich
- Stephanie Faracy - Letitia Vanglider
- Sy Richardson - Doo-Dah Understudy
- John 'BJ' Bryant - Cabbie
- Phill Lewis - Levine The Lawyer
- Kate Hendrickson - Santa's Photographer
- Hailey Johnson - Little Girl
- Caitlin Fein - Freeman Twins
- Kent Osborne - Marley
- Michael Patrick Bell - Christmas Present
- Joshua Siegel - Young Scrooge
- Sonya Eddy - Security Lady
- Ron Karabatsos - Deli Man
- Angela Gacad - Cute Girl At Play
- Joan Blair - Lonely Lady
- William Thomas - Choir Director
- Linda Kerns - Choir
- Melanie Taylor - Choir
- Anika Noni Rose - Choir
- Reynaldo Duran - Choir
- Jon Simanton - Elf
- Kacie Borrowman - Elf
- Director(s):
- Mike Mitchell
- Writer(s):
- Jeff Ventimilia, Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
- Producer(s):
- Jenno Topping, Betty Thomas
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Adult Language, Slapstick Violence)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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